User Manual

Material Requirement Planning

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Version Number 1.0

Printed Date 24-July-2010

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 Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................................2
FORECAST SETS: ...................................................................................................................................................................3
FORECASTS ...........................................................................................................................................................................4
MASTER DEMAND SCHEDULE (MDS).................................................................................................................................6
MRP MATERIAL REQUIREMENT PLANNING .................................................................................................................17
REPORTS: .........................................................................................................................................................................25
Introduction

The objective of this User Manual to introduce the Oracle Material Requirement planning
Module to the users of Sonakoyo and to train them in using this module for their operations.

This document is prepared keeping in view the requirements of Sonakoyo. For further and
full information on MRP module, reference may be made to the MRP User Guides, released
by Oracle Corporation.

Oracle Material Requirement Planning is one of the modules in the Manufacturing Suite. This
module is intended to define forecasts, define master demand schedules, and material
requirement plans. This module is tightly integrated with Inventory, Purchasing, Order
Management, Bills of Material, Costing, and Work in Process.

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Forecast Sets:

Forecasts Sets are defined to hold a group of forecasts. It is mandatory to define

at least one forecast sets and then define forecasts for each of the forecast sets. Once the forecasts
are defined, the demand can be defined for each of the forecasts, by giving the items and the quantity
details.

Defining a Forecast Set

Navigation: (Supply Chain Planner / Planner / Fore casts /Sets)

Enter the name and Description of the Forecast set

Select the Bucket Type

Save the Record

Define the Forecast Sets required for all the customers.

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Forecasts

Navigation: (Supply Chain Planner / Fore casts /Sets)

Query the required Forecast set for which the Forecast has to be defined and
assigned

Enter the Forecast name

Click on the Forecast Items

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Click on the Detail button

Enter the Details like Date and Quantity based on the Forecasting requirement

Save the Record
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Similarly enter all the Forecasts for specific Forecast sets

Master Demand Schedule (MDS)

An MDS is created to create the demand before

launching the Manufacturing Requirement Plan. The created MDS is assigned to the MRP and MRP
uses this demand to make its suggestions for planned orders.

Navigation: (Supply Chain Planner / MDS /Names)

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Enter the name of the MDS

Enter the Description based on requirement

Save the Record

Click on Load/Copy/Merge

Enter the Destination schedule name

Select the Source Type

Select the Source Organizations

Select the Source name

Select No sales orders for Include Sales Orders

Select appropriate Overwrite value

Select yes for Explode

Click Ok

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Submit Load/Copy/Merge MDS request

After the successful completion of the request, the demand defined in all the forecast sets listed in the
source list will be copied as Demand in the destination Master Demand Schedule.

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Query MDS for viewing the results

Navigation: (Supply Chain Planner / MDS /Names)

Query for MDS name

Click Items

Click Detail

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MPS- Master Production Schedule
The MPS is a statement of supply required to meet the demand for the items contained in the
MDS. The master production schedule defines the anticipated build schedule for critical items. An
effective master production schedule provides the basis for order promising and links the aggregate
production plan to manufacturing by specific items, dates, and quantities. You can use the MPS to

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level or smooth production so that you effectively utilize capacity to drive the material
requirements plan.

For a master production schedule, the schedule date for discrete items and the start
and
end dates for repetitive items must be valid workdays.

(Navigation: Supply Chain Planner / MPS / Names)

Enter Name

Enter Description

Select value for Organization selection

Save

Click on Options button

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Disable Demand Time Fence Control

Disable Planning Time Fence Control

Disable Snapshot Lock tables

Disable Plan Capacity

Disable Pegging

Select Planned Items as Demand & Supply schedule items

Click Plan Organizations

Select appropriate values for Net WIP, Net Reservations, Net Purchasing & Plan Safety
Stock

Select appropriate MDS under Demand Schedules
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Click Subinventory Netting

Select appropriate Net check box for relevant subinventories to consider MPS plan

Save

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MPS Launch MPS

The MPS can be launched manually or it can be scheduled to run

periodically.

(Navigation: Supply Chain Planner / MPS / Launch)

Enter the name of the MRP to launch

Click on OK button

Click the Submit button

Once the Request is submitted many concurrent requests are run and after all these requests
are completed successfully, MPS will make its suggestions for the manufacture of finished
goods based on the demand specified in MDS.

MPS WORKBENCH

The MPS workbench can be used by the material planner to

look at the suggestions made by the MPS plan and implement the recommendations as and
when required. MPS plan makes suggestions for the manufacturing of finished goods. It also
suggests the release dates of the suggested orders based on the lead times defined for the
manufacturing times for the finished goods.

The suggestions made by the MPS plan can be directly released from the MPs workbench. On
release of the planned order for a make item, a discrete job is created and imported into the
Work in Process module.

(Navigation: Supply Chain Planner / MPS / Workbench)

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Click on Items button (workbench main page)

Click on Find

All Items involved in the MPS plan are displayed

Select the Item and make the required queries like Components, Where used, Supply,
Demand etc.,

Click on Supply / Demand button (workbench main page)

Click Find

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If the selected Item is Finished good then the MPS will suggest the required jobs to
fulfill the demand

If the Jobs are already created then the system will suggest the user to reschedule it
based on the demand dates

Suggested Jobs can be released directly and will be imported to WIP

Click on Supply button (workbench main page)

Click find

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Suggested Jobs can be released

Click on Demand button (workbench main page)

Click find

The demand for the Items in the MDS is displayed

MRP Material Requirement Planning

Material Requirement plans are defined to

consider the demand of an organization and make suggestions to buy components and build
finished goods based on the shortages. The MRP plan considers the demand from the MDS
and checks if all the components for manufacturing the finished goods are available within the
organization. If not, it will make suggestions for the shortages. It will also consider the lead
times and minimum order quantities before making suggestions. For the finished goods it will
suggest discrete jobs, based on the on hand availability.

Based on the suggestions, purchase requisitions for buy items and discrete jobs for make
items can be directly released from the MRP workbench. If the demand is changed or
cancelled MRP will make new suggestions accordingly, next time it is launched.

(Navigation: Material Planner / MRP / Names)

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Enter the name and description for the MRP

Check the Feedback check box

Save the Record

Click on Options button

Disable Snapshot Lock Tables, Demand Time Fence Control, Planning Time Fence
Control

Disable Pegging

Select All Planned items for Planned items

Select Plan Organizations

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Enable appropriate Net WIP, Net Reservations, Net Purchasing & Plan Safety Stock

Attach the Demand by giving the MDS name in the schedule field

Click the Sub Inventory netting and check the Sub Inventories that this plan should
consider

Save the Record

MRP Launch MRP

The MRP can be launched manually or it can be scheduled to run

periodically.
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(Navigation: Supply Chain Planner / MRP / Launch)

Enter the name of the MRP to launch

Click on OK button

Click the Submit button

Click ok

Submit Launch MRP Supply Chain Planning Processes request

Once the Request is submitted many concurrent requests are run and after all these requests
are completed successfully, MRP will make its suggestions for the purchase of components
and the manufacture of finished goods based on the demand specified in MDS.
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MRP WORKBENCH

The MRP workbench can be used by the material planner to

look at the suggestions made by the MRP plan and implement the recommendations as and
when required. MRP plan makes suggestions for the purchase of buy items and the
manufacturing of finished goods. It also suggests the release dates of the suggested orders
based on the lead times defined for the buy items and manufacturing times for the finished
goods.

The suggestions made by the MRP plan can be directly released from the MRP workbench. On
release of the planned order for a buy item an approved Purchase Requisition is automatically
created and imported to Purchasing module. The requisition can then be auto-created into a
Purchase Order and the items can be received into the organization. For make items after the
release of the planned from the workbench, a discrete job is created and imported into the
Work in Process module.

(Navigation: Supply Chain Planner / MRP / Workbench)

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Click on Items button (workbench main page)

Click on Find

All Items involved in the MRP plan are displayed

Select the Item and make the required queries like Components, Where used, Supply,
Demand etc.,

Click on Supply / Demand button (workbench main page)

Click Find

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If the selected Item is Finished good then the MRP will suggest the required jobs to
fulfill the demand

If the Jobs are already created then the system will suggest the user to reschedule it
based on the demand dates

Suggested Jobs can be released directly and will be imported to WIP

Suggested Purchase requisitions cane be released and will be imported to Purchasing

Click on Supply button (workbench main page)

Click find

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Suggested Jobs can be released

Click on Demand button (workbench main page)

Click Find

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The demand for the Items in the MDS is displayed

REPORTS:

The Material planner can access and run certain reports for his daily planning
activities and for better production to meet the demands as scheduled.

(Navigation: Supply Chain Planner->Reports)

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Click on OK button

Select the required report from the LOV

Enter appropriate Parameters

Click Ok

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Click Submit

Click No

To view the request status

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Navigate through View>Requests

Click Find

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Report status should be Normal

Click View Output to view the report output

Forecast Detail Report:

The Forecast Detail Report displays information for the forecast set or forecast
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set you specify. You can choose the number of periods and weeks for which to run the report.
You can display the data by horizontal time phased display, by vertical display, or by both.
You can report all items or a range of items associated with the forecast name.

Output:

Supply Chain Planning Detail Report:

The (Supply Chain) Planning Detail Report includes material requirements planning data for a
DRP, MPS, or MRP name that you specify. This is the central planning report that gives you all
the information you need to understand the material plan. The report may include the
following sections: Horizontal Listing, Vertical Listing, and detail sections showing gross
requirements, scheduled receipts, planned orders, bill of material and engineering changes,
repetitive schedules, substitute items, expired lot and byproduct information

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Output:

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