Terminology
A list of parts or items that make up a product assembly. This may also include sub-assemblies, which are smaller parts of the larger product.
What is Bill of Materials
In MRP, this represents the time required to procure materials and components.
What is Lead Time
This is the acronym for the process that helps manufacturers determine what materials are needed, in what quantities, and when they are required for production.
What is MRP
Where in Deskera would you be able to set your re-order level?
What is at the product level under inventory
Connects multiple shipping platforms in one place so clients can shop the best rates for shipping.
What is ShipStation
A wide range of computer-based tools that aid engineers, architects and other design professionals in their design activities.
What is Computer Aided Design (CAD)
This type of order is placed to replenish inventory up to a predetermined level when it falls below a certain point.
What is a "Reorder Point" or "ROP"?
MRP software often uses this type of data to create production schedules and material purchase orders.
What is "Bill of Materials" (BOM)
What report will tell you what stock is sitting where?
Online platform for selling goods and services via the web. Most common online store platform.
What is Shopify
The documentation that describes a suggested change to a design.
It lists the parts or products that would be affected and is signed off on by the people/person who would be responsible for performing the change.
What is Engineering Change Order (ECO)
The primary goal of MRP is to ensure that a company has the right materials at the right time to meet this primary objective.
What is "On-time Production" or "Meeting Customer Demand"?
In MRP, this term refers to the minimum amount of an item that a company should order to reduce costs and maintain optimal inventory levels.
What is "Economic Order Quantity" (EOQ)?
Where in Deskera would you set up the cost of a certain process?
What is under MRP and Operation
A well-known company that specializes in providing payroll and human resources (HR) services for small and medium-sized businesses. They offer a cloud-based platform that simplifies various HR and payroll tasks, making it easier for businesses to manage their employees' payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance.
Who is Gusto
As a traditional manufacturing strategy, means you create products that will go into warehouse inventory. Once a customer places an order, workers package and ship the stored items for delivery. Using demand forecasting to help predict customer demand can help manufacturers balance their inventories, so they don’t have too much or too little product on the shelves.
What is Made to Stock
In MRP, this term describes the excess materials ordered to account for variability and uncertainties.
What is Safety Stock
MRP is a key element in this broader system, which integrates various business processes, including inventory management, production planning, and purchasing.
What is "Enterprise Resource Planning" (ERP)?
What is creating dependencies
This online automation tool connects your favorite apps, allowing them to work together, automating tasks and saving you time.
Who is Zapier
A philosophy, process and discipline supported by software for managing products through the stages of their life cycles, from concept through retirement
What is Product Lifecycle Management
This scheduling approach in manufacturing aims to minimize the time it takes to complete a set of tasks by optimizing the order and allocation of resources.
What is "Just-in-Time (JIT) scheduling"
Specifies what finished products will be produced and in what quantities over a specific time horizon. It aligns production with customer demand, ensuring the right products are manufactured efficiently and facilitating resource allocation and scheduling.
What is Master Production Schedule
Where in Deskera would you be able to find out how much of a product was made vs the planned quantity and what is that called?
What is on the work order screen you can see Yield.
This cloud-based platform helps manufacturers and engineering teams manage parts and bills of materials (BOMs) in a collaborative and organized manner.
What is OpenBOM