HomeWhy MRPEasyBlog.MRPEasy.comForum.MRPEasy.comBecome a partnerPricingTestimonialsSuccess StoriesDemoDocumentationFAQSign inSign up FAQ ( Frequently Asked Questions ) What, basically, should we keep in mind when implementing manufacturing software? Implementation of MRP or ERP software is a complex project, regardless of the price of the software. Depending on the size and scope of the implementation, the project can take from a month to a year. Successful implementation depends largely on the quality of cooperation between supplier and buyer, but also largely on understanding the following rules of successful implementation: Implementation of manufacturing software is a serious project. The buyer must set up a project group, appoint its leader, and give him the necessary resources (mainly time) and authority. An implementation schedule must be defined and executed in cooperation with the supplier. The head of the company is not required to be the leader of the implementation project, but they must provide support and control. It is not practical to automate all at once. Such implementation would be very costly in every sense. The implementation project should be divided into reasonable steps, including separating the organizational activities from purely technical issues. The aim of the project should not be automation of the existing order, but improving the efficiency of production and control of it. It makes no sense to stick to details of the existing forms of documents and routes for their movement. During the implementation project, the company is able to streamline its business processes using best practices that allow the enterprise to be managed more effectively. It is reasonable for the final decision on implementation to be made based on the results of the test run. To test the software, it is recommended to take a part of the daily work – for example, to automate production of orders from one customer. How much does it cost? Prices are listed per user/month in the price list at the website. If an employee has no rights to use the software, you do not need to pay for him. If the company has more than 10 users, you pay for 10 only. Pricing plan can be upgraded at any time. Downgrading the plan is not possible for technical reasons, for that it is necessary to delete the account and to sign up again. I want 30 free days for testing your software. You offer 7+15. What is that? With sign up you get 7 free days. Watch our demo videos and get 9 free days more (this is important for understanding how to use the software). Like us in Facebook - get 6 days more. When the free period ends, the software sends you an invoice, what you can pay within 14 days. So totally you have up to 36 free days, or 30 without Facebook Like. MRPEasy stores the data itself. What about information security? We pay great attention to protecting data, so it does not fall into the wrong hands and is not lost in case of a hardware crash. Data protection at MRPEasy works as follows: (More text is available for registered users upon request by e-mail). It is important to have an overview regarding the stage of execution at which the production order currently lies. MRPEasy gives an overview of the production process in the context of production operations. Will employees be able to access the program, is it necessary for everyone? Even employees who only report on completed operations should have an account in the software if these statistics are needed and used. How does the reporting work during manufacturing? Using the Play and Stop buttons, which register the start and end of the operation. These data can be compared with those planned. It is also possible to enter comments during production. How many routings can I enter? How many articles can I enter into the BOM? There are no limits regarding routings, stock items, items in BOM, etc. Is it possible for the planning function to allow multiple routings to take place at the same time? You can enter several routings for the same product, and choose one of them for a specific production order. If I change any of the dates for a production order after creating and saving it, does the system re-plan my production for me or do I need to do it manually? Does the re-planning functionality also work for changes to purchase order delivery dates? There are currently two options for re-scheduling a production order: 1. By changing any date in the production order. This does not affect other dates. Other dates should be changed manually. 2. By going to Production planning -> Master production schedule and choosing the "Production orders" view type (It is selected by default). Any production order that has not been started yet can be dragged by mouse to a new date. This will reschedule it completely and all dates will be updated accordingly. You can see a demonstration of this functionality in our video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS1VM2 73moQ&feature=youtu.be&t=2m05s (it starts at 2:05). Changing dates in purchase orders does not affect the production orders. Is it possible to speed up a work operation by using several work centers? Yes. By entering or editing production order data, it is possible to add work centers. If they have different productivity, it is necessary to set their productivity coefficient compared to the first work center. The productivity of the first work center is always 1. Is it possible to speed up a work operation by using multiple workers? In order to reduce the operation time, work centers must be added. Adding an additional employee to a work center does not reduce the time of the manufacturing operation, it only affects the work time of the employee. We have some work operations which begin without the previous one being fully finished, and some that run in parallel. Also, there are operations which cannot begin before one of parallel ones is finished. How does that reflect in the routing? The overlapping must be defined in the routing when entering work operations. If an operation starts before the previous one has ended, a checkbox "Overlap" must be checked. When checked, it is asked to enter the quantity. This field specifies the number of products that must be ready in the previous operation when the next operation begins. Specifying this as zero would mean complete overlapping, parallel execution. For production orders in the chart "Sequence", it is possible to specify the number of the operations that precede the operation (with of without overlapping). © MRPEasy MRP software Terms and conditionsPrivacy policyContact