Beyond MRP - 2 minute Survey

1. What is your company's dominant manufacturing technology?

Lean TOC ERP/MRP Other

2. Which of the following are sources of variability and volatility in your environment?

Global sourcing and demand Shortened product life cycles New materials More product complexity and/or customization Demands for leaner inventories Inaccurate forecasts Material shortages Complex synchronization issues More product variety Long lead time parts/components More offshore suppliers

3. What is your current MRP/ERP system?

4. Could you tell us briefly why ASR interests you?

5. Do material shortages ever interfere with meeting your schedules?

Often Sometimes Rarely Never

6. Do purchased parts shortages ever interfere with meeting your schedules?

Often Sometimes Rarely Never

7. Do manufactured or assembled component shortages ever interfere with production schedules?

Often Sometimes Rarely Never

8. If "too much of the wrong inventory, too little of the right" applies to your operations, how long has this been going on?

Doesn't apply to us Only recently Months Years

9. If your service levels, or fill rates, or on-time deliveries aren't where they should be ... how long has this been going on?

Doesn't apply to us Only recently Months Years

10. If there's too much expediting, premium freight and overtime involved in your operation, how long has this been going on?

Doesn't apply to us Only recently Months Years

11. Have any of these headaches continued at a significant level through more than one manufacturing system implementation?

Yes No

12. Do employees develop "workarounds" using spreadsheets and Access databases (for example) because they feel they can't work effectively within the formal planning system?

Never Just a few Too many

13. Approximately how many levels are there in your Bill of materials?

2 - 4 5 - 7 8 or more

14. Approximately how many employees are there in your plant? (All departments).

Fewer than 50 51 - 100 101 - 500 500+

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