Production, planning and control networking

• What is The role of computers in industry?

  essential for planning and controlling production, managing material availability, and coordinating suppliers and customers
• What does SCN stand for and where is it vital?

  Efficient supply chain network and is vital in modern manufacturing, especially with JIT production
• What does MPS stand for and what is it?

  Master production schedule and is a software driven plan that determines product output within a set period of time and must network with other business areas
• How are customer orders integrated into MPS?

  Via electronic point of sales (EPOS)
• What is kanban?


  It controls the flow of materials and components in manufacturing
• How to kanban create automatic reordering?

  using reusable bins with barcodes or RFID tags
• Why is kanban used?

  It ensures timely delivery of parts to production lines, often using gantries, conveyors, and telemetry
• What is telemetry?


  the automated process of collecting data remotely and transmitting it to a receiving system for monitoring, analysis, or control
• What does MPS controlling equipment allow for?

  Flexible production lines e.g., jaguar Land Rover switching models
• What does MPS support?

  Quick response manufacturing (QRM) and flexible manufacturing systems (FMS)
• What is warehouse integration?

  warehouses can be computer controlled and linked to the MPS system, streamlining the entire production and supply chain