
Sicon Materials & Resource Planning
Monitor, Control and Simplify Manufacturing Processes
Sicon Material & Resource Planning (MRP) is designed for businesses needing to streamline their decision making processes and simplify stock planning. Used in conjunction with Sicon Works Order Processing (WOP), there are two sides to the MRP solution; the first relates to stock movements and the second Rough Cut Capacity Planning.
From a stock perspective, demand is taken from a number of sources, including existing sales and purchase orders, forecast sales orders, free stock and minimum stock levels. Running Material Planning generates a list of suggestions for both what you need to order and what you need to make. These can then create purchase orders, kits or works orders as required.
Rough Cut Capacity Planning provides a number of options for the user to view a daily/weekly schedule of labour and machine capacity based on existing live works orders. These graphical views, with a drag and drop interface, enable users to adjust the production plan by moving works orders and sub-assemblies in real-time.
Sicon Material & Resource Planning forms part of the Sicon Manufacturing Suite, or can be purchased independently.

Benefits
Improved Stock Control
Stock control is improved through the creation of suggested Works Orders and Purchase Orders, which ensure stock levels are kept at the required levels.
Stock control is improved through the creation of suggested Works Orders and Purchase Orders, which ensure stock levels are kept at the required levels.
Replenish Stock
Create suggested Works Orders and suggested Purchase Orders to replenish stock shortages now and planned into the future.
Create suggested Works Orders and suggested Purchase Orders to replenish stock shortages now and planned into the future.
Import Forecasts
Simple import from Excel for Sales Order Forecast inclusion.
Simple import from Excel for Sales Order Forecast inclusion.
Manage Workload
Daily Works Order List showing todays, tomorrow and overdue workload. Graphical plan shows labour and machine availability with functionality to amend Works Order dates to smooth overloads.
Daily Works Order List showing todays, tomorrow and overdue workload. Graphical plan shows labour and machine availability with functionality to amend Works Order dates to smooth overloads.
Manage Production Teams
Create Production Teams that emulate your business process or create a routing process per BOM stock item. Link BOM cost items to Production Teams.
Create Production Teams that emulate your business process or create a routing process per BOM stock item. Link BOM cost items to Production Teams.