Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Scheduler Users Guide - Manual (Page 18)

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(frames, handlebars, etc.) as well as final assemblies. The components are produced to-
stock and are consumed during the subassembly and the final assembly and pack of a
bicycle. The MRP also nets together purchased components across multiple customer
orders. The MRP netting operation generates purchase requests for component parts
(brakes, wheels, seats, etc.) based on economic order quantities and lead times. The MRP
system also plans out and issues purchase requests for materials consumed in
manufacturing component parts. The purchase requests for both component parts and raw
materials are issued to suppliers who then ship these components to our factory. In the
final assembly, we combine the manufactured and purchased components into a bicycle,
which is then packed and shipped to the customer.
The following table shows production requirements for a typical ten-day period. These
manufacturing orders have been downloaded from the MRP and include orders for SHP
and SSD bicycles in both red and blue, along with MRP-generated orders for components
required during assembly. The 70 manufacturing orders include 33 orders for finished
BizBikes, 25 subassemblies, and 12 component parts.