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3. Inventory management (Kanban mode) by exception
3.1 MRP or Replenishment: two different pilots
As a reminder, there are two main logics that can be used to supply components or finished products : ordering forecast outputs (PDP/MRP) or re-ordering actual consumption (Kanban, double bin, reorder point).
When we talk about PDP/MRP, we're thinking of systems where forecast demand is used as the input for calculating requirements. We know that this is reductive, and that PDP/MRP can also be used for real demand ("make-to-order"...
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Bibliography
Digital media
• Video illustrating how to perform the analyses presented. http://vimeo.com/39499916
Software tools
• Tableau Desktop http://www.tableausoftware.com/fr-fr
Websites
• On Lean
Hub " ENSAM – MS LEAN: Production and Logistics (ex OGP-OGPL) " under http://www.viadeo.com/groups/?containerld=00219duascnqbpa8
• On the managerial aspects, essential to this type of approach
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