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notes service representatives can now confidently quote accurate delivery dates in seconds or
determine the status of a customer order in real – time, based upon current production and
inventory status. The following software capability illustrates the richness of the integrated
BaanERP and BaanSCS Planner environment.
When a customer service representative processes a new order, it is desirable to have the
planning system immediately determine the earliest possible delivery date the supply
chain is capable of supporting. The Order Insertion Engine accomplishes this goal. Each
time BaanSCS Planner receives a new customer order, an ATP check is made to determine
if there is sufficient onhand inventory projected to meet the requirement. If not, the
MRP / DRP Engine creates a new supply order – i.e. manufacturing, purchase, or distribution
order – automatically. The Oder Insertion Engine then inserts it into the current plan taking
into account existing constraints.
The objective of the Order Insertion Engine is to insert new orders into the plan in a way
that guarantees delivery as close as possible to the customer’s requested date, without
causing additional lateness on orders already planned.
In order to provide flexibility to the user, orders can be inserted using one of the two
models. The first mode is non – disruptive order insertion. It is intended to allow fast
insertion of new orders, so it doesn’t alter start and complete times of operations already
planned. It promotes overall stability of the plan, but may not fully exploit potentially
available slack time found throughout the planning horizon. The second mode is disruptive
order insertion. The start and complete times of orders already planned may be altered as it
exploits slack time in the plan to maximize timely delivery of new orders, particularly those
identified as high priority orders. However, it does not postpone further orders that may
already be late. And it will not delay any other orders beyond their customer requested
due date. These modes are intended to stabilize the plan to some degree, while giving the
planner flexibility to meet different business objectives.
conclusion
BaanSCS Planner complements ERP systems’ planning capabilities with its functional
richness in the following areas:
1. Constraint-based Optimization with Bottleneck Detection
2. Full Integration with BaanERP
3. High Performance Planning Capabilities

4. Advanced Analysis Tools and User Interface
5. Advanced Simulation Environment
BaanSCS Planner is architected to coexist with any ERP system and comes without – of –
the – box integration with BaanERP system. The integrated BaanERP and BaanSCS Planner
environment will allow the Baan Company to deliver its promise of leveraging technology
in a cost – effective manner to optimize a manufacturer’s supply chain.

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