SAN
RAMON, CA – April 16, 2002 –
Relevant Business Systems has announced a major new feature
in the Relevant ERP solution that allows its Maintenance,
Repair and Overhaul (MRO) customers to run MRP (Materials
Resource Planning) based on inventory item condition. Created
especially for aircraft and related maintenance organizations,
as well as other businesses that deal with the service, repair
and overhaul of their customers’ items, the inclusion
of Item Condition Code Capability addresses the need of those
companies that stock by item condition. This functionality
allows for demand by item condition to be matched against
inventory by item condition. It also allows for inventory
management and MRP supply planning by condition code.
“The operational flow of an MRO business
is very different from the typical manufacturing company,”
explains Patrick Garrehy, Relevant Business Systems’
President and CEO. “Condition Code Capability for both
planning and costing is critical to properly manage and represent
costs, determine pricing and portray margins in an MRO company.
Without Condition Code Capability by item, there is no way
to maintain multiple item costs for the same item or plan
appropriately.”
According to Garrehy, when a system does
not have Condition Code Capability, the MRO operation will
need to use multiple item numbers. This work-around has significant
problems in terms of planning, work order supply/demand management,
and it creates a big opportunity for mistakenly using the
wrong item condition in a customer’s repair if work
order substitutions are not always carried out precisely.
It virtually invalidates the initial reason the company purchased
the system in the first place.
“With the Condition Code Capability
there is no need for work-arounds in regards to item planning
or costing,” notes Garrehy. “When a single item
with multiple conditions such as new, used, or overhauled
exists within the system, it allows each item/condition to
be uniquely planned and inventoried, as well as carry its
own cost.”
The Condition Code Capability is available
now.
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| About
Relevant Business Systems
Relevant Business Systems provides
superior project-oriented enterprise software for Aerospace and
Defense, Engineer to Order, Contract Manufacturing, Maintenance Repair
and Overhaul, and project-oriented manufacturing companies. The company
was co-founded in 1983 by Patrick Garrehy, a pioneer in the development
of packaged software for discrete manufacturers and a veteran of several
defense industry firms.
Relevant software is architected to better meet the
needs of make-to-stock, make-to-order, and engineer-to-order manufacturers
for whom aggressive project management is the key to profitability. Through
superior product performance and outstanding customer service, Relevant
has become the supplier of choice for many of the premier firms in the
industry.
Relevant Business Systems is headquartered
at 12667 Alcosta Blvd., Suite 300, San Ramon, California, 94583
and can be found on the web at www.relevant.com. |
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