How to carry out production management in ERP?

      In recent years, with the deepening of marketization and increasingly fierce competition, timely introduction of enterprise resource management systems (ERP), comprehensive integration of sales, procurement, production, cost, inventory, distribution, transportation, finance, talent and other resources, achieving the best combination of resources and achieving the best benefits, has become the focus of upgrading the management of small and medium-sized enterprises. The emergence of ERP is a helper for modern enterprises to achieve advanced development. So how does ERP carry out production management? Next, the Shuntong Network editor will provide a detailed introduction to this issue for everyone.
      According to the organization and technology of production, enterprises may be divided into two types of production: continuous process based production and discrete processing and assembly based production (also known as workshop task based production). The use of continuous or assembly lines to manufacture discrete parts and assemblies is also known as repetitive production or mass production. The purpose of conducting production classification is to analyze and determine how to manage production in different ways under different circumstances.

Process production
      The characteristics of process production are: the process is continuous and cannot be interrupted; The processing sequence of the process is fixed and unchanged, and production facilities are arranged according to the process flow; Materials are continuously processed into finished products through a series of equipment and devices according to a fixed process flow. This type of production generally involves mixing, separating, shaping, or chemical reactions to increase the value of materials. The production process usually requires strict process control and significant investment capital.
      The process industry mainly includes industries such as food, paper, chemical, crude oil, rubber, ceramics, plastics, glass, metallurgy, energy, pharmaceuticals, etc. The key to process oriented production management is to ensure continuous material supply and ensure that each production process must operate normally during work. Because any malfunction in a production process can cause paralysis throughout the entire production process. Due to the relative stability of these products and production processes, it is possible to use various automation devices to achieve real-time monitoring of the production process.
      The complex characteristics and processes of the process industry require ERP systems to fully control production processes, product quality, and other aspects. The metallurgical industry version of ERP not only effectively controls the production process, but also adds a quality tracking card, which synchronizes with production/quality inspection, records the melting composition, billet inspection, rolling inspection, and physical test data of a certain furnace number, and can automatically determine the steel grade based on the composition.
Discrete production
      The characteristic of discrete production is that the product is composed of many components, and the processing of each component is independent. Therefore, the production process of the entire product is discrete, and the produced parts are assembled into finished products through component assembly and overall assembly.
The production processes in industries such as mechanical manufacturing and electronic equipment manufacturing all belong to this type. Usually, each production task only requires a portion of the capabilities and resources of the entire enterprise organization.
      Another characteristic of discrete production is to organize similar functional equipment into production organizations (sections or teams) based on spatial and administrative management, such as turning, milling, grinding, drilling, and assembly. In each department, workpieces undergo different types of process processing from one work center to another.
This kind of circulation must be centered around the main process, arranging the position of production equipment to minimize the transmission distance of materials. For the organization of discrete production, the use of equipment is flexible (there are replaceable work centers for the same process), and the process route can also be flexible.
      The characteristics of discrete production management, in addition to ensuring timely supply of materials and processing quality of components, are important in controlling the production progress of components and ensuring the completeness of production. If the variety and quantity produced are not complete sets, and one component is missing, the finished product cannot be assembled.
      Similarly, due to the delay of a few parts, the production cycle of the entire product will inevitably be extended, resulting in delayed delivery of the product and suffering losses from a large backlog of work in progress and production funds. When producing large and complex products with numerous components, production management work will be very heavy and complex.
      The above is how ERP should be used for production management. Due to its intelligent and digital characteristics, ERP continuously helps enterprises upgrade their management models and processes, enabling them to undergo digital transformation faster and promote faster and better development.