Purchasing - Setting Order Package Size

[Sorebrek]

In our MRP reports used for purchasing, we currently see the suggested purchase quantity as a quantity over the min. order quantity. However this misleads us in some cases where we have to purchase the material in the quantity that the supplier packages it in. For example: The supplier packages the material only in 50 lbs boxes. If the demand is 55 lbs, the MRP report suggests a 55 lbs purchase. But in order to complete the 55 lbs demand, we need to order 100 lbs (2 boxes of 50 lbs each). This can lead to incorrect projected cash management issues.

How can the suggested order quantity be forced to be in the increments that the material is packaged in?

 

[ssplus]

I have this same issue. Have you solved your problem ?

 

[Sorebrek]

I did talk with a knowledgeable MAS consultant and we concluded that this is a limitation in the MAS MRP system. Maybe someday they will fix it in their ongoing upgrades, but it won't happen anytime soon from what I have heard of their upgrade schedule.

Our workaround for this is to have our buyer look at the MRP report for these items (fortunately we only have a few) and then create POs at the appropriate times using the real order amounts. When you regen the MRP the POs will show as supply in the correct amounts. Depending on your requirements, you may have to go through several iterations of this.