Comments on: QuickBooks Manufacturing Forecasts: Component Demand http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2011/02/quickbooks-manufacturing-forecasts-component-demand/ The Authoritative Source for Small Business Accounting Solutions Wed, 16 May 2012 22:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rick Starke http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2011/02/quickbooks-manufacturing-forecasts-component-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-14011 Rick Starke Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:15:18 +0000 http://www.sleeter.com/blog/?p=149#comment-14011 Charlie, I understand. Thanks for the feedback and I'll check out the CCRQBOM product. Rick Charlie,

I understand. Thanks for the feedback and I’ll check out the CCRQBOM product.

Rick

]]> By: Charlie Russell http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2011/02/quickbooks-manufacturing-forecasts-component-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-13979 Charlie Russell Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:23:48 +0000 http://www.sleeter.com/blog/?p=149#comment-13979 "Inexpensive" - that is the kicker. MRP and Inexpensive are not words that you see associated with each other. You can look at several QuickBooks addon products - Fishbowl Inventory, MiSYS, possibly ACCTivate. None are "inexpensive" when compared to QuickBooks. And, MRP installation/implementation is an expensive proposition. I generally tell people that to implement an MRP system (and have it work) you have to budget four to five times the cost of the software itself. An alternative is to use a low cost addon that won't be a full MRP system, but that has SOME help for you, depending on what you are looking for. One would be CCRQBOM (http://www.ccrsoftware.com/CCRQBOM/CCRQBOM.htm). Please note that this is a product that my own company produces, and it is not a product of The Sleeter Group. “Inexpensive” – that is the kicker. MRP and Inexpensive are not words that you see associated with each other.

You can look at several QuickBooks addon products – Fishbowl Inventory, MiSYS, possibly ACCTivate. None are “inexpensive” when compared to QuickBooks. And, MRP installation/implementation is an expensive proposition. I generally tell people that to implement an MRP system (and have it work) you have to budget four to five times the cost of the software itself.

An alternative is to use a low cost addon that won’t be a full MRP system, but that has SOME help for you, depending on what you are looking for. One would be CCRQBOM (http://www.ccrsoftware.com/CCRQBOM/CCRQBOM.htm). Please note that this is a product that my own company produces, and it is not a product of The Sleeter Group.

]]> By: Rick Starke http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2011/02/quickbooks-manufacturing-forecasts-component-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-13969 Rick Starke Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:42:48 +0000 http://www.sleeter.com/blog/?p=149#comment-13969 Charlie, Thanks for your always-prompt responses. They've helped me get up-to-speed regarding the limitations of our QB software. My boss is considering that now, rather than later, could be a good time to make a change or upgrade, given that we appear to be moving in a fairly positive direction. Does your company have a more effective MRP-based solution for a small manufacturer (than QB) or could you provide any suggestions for an inexpensive, small business upgrade? Thanks again Charlie,

Thanks for your always-prompt responses. They’ve helped me get up-to-speed regarding the limitations of our QB software. My boss is considering that now, rather than later, could be a good time to make a change or upgrade, given that we appear to be moving in a fairly positive direction.

Does your company have a more effective MRP-based solution for a small manufacturer (than QB) or could you provide any suggestions for an inexpensive, small business upgrade?

Thanks again

]]> By: Charlie Russell http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2011/02/quickbooks-manufacturing-forecasts-component-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-13820 Charlie Russell Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:58:39 +0000 http://www.sleeter.com/blog/?p=149#comment-13820 Rick, building an assembly in QuickBooks will only take the "on hand" inventory into account for the date of the build. This is not an MRP or scheduling kind of system, it won't look at "available" inventory (items that are listed to be consumed on a sales order) or items that are on purchase orders. If you have it on hand, it is available. Some addons will treat this differently, BUT if the addon works with the actual "build" transaction itself, then BUILDING is always limited this way. Some addons will let you see values that are on sales orders or purchase orders, as well as some QB reports depending on what you are doing. Rick, building an assembly in QuickBooks will only take the “on hand” inventory into account for the date of the build. This is not an MRP or scheduling kind of system, it won’t look at “available” inventory (items that are listed to be consumed on a sales order) or items that are on purchase orders. If you have it on hand, it is available.

Some addons will treat this differently, BUT if the addon works with the actual “build” transaction itself, then BUILDING is always limited this way. Some addons will let you see values that are on sales orders or purchase orders, as well as some QB reports depending on what you are doing.

]]> By: Rick Starke http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2011/02/quickbooks-manufacturing-forecasts-component-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-13807 Rick Starke Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:58:12 +0000 http://www.sleeter.com/blog/?p=149#comment-13807 Charlie, As a follow-up to my prior email, does the “build assembly” module consider ONLY physical inventory when it calculates the availability of components or will it also include “on order” quantities in the calculation? Thanks in advance Charlie,

As a follow-up to my prior email, does the “build assembly” module consider ONLY physical inventory when it calculates the availability of components or will it also include “on order” quantities in the calculation?

Thanks in advance

]]> By: Rick Starke http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2011/02/quickbooks-manufacturing-forecasts-component-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-12598 Rick Starke Mon, 23 May 2011 13:07:07 +0000 http://www.sleeter.com/blog/?p=149#comment-12598 Thanks, I'll give it a try. Thanks, I’ll give it a try.

]]> By: Charlie Russell http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2011/02/quickbooks-manufacturing-forecasts-component-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-12497 Charlie Russell Sun, 22 May 2011 03:30:03 +0000 http://www.sleeter.com/blog/?p=149#comment-12497 Rick, when you have the build open, and you enter the quantity to build, click on another field such as the "memo" field. The quantity needed column won't calculate until you click on some other field in the window. Rick, when you have the build open, and you enter the quantity to build, click on another field such as the “memo” field. The quantity needed column won’t calculate until you click on some other field in the window.

]]> By: Rick Starke http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2011/02/quickbooks-manufacturing-forecasts-component-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-12493 Rick Starke Sun, 22 May 2011 00:50:39 +0000 http://www.sleeter.com/blog/?p=149#comment-12493 I've just started working with this QB app and am running into an unusual problem when I try to duplicate your recommendation above (with pending builds) to try an anticipate inventory requirements. When I try to create my "pending build", if I don't have enough of a particular component item on hand, the "quantity needed" column won't calculate and display the necessary totals to fill the assembly, even when I tell the system that it's just a pending build. Do I have my settings incorrect somewhere? I’ve just started working with this QB app and am running into an unusual problem when I try to duplicate your recommendation above (with pending builds) to try an anticipate inventory requirements. When I try to create my “pending build”, if I don’t have enough of a particular component item on hand, the “quantity needed” column won’t calculate and display the necessary totals to fill the assembly, even when I tell the system that it’s just a pending build.

Do I have my settings incorrect somewhere?

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