•Hardware: Where calculation is performed, the computer should meet the following minimum requirement:
oAdequate processing power oAt least 4GBs of main memory. See 32 Bit with 4 GB Memory oMake sure that a minimum number of parallel services are running. A parallel running database service. for example may block the memory. •Large number of items in the database: If the database contains a large number of items, the number of items to be displayed should be limited.
oDisplay only purchase products, only in-house production, or only some of the items properties. oDisplay only items with planned inflow or outflow, or inventory shortfall (check for minimum inventory). This is set up in the scheduling scenario – planning. •A lot of peggings: A lot of peggings create a lot of records. This may adversely affect the computation time. To speed up the calculation, try to summarize daily, weekly or monthly. This can be defined in the MRP scenario, but also on item level. •The calculation of lead time for assemblies is computationally intensive. Work with the replenishment lead time instead. This might be a little more inaccurate, but it reduces the computation time significantly. See Detail – compute lead time for assemblies. •Forecasts: Forecasts can be computed using gross calculation. This computation is less exact, but faster and is sufficiently accurate for long-term planning. See Detail – gross calculation •Overnight computation: Use a server services to compute the list automatically overnight. See Automatic calculation. •Check Count of entries in BoM. See Count of Bill of Material •MSSQL: Defragment the database |