Desarrollo de una herramienta informática como soporte en el aprendizaje del enfoque de Programación de la Producción MRP

Published in: Engineering for a Smarter Planet: Innovation, ITC, and Computational Tools for Sustainable Development: Proceedings of the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology
Date of Conference: August 3-5, 2011
Location of Conference: Medellin, Colombia
Authors: Gerardo A. Rugeles M.
Jaime A. Giraldo G.
Refereed Paper: #212

Abstract

This project is intended to provide software with the features of a MRP II as a proposal for a support tool in teaching-learning process of the approach of production scheduling MRP. For this, the software developed in this project has a user interface that works intuitively, quickly and with graphic references for data entry, a series of aids type tutorial, guides step by step the user and visually show (by way of video) how to use the various tools included in the program. The results of the program are: calculation of needs for raw materials (components) for each product, capacity requirements for each work center, development of MRP by levels with four options: MRP without costs or MRP batch sizing and costs LFL, EOQ or POQ, capacity requirements CRP (overall capacity requirements in each work center for each period for the MRP) and download at work centers for each work center based on the results of MRP developed through any of the four options presented there. These are easily to get, can also be exported, copied, or graphed quickly and are compatible with Microsoft Excel software, which provides greater capability for the user to work with those. Such type of tools can become very expensive to be acquired and used to support learning in various careers such as Mechanical Engineering, Production, Business Administration and Industrial Engineering. For the specific case the tool was used in the Industrial Engineering program with very good acceptance by the teachers and their pupils.