Needless to say most software packages do not handle process and discrete manufacturing processes both well at all. I get very frustrated with other vendors that try to or do sell a discrete manufacturing software package to a process manufacturer.
http://www.erpsoftwareblog.com/2009/07/process-discrete-and-mixed-mode-manufacturing-3-business-issues-3-dynamic-solutions/
Sometimes customers or even consultants don’t really understand why this happens. It’s simple: there is a big difference between process and discreet manufacturing, and to successfully implement NAV in these two fundamentally different environments you need to understand and appreciate these differences.
http://vjeko.com/discreet-and-process-manufacturing-difference/
Process Manufacturing involves Variable Ingredients, By & Co-products whereas discrete manufacturing is Standard Parts and Components driven. Discrete manufacturing uses Complex Multilevel BOMs while process manufacturing uses Multiple Recipes and Formulas.
http://www.batchmaster.co.in/blog/difference-between-discrete-and-process-manufacturing/
In this tip, expert Jawad Akhtar outlines how to differentiate between discrete, process and repetitive production types and how SAP ERP supports them.
http://searchsap.techtarget.com/answer/Whats-the-difference-between-different-SAP-production-types
The biggest difference between these two distinct manufacturing universes is that results of discreet manufacturing can be easily reversed, while with process manufacturing there is no way to do it. With discreet manufacturing you manufacture countable stuff that can (mostly) be disassembled into the parts it’s made of.
http://vjeko.com/discreet-and-process-manufacturing-difference/
Email | Print. One part of my job requires that I understand the difference between process and discrete manufacturing and be able to provide the best solution for each industry and process. Most people have no idea these type of manufacturers are very different.
http://www.erpsoftwareblog.com/2009/07/process-discrete-and-mixed-mode-manufacturing-3-business-issues-3-dynamic-solutions/
And sometimes that’s completely true. NAV supports discreet manufacturing, and it handles it pretty well. But the things do get bumpy when you venture into process manufacturing world.
http://vjeko.com/discreet-and-process-manufacturing-difference/
If your company manufactures using both process and discrete manufacturing then you may be familiar with this industry term; mixed mode manufacturing. These differences are only the beginning of a long list of incompatibilities that process and discrete manufacturers have to deal with daily.
http://www.erpsoftwareblog.com/2009/07/process-discrete-and-mixed-mode-manufacturing-3-business-issues-3-dynamic-solutions/
This makes process manufacturers ‘process’ or formula based. Discrete manufacturers are making a finished good that may have screws, nuts, handles, etc. that can be taken apart and used on something else if need be. In discrete manufacturing the manufacturing floor works off shop orders to build something. The individual products are easily identifiable. While in process manufacturing, you can’t tell the difference between one product and another. The biggest difference between these two distinct manufacturing areas is that outcome of discreet manufacturing can be without difficulty reversed, while with process manufacturing there is no way to do it.
http://www.batchmaster.co.in/blog/difference-between-discrete-and-process-manufacturing/
Thus in discrete manufacturing the product is made by sequential steps made in the same process or by the same craftsman. Discrete manufacturing based on the production orders and products change frequently from order to order.
http://www.batchmaster.co.in/blog/difference-between-discrete-and-process-manufacturing/
difference between discrete and process manufacturing
Discrete manufacturing uses Complex Multilevel Bill of Materials while process manufacturing uses Multiple Recipes and Formulas. Discrete manufacturing uses Complex Multilevel BOMs while process manufacturing uses Multiple Recipes and Formulas.