Project Control (PCS)
Project Control is used for customer-order-driven production. Various project
types and item types can be distinguished, which results in different
functionality. PCS can perform estimating, planning, and manufacturing of fully
customized items and make-to-order items.
Project budget
If you follow a make-to-order strategy, it is easiest to start
with a project budget. You can
analyze multiple budgets that belong to a single calculation group. After the project budget is established, commercial monitoring
occurs in LN. You can
then specify information, such as competitors, success percentages, and the
reasons why a potential customer accepts or does not accept a quotation.
Project engineering
After the sales order is closed, project engineering starts.
For each customer order (project), you can record the appropriate customized
bills of material and customized routings. You can also use standard bills of
material. Generic items can be
configured in Configurator.
If necessary, engineering changes can be performed during the course of the
project.
Planning
A network planning is
established for each project, which enables you to plan and control the
activities of a project. You can link critical materials and capacities to
certain activities. You can use this to:
- Plan the purchase of purchased parts with long delivery times
- Calculate rough estimates of the capacity needed for
manufactured parts
The definition of modules allows you to set up
detailed material and capacity requirements based on activities. You can plan
these requirements in Enterprise Planning which also generates advices on rescheduling current
production or purchase orders, if the plans are altered during the project.
Calculation
You can calculate the estimated and the actual costs of each
order. You can compare the actual costs with the budgeted costs and the
estimated costs. You can always display the interim results of current orders.