Operation/Operation Step - Tools (tirou1110m000)

Use this session to link tools directly to an operation, or to an operation step of a microrouting.

 

Manufactured Item
An item that occurs in any module of Manufacturing. It is a purchased, manufactured, or generic item that is used in a generic/production bill of material or in a generic/production routing.
Routing
The sequence of operations required to manufacture an item.

For each operation, the task, machine, and work center are specified, as well as information about setup time and cycle time.

Operation
One of a series of steps in a routing that are carried out successively to produce an item.

The following data is collected during a routing operation:

  • The task. For example, sawing.
  • The machine used to carry out the task (optional). For example, sawing machine.
  • The place where the task is carried out (work center). For example, woodwork.
  • The number of employees required to carry out the task.

This data is used to compute order lead times, to plan production orders and to calculate cost prices.

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The sequence number of the operation. This number is based on the effective/expiry dates, and is used to distinguish between operations.

The effectivity and expiry date for operations are used in:

  • Enterprise Planning
  • Cost Price Calculation
  • Shop Floor Control
Sequence
The number that identifies a data record or a step in a sequence of activities. Sequence numbers are used in many contexts. Usually LN generates the sequence number for the next item or step. Depending on the context, you can overwrite this number. You can sometimes influence the numbering by setting the corresponding parameters.
Tool Kit
A set of specific tools required to perform a single task. A tool kit can be linked to a machine, a task, and/or a routing operation to specify the tool(s) required to perform the task and/or operation.
Tool Type
The tool type is the first level that is used to identify the tool in the coding system for tools.

Some examples of tool types are:

  • Hammer
  • Screwdriver
  • Wheelbarrows

Hammer 1, screwdriver 2 and wheelbarrow 3 are examples of tool types in combination with a tool serial number, and represent unique tools.

Tool Serial Number
A number to identify a tool. The combination of a tool type, for example, hammer, and a tool serial number, for example, 1, results in a unique identification of a tool in LN.
Number of Needed Usages
The number of times the tool can be used for a particular operation.
Routing
The quantity of the manufactured item on which the routing is based. A routing quantity enables you to include very short operation times in the routing of an item.
Example
Routing quantity100
Cycle time60 minutes

 

In a 60 minute time span, 100 items are produced. Consequently, the operation time of one item is 0.6 minute.

Routing
The unit of measure in which the inventory of an item is recorded, such as piece, kilogram, box of 12, or meter.

The inventory unit is also used as the base unit in measure conversions, especially for conversions that concern the order unit and the price unit on a purchase order or a sales order. These conversions always use the inventory unit as the base unit. An inventory unit therefore applies to all item types, also to item types that cannot be kept in stock.

Operation Step
A suboperation connected to a routing operation.

An operation step can contain information such as, instructions, process information, and tools information.

Use in Tools Requirement Planning
If this check box is selected, the tool is used for planning purposes as well as printed on the production order documents for instruction purposes.

If this check box is cleared, the tool is only printed by operation on the production order documents, and not used for tool planning purposes.

Task
An activity to manufacture or repair an item. For example, sawing, drilling, or painting.

A task is carried out on a work center, and can be related to a machine.

Machine
The machine on which the operation is performed.
Work Center
The default work center where the task is carried out.

 

Explode Tool Kit
Explodes the tool kit.

If the tool kit contains tools and the tool kit is exploded, the tools linked to the tool kit are inserted in the Operation/Operation Step - Tools (tirou1110m000) session and the tool kit is deleted. If the tool kit does not contain any tools, the tool kit is not deleted from the Operation/Operation Step - Tools (tirou1110m000) session.

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