| | Assembly Control (ASC)Use the Assembly Control module to schedule and control assembly orders. Assembly Control is
intended for use by companies that produce many variants of complex products in
a flow assembly line, although it can also be used in low-volume assembly
environments if order-specific transaction handling is used. System performance is enhanced, and the data storage capacity
is reduced through the use of: - Line-station based transaction handling. Transactions are
performed by period.
- Line-station variants. Orders are stored by common variants
rather than individually.
- Eliminating floor stock from order content. Floor stock can be
included in the work instructions, but it is not backflushed.
The functionality of Assembly Control can be
roughly divided into four sections: - Scheduling. The assembly orders can be
remixed and scheduled by Assembly Control.
- Dispatching. Material requirements are
dispatched to the shop floor or to a supplier, and work instructions can be
printed. Many of these processes are run by process triggers.
- Monitoring. Events are reported to LN in order to continue
the assembly process using real-time activities.
- Costing. Most of the financial
calculations are performed outside the scope of Assembly Control. Cost
components can be defined on either a detailed or aggregated level, or a
combination of the two.
Performance aspects The settings in this session could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Delete in Assembly Control. | |