Module Planning (tipcs4120m000)Use this session to plan modules. You can specify a fixed plan quantity to allow proper planning of critical items. In this overview session you can list the modules by project and define fixed planned quantities in case critical materials need to be planned before a customized BOM or sales order demand is entered. In the details session you can: Module planning is the relation between activities of the network planning and the modules. Modules can be materials that can jeopardize the finish date of the project because of their long delivery times. These materials are also referred to as critical materials. A module can also be an assembled part. Note During generate order planning in the Generate Order Planning (cprrp1210m000) session, Enterprise Planning creates planned supply for the critical materials. Module planning is created by manual input or by running the Copy Project (tipcs2210m000) session.
Project A collection of manufacturing and purchasing actions that are performed especially for a particular customer order. A project is initiated to plan and coordinate the production of these items. For a standard-to-order production, the project is only used to link the item with the customer order. Otherwise, a project can include:
Module A planning unit for a customized, manufactured, or purchased part, for which the logistical planning is related directly to the project network planning. A module may be a more or less complex compound part or a single part, such as a long delivery time part. Customized Item An item produced on a customer specification for a specific project. A customized item can have a customized BOM and/or a customized routing and is normally not available as a standard item. A customized item can, however, be derived from a standard item or a generic item. Effectivity Unit The effectivity unit on which the generation of the requirements planning is based. The requirements planning is based on item/effectivity unit combination. The unit which is connected to the item is always the unit of the top-item. Planning Cluster An object used to support business processes such as forecasting, inventory planning, or sales. A planning cluster represents one or more business locations for which these planning processes are performed. Various entities such as warehouses, work centers, sales offices, or purchase offices are grouped by planning clusters to accomplish that planning is performed for these groups of entities. Activity The activity related to the module. Note The requirement date for the item that is linked to this module planning, is defined by the earliest finish date of this Activity. Safety Time (Perc) Define the safety time that indicates when the relevant module should be completed. It is calculated from the planned finish date for the activity. Fixed Plan Quantity If this check box is selected, the Order Planning will create firm planned supply for the specified Plan Quantity If this check box is cleared, Order Planning uses the sum of the dependent material demand and independent demand for the customized item as a module quantity. This results in one firm planned supply order for the item, on the date that is defined on the related Activity. Plan Quantity This is the manually entered plan quantity that must be planned during the rough resource planning calculation. Note When transferring planned resource planning purchase orders or resource planning production orders, the fixed plan quantity is automatically reduced by the order quantity, so that the remaining plan quantity can be replanned during a following rough resource planning calculation. A quantity can only be entered if fixed plan quantity is selected. Inventory Unit 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. Status Indicates the current progress of the project. Allowed values
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