Assembly Control

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 job shop 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.