Tool requirements planning

The tool requirement planning module is used to check the availability of tools for:

  • Planned Production Order from the Order Planning module in Enterprise Planning.
  • Production Order Advice from the Inventory Analysis module in Warehousing.
  • Production Order from the Job Shop Control module in Manufacturing.
  • Service Order from the Service Order Control module in Service.

Tools planning is based on the material resource concept. It is critical to plan tools at the right place, at the right time, and in the right quantity. Tools are considered items.

Note: The scope of the Tools Requirement Planning module does not include revision control and renting of tools.

The Service module allows for (field) service orders and (maintenance) work orders. Both are reflected in Tools Requirement Planning if tools are used.

LN updates the tool requirement planning in the Availability Planning (titrp0513m000) session if one of the following is true:

  • The production order planning is entered or updated in the Production Orders (tisfc0501m000) session.
  • A Service Order from the Service Order Control module in the Service is entered or maintained.
  • The tool type of an estimated tool requirement in the Estimated Tool Requirements (titrp0111m000) session is changed.
  • The tool number of a tool type in the Estimated Tool Requirements (titrp0111m000) session is changed.
  • The Tool Usage field in the Estimated Tool Requirements (titrp0111m000) session is changed.
  • The Generate Availability Planning (Planned Production Orders) (titrp1213m000) session is used.
  • The Generate Tools Availability Planning (whina3205m000) session is used.
  • When a maintenance work order is entered.
  • When you run the Service Order Resource Planning (tssoc2260m000) session in Service.

Store availability planning of tools in the Availability Planning (titrp0513m000) session. When you run the Availability Check for Tools (titrp0213m000) session, LN prints a report with the following information:

  • Required tool usages, to check how many tools are actually required for the appropriate date of the operation, line number, or activity line.
  • Planned tool usages available to complete the operation.
  • The shortages of tools for each operation.
  • Recommended purchase quantity required. LN calculates this quantity by LN with the following formula:
Shortage of the tool type / Tool life

If there is a shortage of tools, the data in the Production Orders (tisfc0501m000) session is not affected.