Assembly Control

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 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.

Performance aspects

The settings in this session could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Delete in Assembly Control .