Project Control

Project Control is used for customer-order-driven production. Various project types and item types can be distinguished, which results in different functionality. PCS can perform estimating, planning, and manufacturing of fully customized items.

Project budget

If you follow a make-to-order strategy, it is easiest to start with a project budget. You can analyze multiple budgets that belong to a single calculation group. After the project budget is established, commercial monitoring occurs in LN. You can then specify information, such as competitors, success percentages, and the reasons why a potential customer accepts or does not accept a quotation.

Project engineering

After the sales order is closed, project engineering starts. For each customer order (project), you can record the appropriate customized bills of material and customized routings. You can also use standard bills of material. Generic items can be configured in Configurator. If necessary, engineering changes can be performed during the course of the project.

Planning

A network planning is established for each project, which enables you to plan and control the activities of a project. You can link critical materials and capacities to certain activities. You can use this to:

• Plan the purchase of purchased parts with long delivery times
• Calculate rough estimates of the capacity needed for manufactured parts

The definition of modules allows you to set up detailed material and capacity requirements based on activities. You can plan these requirements in Enterprise Planning which also generates advices on rescheduling current production or purchase orders, if the plans are altered during the project.

Calculation

You can calculate the estimated and the actual costs of each order. You can compare the actual costs with the budgeted costs and the estimated costs. You can always display the interim results of current orders.