Working with the Work Center 360 (timfc1501m100) session

Field Information

Site

The site ID.

Production Department

The production department where production takes place.

Machine Capacity Groups

Opens the Machine Capacity Groups (tirou4161m000) session where the machine capacity groups available for the site and production department combination are displayed.

Machine Numbers

Opens the Machine Numbers (tirou4162m000) session where the machine numbers available for the site and production department combination are displayed.

Labor Utilization

If this check box is selected, you can view the labor utilization data in the Labor Utilization (tisfc0663m000) session.

Machine Group Utilization

If this check box is selected, you can view the machine group utilization data in the Machine Group Utilization (tisfc0661m000) session.

Machine Utilization Graph

If this check box is selected, you can view the machine utilization in the Machine Utilization (tisfc8365m000) session.

Operations

If this check box is selected, you can view the operations in the Report Operations Completed (tisfc0130m000) session.

Tool Requests

If this check box is selected, you can view the tool requests in the Tool Requests (titrp0515m000) session.

Machine Availability

If this check box is selected, you can view the machine utilization in the Machine Availability (tirou8350m000) session.

Resource Order Plan

If this check box is selected, you can view the machine utilization in the Resource Order Plan-Find (cprrp0530m000) session.

Resource Master Plan

If this check box is selected, you can view the machine utilization in the Resource Master Plan (cprmp3501m000) session.

Work Center

The work centers that belong to the site and production department combination.

Capacity Group

The work center capacity group.

Note: The work center capacity group is defined in the Work Center Capacity Groups (tirou0140m000) session.

Enterprise Unit

The enterprise unit ID.

Actual Calendar

The calendar ID.

Production Department

The production department where production takes place.

Work Center Type

The specification of the work center.

Allowed values

Work Center

A regular work center that defines an area, typically bounded by yellow lines, where job shop operations are done and machines are present.

Sub Work Center

Note: If the value Job Shop by Site parameter is Active in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session, this option is not available.

A work center that belongs to a higher-level work center in order to review aggregated capacity.

Subcontracting

If an operation must be subcontracted, a subcontracting work center must be defined. You cannot link operation-rate codes for this work-center type. However, you can record planning data by subcontracting work center, irrespective of the selected critical capacity type. If a work center is of the Subcontracting type, you cannot change the work-center type.

Costing

The work center is a costing work center.

Buffer

An assembly line work station where no operations are carried out, but orders wait pending transfer to the next work station.

Line Station

A work center that is part of an assembly line. A line station is used in the production of final assembly schedule items.

Work Cell

A grouping of one or more work stations in a fixed sequence defined in the Work Cells (tirpt0140m000) session, dedicated to repetitive manufacturing. Work cells are used for manufacturing items based on production models.

Shared Work Center Type

The specification of the work center.

Allowed values

Primary

Secondary

None

the work center is not a shared work center.

Company

company

Parent Work Center

main work center

Operation Rate Code

The code linked to the work center and used as the work center rate.

Note: 

You must define operation codes in the Operation Rate Codes (ticpr0150m000) session.

This field is only enabled if:

• The Work Center Type is not Subcontracting.

Wait Time

wait time

When LN calculates the start times and end times of planned orders based on the routing, LN takes the wait time into account.

The plan buffer enables you to build in a certain tolerance between successive operations, which makes it possible to shift operations.

The wait time is expressed in days or hours. The days or hours do not relate to a calendar. The availability of time is considered as 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Note: This field is not used if the Work Center Type field is Costing.

Move Time

move time

Week Capacity [Hours]

The weekly capacity of each resource unit in the work center. This value is used to calculate the normal capacity of a work center for each week, which is displayed in work center utilization reports.

Basic Day Capacity by Resource Unit

The daily capacity of each resource unit in the work center. This value is used to calculate the normal capacity of a work center for each day, which is displayed in work center utilization reports.

Shop Floor Warehouse

shop floor warehouse

You can only enter a value if the Use of Shop Floor Warehouses check box in the Production Order Parameters (tisfc0100s000) session is selected.

The value of the Warehouse Type field in the Warehouses (tcmcs0103s000) session must be set to Shop Floor.

Default Labor Resource

The printer where you print the labels for completed production orders.

Desired Queue

desired queue

Queue Time

desired queue

Number of Machines

The number of machines that is available for production on the work center. This value can be calculated and updated in the Calculate Resources (tirou0201m000) session.

LN searches for all machines allocated to a work center using of the Machines (Machine Types) (tirou0102m000) session. The calculation for the number of machines for a work center:

Number of machines = Sum of weekly capacities of all
			 machines linked to the work center / Weekly capacity of the work
			 center

The work center's weekly capacity is defined in the Week Capacity [Hours] field.

The number of machines and the number of operators that is linked to a work center is used to calculate the work center's available capacity.

Example

Work center A	40 hrs/week
Machine A	40 hrs/week
Machine B	60 hrs/week

Number of machines = (40+60)/40 = 2.50

Available Labor Resources (FTE)

The number of operators that is available to the work center. This value can be calculated and updated in the Calculate Resources (tirou0201m000) session.

Each work center is a department. LN searches for all operators assigned to the department using the Employees - General (tccom0101m000) session, and calculates the weekly capacities. The calculation for the number of operators for a work center:

Number of operators = Sum of weekly capacities of all
			 operators linked to the work center / Weekly capacity of the work
			 center

The employees' weekly capacities are entered in the Employment field in the Employees - People (bpmdm0101m000) details session. The work center's weekly capacity is defined in the Work Centers (tirou0101m000) session.

The number of machines and the number of operators that is linked to a work center are used to calculate the work center's available capacity.

Example

Today's date: 2000-11-07

Work center A: 40 hrs/week

Employee	First date	Last date	Hrs/week
A	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	40
B	2000-01-01	2000-06-01	20
C	2000-01-01	0	30

Number of operators = (40 + 30) /40 = 1.75

Time Unit

The time unit in which Wait Time and Queue Time are expressed. The time unit of the sub-work-center can be the same as the time unit of its main work center.

If the time unit relates to the queue time, Days and Hours must be interpreted as days and hours in the working time calendar that is linked to the work center. If the time unit relates to the wait time, no calendar is used. The availability of time is considered as 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Allowed values

• Hours

  Lead times are expressed in hours and fractional values are allowed.

• Days

  Lead times are expressed in days and fractional values will be rounded to integer values.

Print Instructions

If you use a microrouting, you can define instructions for production orders for each operation and for each operation step. If the value of this field is Yes, those instructions are printed.

Costing Work Center

The ID of the related costing work center.

Use as Calculation Office

If this check box is selected, the selected costing work center functions as the calculation office.

Machine Capacity Groups

If this check box is selected, machine types are used for the specified work center. One or more machine capacity groups must be defined for this work center, and every operation on this work center must have a machine type selected.

Report Product

Specify how production is reported:

Allowed values

Manual

Reporting is done manually in the Machine Work List (tisfc4600m000) session for machine operations.

Automatic

Reporting is done by the completion of another operation.

By Machine

Reporting is done by machine operation instead of by operation.

MES

Reporting is done by the integrated Machine Execution System.

By Machine Group

Reporting is done by machine in the Report Operations Completed (tisfc0130m000) session.

Report Labor Hours

Specify how hours are reported:

Allowed values

Backflush

This is an automatic calculation based on reported quantities.

Manual

Reporting is done by an employee using the Machine Work List (tisfc4600m000) session.

By Machine

Reporting is done via machine operations instead of per operation.

MES

Reporting is done by the integrated Manufacturing Execution System.

By Machine Group

Reporting is done by machine in the Report Operations Completed (tisfc0130m000) session.

Undefined

This applies to Report Machine Hours on converted orders. Reporting is based on the Labor Hours value.

Not Applicable

No reporting is necessary.

Critical in Master Planning

If this check box is selected, the work center is critical. As a result, the work center is included in the bill of critical capacities used in Enterprise Planning .

Plan Group

The plan group the work center belongs to.

Constraint Type

Specify the type of constrained type for the work center.

Allowed values

• Time Fence
• Plan Horizon

Constraint Time Fence

Specify the time fence.

Show in Resource Master Plan

Specify the capacity that will be used for the Resource Order Plan (cprrp0530m000) session, the PCS network activities, and to calculate the value of the Aggr. Estim. Cap. [H] field in the Activities (tipcs4101m000) session.

If the work center has no capacity groups, only Labor Capacity is used.

Allowed values

Labor Capacity

Labor capacity is used in Enterprise Planning to express the capacity use of the resource master plan.

Machine Capacity

Machine capacity is used in Enterprise Planning to express the capacity use of the resource master plan.

Use rough PCS capacity requirement

In PCS network planning, the work center's capacity can be consumed by:

• PCS rough capacity, which is defined in the Activities (tipcs4101m000) session
• Capacity required for JSC production orders and planned production orders in Enterprise Planning .

This check box determines how the work center's capacity is consumed:

• If this check box is cleared, the work center's available capacity is consumed by the capacity required for the JSC production orders and planned production orders in Enterprise Planning . The rough capacity requirements defined in the Activities (tipcs4101m000) session are not taken into account.
• If this check box is selected, the PCS rough capacity defined for activities in PCS, and the capacity required for JSC production orders and planned production orders in Enterprise Planning are subtracted from the work center's available capacity. Therefore, double consumption of work center capacity occurs.

Device for Printing Labels

The printer where you print the labels for completed production orders.