To plan with order blocks

Planning procedure

To sequence and plan production orders, use the following procedure:

  1. Use the Generate Order Block Planning (tisfc0251m000) to generate an initial version of the order block plan.

  2. In the Order Block Planning (tisfc0151m000) session, you can apply the following methods to adapt the plan as you require:

    • Adjust the sequence of order blocks by modifying block sequence numbers in the Order Block Planning (tisfc0151m000) session. If you change the value of the Block Sequence Number field, LN automatically resorts the order blocks.
    • Adjust the start times of order blocks (without changing the sequence of order blocks).
    • Add production orders to order blocks by using the Add Production Order to Order Block command.
    • Remove production orders from order blocks by starting the Production Orders by Block (tisfc0152m000) session and delete a production order from the order block.
    • Split order blocks by starting the Production Orders by Block (tisfc0152m000) session and use that session's Split Block command.
    • Move an order block to a machine with more available capacity by using the Modify Machine of Order Block command to start the Move Order Block to other Machine (tisfc0251m200) session.
  3. After you changed the start time or the composition of one order block, you must use the Reschedule Order Blocks command in the Order Block Planning (tisfc0151m000) session to update the other order blocks of the same machine and start date of order block period. You can also reschedule the order blocks that come after a particular order block.
  4. If you are satisfied with the schedule, you can update the standard planning based on the order blocks by using the Update Standard Planning command in the Order Block Planning (tisfc0151m000) session. After you update the plan, the effects are visible in the Production Planning (tisfc0110m000) session.

Graphical plan board

If you work on the WebTop client, you can plan the order blocks by using the plan board.

To start the plan board, use the Select Data for Order Sequencing Plan Board (tisfc1151m000) session.

For more information, refer to Order Block Planning by Plan Board (tisfc1152m000).

Purge order blocks

If all production orders in an order block have been reported completed, you can use the Purge Order Block Planning (tisfc0251m100) session to remove the order blocks you no longer require.