plsch domains

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Duration

Tool usage is measured in time. The Utilization field, and the Maximum Utilization and Minimum Utilization fields are expressed as durations. Each time a tool is scheduled for a work team, the duration of the work team is added to the tool's utilization.

Usage Count

Tool usage is measured by the number of times the tool is used. The Utilization field, and the Maximum Utilization and Minimum Utilization fields are expressed as quantities. Each time a tool is scheduled for a work team, the production quantity of the work team is added to the tool's utilization.

Not Applicable
Not Needed

Tool maintenance is not scheduled.

Only If No Other Tools Available

Maintenance is scheduled for the tool if other tools are not available as a replacement, for scheduling. Effectively, the Synchronized Scheduling Engine can schedule the start of work for the tool that requires maintenance. When the tool reaches Maximum or Minimum Utilization, the engine searches for another tool. If other tool is not available as a replacement for this tool that has reached maximum/minimum utilization, maintenance for the tool is scheduled.

As Needed

Maintenance is scheduled for a tool as required, even if other tools are available as a replacement. Tool maintenance is scheduled automatically, whenever required. Effectively, Synchronized Scheduling Engine can schedule the start of work with a tool that may require maintenance. When this tool reaches Maximum/Minimum Utilization, the Synchronized Scheduling Engine schedules tool maintenance. Work on the Production order step is interrupted for that period and is resumed, with the same tool and work team, after the tool maintenance is completed.

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Production
Setup
Setup and Production
To Do
The production order step is created. Work on the production order step can start immediately, without any restrictions.
An order step with this status can be manually set to Delayed or Postponed.
Delayed
Work on the Production order step cannot start until the specified date.
Note: The production order step is set to this status automatically when a transfer time is defined for the operations.
For example, if you report feedback on Operation1 of Production order operations 10 and this operation has a transfer delay, Production order operations 20 is delayed by the time taken by the Operation1 delay (the delay triggered when production feedback is reported).
Postponed

Work on the production order is to be postponed by a fixed time from the scheduled start date at each schedule calculation.

The time period by which a production order is postponed is determined by the Earliest Starting Time for Postponed production orders parameter.

An order step can be manually set to this status. This status is applicable when a decision about the completion of the work is yet to be taken.

In Process
Work is In Process for the Production order operations but has not yet been completed. This status is automatically entered by the software when production feedback is entered on the work teams of Production order operations .

The production order step is set to this status by the application, when the production feedback is specified on the work teams of the production order operations associated with the production order.

To Restart

The production order that is previously suspended is scheduled by the application. When a Production order operations is restarted, forecasted transactions and transactions in the bill of material are regenerated. Production order step with Suspended status can be manually set to this status.

Suspended

Work on the production order cannot be started until the specified date.

Production orders with these status can be Suspended:

  • In Process
  • Partially in Process
  • To Restart
  • Partially to Restart
Completed
The total quantity of the production order operations step has been produced. You can close a Production order operations by setting the status to Completed. However this is not recommended.
Production order step is generated for a production order and has not yet been confirmed. You can confirm a production order step with this status by manually changing the status to To Do.

Production order step with this status can be manually set to:

  • Delayed
  • Postponed
  • Completed
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Quantity MO
To Do
The production order operations is created. Work on the Production order operations can start immediately, without any restrictions. The status can be manually changed to Delayed or Postponed.

Work on the production order can start immediately, without any restrictions. When this status is changed, the status of all the production operation order steps associated with the production operation order and the linked production orders can also be modified. The status can be manually set to Delayed or Postponed.

Partially To Do

The production order operations has started.

The status can be manually changed to To Do, Postponed or Delayed.

Delayed

Work on the production order cannot start until the specified date.

The status can be manually set to To Do or Postponed, owning to factors such as authorizations to start production, normal pre-production delays, or delivery of special raw materials.

Postponed

Work on the production order is to be postponed by a fixed time from the scheduled start date at each schedule calculation.

The time period by which a production order is postponed is determined by the Earliest Starting Time for Postponed production orders specified in the System Parameters (plsch0100m000) session.

The status can be manually set to To Do or Delayed.

In Process

Work is In Process for the production order. The associated production order operations are set to In Process, To Do, or Completed status.

The production order is set to this status by the application, when the production feedback is specified on the work teams of the production order operations associated with the production order.

Partially in Process

At least one production order step of the production order has the In Process or Suspended status.

A production order can be set to this status only if the associated production order step is set to Suspended or Delayed status.

To Restart

The production order that has been previously suspended is scheduled by the application.

Orders with the Suspended or Partially to Restart status only, can be manually set to this status.

Partially to Restart

The application sets the order to the status based on the status of the associated Production Order Operations.

At least one production order step in the production order has the To Restart status and at least one production order step has the Suspended or Completed status.

Suspended

Work on the production order cannot be started until the specified date.

production orders with these status can be Suspended:

  • In Process
  • Partially in Process
  • To Restart
  • Partially to Restart
Completed

Work on all Production Order Operations associated with the production order has been completed.

production orders with these status can be Completed:

  • In Process
  • Partially in Process
  • To Restart
  • Partially to Restart

However, this is not recommended. The status changes automatically as production feedback is done on work teams of the Production Order Operations.

A production order can be completed even if the quantity produced is lesser than the total quantity ordered.

Recommended

Indicates the production order is entered into the database by the Synchronized MRP Engine and has not yet been confirmed.

You can change the status to To Do and confirm the production order. You can also change the status to Delayed and Postponed.

Adjustment
Inventory-count adjustment transaction. Generated when a new quantity or an adjustment quantity is specified in the Inventory Adjustments window. This transaction type is used to adjust the quantity on hand.
To Receive
Generated when a purchase order line item is specified for a purchase order. The date of the transaction is the confirmed date specified for the purchase order line item.
Receipt
Generated when a quantity is specified as received for a purchase order line item. The date of the transaction is the date the receipt is created.
To Deliver
Generated when a customer order line item is specified on a customer order. The transaction type indicates that the line item has not yet been delivered or only a partial delivery has been made. The date of the transaction is the confirmed date of the customer order line item.
Delivery
Generated when shipment of a quantity on a customer order line item is specified as delivered in the Shipping/Receiving module. This transaction indicates that the quantity that has actually been delivered to the customer. The date of the transaction is the date the shipment is created.
To Consume
Generated when an item is specified in the BOM of an operation linked to a production order. Items in the BOM for which a To Produce transaction is not created, have a corresponding To Consume transaction. The date of the transaction is the scheduled start date of the Production order operations .
Consumption
Generated when consumption feedback is specified for a purchase order line item or a production order. The quantity of the transaction is adjusted to reflect the progress of consumption to indicate the consumption percentage. The date of the transaction is the date on which material is consumed.
To Produce
Generated when a production order is created. The date of the transaction is the production end date of the last Production order operations in the production order.
Production
Generated when production feedback is specified for a work team for some or the quantity of a Production order operations . The date of the transaction is the date the production feedback is specified.
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Production Order Quantity
Production Order Operation Quantity
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Running
Completed
Failed
Planned Dates
Leveled Dates
Purchased Item
Finished Good
Sub Assembly
No machine capacity optimization
Optimization without Knapsack
Optimization with Knapsack
Optimization with Extended Knapsack
Machine Level
Item Level
Minimum of Machine and Item Level
Import to LN Succeeded
Import to LN Failed
Extract from LN Order Planning Succeeded
Extract from LN Order Planning Failed
Export to CSV Succeeded
Export to CSV Failed
Not Applicable
Machine
Employee
Tool
Setup
A set of resources (employees, machines, and/or tools) required to carry out the work specified for the order. Items are not produced during the setup.
Production
A set of resources (employees, machines, and/or tools) that perform the actual production work required to produce the items for the Production order operations .
Wait
Historic
Forecast
Sequence
Use this option to indicate the exact order for the which production order operation must be performed, within the group. The order of production order operation indicates the sequence in which the orders have to be scheduled.
Group
Use this option to establish the order for the operation orders groups. All operation orders in the first group must be scheduled before an operation order from the next group is scheduled.
Batch
Use this option to list operation orders that must be scheduled together as a batch, for the same machine, and with the same work team. Batches can be pre-defined to process Synchronous Batching operation; for the Scheduling Engine.
Fixed Batch
Use this option to list operation orders that are subcontracted or processed as Fixed Duration operations, and can be scheduled together, as a batch. You can use this type, for example, to classify operation orders that are outsourced to different companies, and have to be tracked together.
Machine
Work cannot be performed because the required machine is not available.
Employee
Work cannot be performed because the concerned employee is not available.
Tool
Work cannot be performed because the tool that is required is not available.
Predecessor
Work cannot be performed because one of the production operation order step's predecessor is not completed.
Subassembly
Work cannot be performed because the required subassembly is not available.
Delayed/Postponed Statuses
Work cannot be performed because the production operation order status is set to Delayed or Postponed and the order cannot start.
Purchased Item
Work cannot be performed because the necessary raw material is not available.
Perish between Operations
Work cannot be performed because the maximum perishability value in of an operation is exceeded.
Perish within Operation
Work cannot be performed because the maximum perishability value between indivisible operations is exceeded.
Fixed Buffer
Work could not start when it is scheduled because of the value of the parameter:
  • SCH_DynBufDefault
Dynamic Buffer
Work cannot be performed because of the value of the dynamic buffer specified for the machine.
Transfer Time
Work cannot be performed because of the transfer time specified for the operation for which the operation order step is generated. Transfer time is the time taken to transfer to the next operation.
Raw Material
Work cannot be performed because the necessary raw material is not available.
None
There is no preferred direction of change from one setup state to another in the setup class and the Synchronized Scheduling Engine does not consider setup optimization.
Ascending
It is easier to shift to a state with a higher gradation value than to a state with a lower gradation value.
Descending
It is easier to shift to a state with a lower gradation value than to a state with a higher gradation value.
Bidirectional
It is easier to shift to a setup state with a higher gradation value or lower gradation value.
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Approved
Expired
Standard
This operation type must have a setup time or production rate defined. A qualified team must be assigned to the operation.
Fixed Duration
The fixed-time operation, that is generally used to model subcontracted operations. The time required for this operation is always the same and does not vary with lot size. A standard setup time must be specified. The production rate is not required. A qualified team can be assigned to the type of operation. However, this is not mandatory.
Synchronized Batching
The operation used to perform Production order steps simultaneously, for the same machine to fill any available space. A qualified team must be assigned to the operation with a production rate and setup time, and the capacity used by the operation on the machine must be defined.
No Delay
A setup can be scheduled immediately for the operation. Waiting for the item to be received or for the predecessor operation to be completed, is not required.
Note: When a Production order step is delayed, suspended or has a dynamic starting constraint, the setup can be done before the imposed date.
Item
A setup cannot be scheduled until the item is received.
Predecessor
A setup cannot be scheduled until the predecessor operation is completed.
Item and Predecessor
A setup is scheduled just before the start of the production, because the operation must received the item and the predecessor operation must be completed.
User Firm
The quantity of items is firm-allocated by a user.
Recommendation Firm
The quantity of items is firm-allocated by the Synchronized MRP Engine. This firm allocation is specified at the item level.
MTO Firm
The quantity of items is firm-allocated by the Synchronized MRP Engine. The customer order line item corresponding to the production order is make-to-order.
Linked Firm
The quantity of items is firm-allocated by the Synchronized MRP Engine. The item is a subassembly component in another item. The application creates a linked production order for this item, directly linked to the production order for which the item is ordered.
None
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