An indication of the type of activity for which a resource is available. With availability types, you can define multiple sets of working times for a single calendar.

For example, if a work center is available for production on Monday through Friday and available for service activities on Saturdays, you can define two availability types, one for production and one for service activities and link these availability types to the calendar for that work center.

A list of workable days, that is used to build a calendar.

An application, integrated with LN to configure an item. The integration can be used only as part of the web user interface.

The time between the production start date and the delivery date. The lead time can include order preparation time, transportation time, and inspection time.

A group of production resources, work centers and work cells, physically related to each other. For example, a production hall is a production department.

A predefined configuration that specifies the production method, list of materials, time and capacity required and reporting method.

A production model contains the following:

• Production process
• Time and capacity required
• Production process reporting
• Materials supply process
• Item inspection method
• Required tools

If the Multi-Product Production check box on a production model for repetitive manufacturing is selected, a list of products is added to the production model that specifies which items are produced.

An order to produce a specified quantity of an item on a specified delivery date.

The time that you can add to the normal lead time to protect delivery of goods against fluctuations in the lead time so that an order can be completed before the order's real need date.

Example

The duration of the linked activity is 30 days, and the earliest finish date of the activity is Jan, 30. If you specify 10% safety time, then GOP will plan the material on 3 working days before Jan, 30.