Reviewing / Planning the Material Requirements

 

Recording work estimates

Unified Glossary

Basics of using a typical web page

Using Online Help

 

The “Review Material Requirements” page appears.

Ref. Doc. Type

Use the drop down list box to specify the type of the reference document relating to the task execution.

  • Shop work order

 

In the editable boxes alongside, enter a value corresponding to the reference document type selected.

By default, the system leaves the field blank.

Help facility available.

Search On

Use the drop down list box to select the following option:

  • Customer # - Select this option if you wish to search based on the customer #.

By default, the system leaves the field blank.

 

In the editable box alongside, enter the value corresponding to the search criteria selected for which you wish to retrieve work orders for planning requirements.

Work Center #

Use the drop-down list box to select the work center for which you wish to retrieve details for reviewing material requirements. The system loads the drop-down list box with the work centers of “Active” status.

By default, the system leaves the field blank.

Date  From/To

Use the drop down list box to select any of the below options based on which you wish to retrieve work orders.:

·    Planned Start Date

·    Planned End Date

By default, the system leaves the field with Planned Start Date.

Addl. Search On

Use the drop down list box to select any of the following options:

·    Part Type – Select this option if you wish to search based on the part type. You can select various part types such as Component', Consumable', Expandable' ,’Raw material’, ‘Kit’, ‘Miscellaneous’ and 'Tool'. By default, the system leaves the field blank.

·    Part Group - Select this option if you wish to search based on the part group. You can select from the active part groups defined in the part administration Business Component.

·    Part Category - Select this option if you wish to search based on the part category. You can select from the active part groups defined in the part administration Business Component.

·    Part Source - Select this option if you wish to search based on the part source. You can select part sources as ‘Make' or ‘Purchase’. By default, the system leaves the field blank.

·    Part # - Select this option if you wish to search based on the part #.

 

In the editable box alongside, enter a value corresponding to the additional search criteria selected.

Processing Status

Use the drop down list box to select from the processing status. The system lists all the values as defined in the “Manage Quick Code” activity in the “Common Master” business component.

The system displays the following tiles. The number of records available for each tile is displayed within the respective tiles. This section is displayed by default.

All

Indicates all parts required to complete work order.

Parts Not Available

Indicates parts that are not available in stock.

Need Date Crossed

Indicates parts with Source Document Need Date is later than the Task Start Date of the Work Order.

Early – Need Date

Indicates parts that are available before the planned Start Date of the Task in the Work Order.

Parts Not Planned

Indicates part for which material requirements are not planned for the associated Tasks #.

Critical Parts

Indicates parts for which the Source Document need date does not match with the Planned Start Date of the Task # in the Work order and also the lead time to need date difference is low.

Note: The simple view hides a couple of Display Only columns so that the important columns are easily accessible.

The system displays the following in the multiline.

Planning Status

The inventory status of the part, which could be Fresh, Active or Inactive.

Work Order #

The number identifying the plan work order that is created.

Task #

The number identifying the task that is mapped to the product structure part number.

Planned Start Date

The start date on which the task must be executed.

Planned End Date

The date on which the scheduled task is to be completed.

Part #

The number identifying the product structure constituents of part number.

Qty.

The quantity that is required to execute the task on the given part number.

UOM

The unit of measurement.

Stock Qty.

The inventory quantity available in the warehouse.

Material Request #

The material request number auto generated when the source document is generated.

MR Need Date

The date on which material must be available in the work center.

Part Source

The source of the part which could be Make, Purchase, Subcontracted, On Loan, From Pool or On Exchange.

Recommended Action

The recommended action, which could be Inventory, Make or Procurement.

Note that the system compares the Process Lead Time and the Manufacturing Lead time and displays whichever is lesser.

Source Action

Use the drop-down lists box to specify the source action which could be Inventory, Purchase or Procurement.

The system displays the following in the multiline.

Source Document #

The auto-generated source document number which could be any of the following based on the specified recommended action.

If recommended action is:

·         Inventory – Indicates the Issue Document Number.

·         Make – Indicates the Make Work Order number.

·         Procurement – indicates the Purchase Request Number.

Source Doc. Need Date

The date on which material must be available in the work center.

Proposed Order Date

The date on which the initiative has been taken to place order.

Proc. Lead Time

The time taken to process an order.

Mfg. Lead Time

The time taken to manufacture the part.

Processing Status

User defined status for processing the generated source document.

Processing Remarks

Any comments pertaining to the processing of the source document.

The system displays the following in the multiline.

Last Modified by

The login user who modified the record last.

Last Modified Date

The date on which the record was modified last.