Re: Re: Re: BPCS-L Digest, Vol 3, Issue 199

  
Good Answer! That talks about the greatness of the people.
Frederick, you have always been helping me out.
Thanks a lot!

Best Regards,
Prashanth


On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 Frederick C Davy wrote :
>pd,
>
>Unless you are using BPCS Finite Forward Scheduling (MRP640), none of the
>planning or shop order releasing will take capacity constraints into
>consideration when assigning start/completion dates. Finite Forward
>Scheduling requires you to assign all the work centers associated to a
>routing to a Production Line in the Work Center Master (CAP100), and does
>not work well unless the most critical work center is the first operation
>on the routing (there is too much to Finite Forward Scheduling to write it
>up here, you just need to know that the program will "level load" a
>Production Line to maximize capacity, but may cause some orders to finish
>late).
>
>The best thing for you to do is to use Capacity Planning by running CAP600
>directly after MRP600 and reviewing each of your work centers in CAP300
>(check the profile view first, the work center calculated capacity is on
>the "X" axis, and the planned/scheduled load is on the "Y" axis and if the
>graft has no red flashing columns, you aren't overloaded). If you see a
>period that is flashing red, "click" on the column and press F4 to see the
>orders that are causing the problem. Then you can either adjust the
>capacity by scheduling overtime, or off load some of the work to other
>work centers, or reschedule noncritical orders.
>
>The tool to use if you are only working on an individual shop order would
>be to use program SFC350, enter action code "13" to check Capacity
>Availability for the item you will be making. When you get to screen
>SFC350D3-1, tab to the quantity field and enter the quantity you will be
>making and press "Enter". The bottom part of the screen will display how
>much setup and run time will be required to make the order. Now, key "5"
>into the "Act" field next to one of the operations on the displayed
>routing. This will take you to CAP300. Type "11" in the "Act" field next
>to the work center for your operation, and press enter. You will now see
>the capacity profile for that work center and you can make an intelligent
>decision about where your new order will fit (based on the number of hours
>calculated by SFC350). Neat, but it requires you to do some work. Good
>luck.
>
>
>
>
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>Re: [BPCS-L] Re: BPCS-L Digest, Vol 3, Issue 199
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>Hi,
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>The question was related to execution phase in manufacturing, when planned
>orders are converted to shop orders.
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>My question was, in planning phase, the release date is worked out from
>due date based on lead time maintained in item master for an item.
>However, how is it (Release date) worked out in execution phase, specially
>where routing is taken into consideration to check for capacity
>constraints & actual lead time ? How system works it out ? Whether it is
>LCR record that plays a role (input) in working out Release date based on
>given due date (in case of Backward scheduling) or whether FRT & LWK
>records play the role or is there any other mechanism/ Input which plays
>role in working out Release Date ?
>
>Basically, whether the release date at planning phase & that at execution
>date can be different (based on actual lead time maintained through
>routing) ? if so, how is it worked out ?
>
>regards,
>Prashanth
>
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>On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 misterbpcs@xxxxxxx wrote :
> >This question and it's answer is so garbled and disjointed, that it is
>very difficult to determine what is the subject. Please restate.
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> >Ric Weide
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> >date: 14 Sep 2005 05:34:50 -0000
> > from: "p d" <prd2005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >subject: [BPCS-L] manufacturing execution
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> >Hi,
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> >If a planned order for a manufactured item in BOM is due on a particular
>date (1
> >day) say for qty. of 100, whereas considering the capacity constraint, if
>LCR
> >record suggest that order be split in 10 days, each day with qty.10.
> >
> >In such case, whether the release date (for shop order) would be 10 days
>before
> >the due date when planned order is converted to shop order during
>execution ?
> >
> >whether LCR plays any role in calculating release date of a shop order at
>this
> >execution phase or FRT & LWK together will be the input in calculating
>the
> >release date of a shop order (converted planned order) ?
> >
> >regards,
> >Prashanth
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> >message: 2
> >date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 04:40:17 -0700
> > from: joe.walsh@xxxxxxxxx
> >subject: Re: [BPCS-L] manufacturing execution
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> >    Prasanth
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> >    You are asking many relativel   operations, perhaps a few days of one
>on o
> >greatly increase the level of your knowledge of BP   that progress.
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> >    regards
> >       Joseph Walsh, CPIM, CIRM
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