Select Alternate Resource

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This page allows you to select the alternate resources required for the activity. This screen retrieves the work order, order quantity, item, order dates and the process plan position sequence number details in the header. Along with the work order and item details, the system also retrieves the activity, resource, and activity start and due date information in the header.

In the multiline, you can select the activity against which the resource details are displayed. You can either enter the activity code or select it using the help facility. On selecting the activity, the resources attached to the activity, sub-activity times, capacity requirements of the resources are retrieved by the system. The problem associated to the activity/resource (if any) is captured in the problem field. After the selecting the necessary activity and resource details in the multiline, you can pick and use the alternate resources required for the work order process plan.

The “Select Alternate Resource” page appears.

The system displays the following:

Note: For the Work Order No and PP Seq combination, the system retrieves the details for the work order specified in header and multiline. The system also displays the non-planned option sequences (option sequence greater than zero) from Work Order Process Plan for the same PP Seq into the multiline. Only primary resource for each of the option sequences is displayed.

Work Order No.

The number identifying the work order for which the alternate resource has to be selected. Work Order No should be defined in the system for the login Business Unit.

Order Qty.

The planned quantity of the work order. This is the sum of the receipt quantity and expected scrap quantity.

Order Status

The status of the work order. You can select from “Requested”, “Accepted”, “Firmed” or “Released”. If the status of the order is less than “Requested” status, then the login user should have at least “View” access permission to the material planner defined in the Control Unit of the work order.   If the status of the order is greater than the “Accepted” status, then the login user should have “View” access permission to the production controller defined in the Control Unit of the work order.  The available values to this field are

Item Code

The code identifying the item for which the alternate resource has to be selected.

Variant Code

The code identifying the variant of the item code for which the alternate resource has to be selected.

Desc.

The description of the item/item variant.

 

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Order Start Date

The start date of the work order.

Order Due Date

The due date of the work order.

PP Seq.

The position number identifying a position in the work order process plan. PP Seq should be valid for the Work Order.

Activity Code

The code identifying the activity that is displayed for the work order process plan.

Activity Desc.

The description of the activity.

 

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Resource No.

The number identifying the resource attached to the activity displayed.

Activity Status

The status of the activity displayed.

Activity Start Date

The planned start date of the activity displayed.

Activity Due Date

The planned completion date of the activity displayed.

Activity Code

The code identifying the activity that is selected for the work order process plan. Mandatory. For the selected Activity Code(s), the system retrieves the activity details, primary resource details from Activity Master. The activity should be valid for the Business Unit to which the work order belongs and should be in “Active” status during the order period.

 

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The system displays the following:

Activity Desc.

The description of the activity.

Activity Duration

The duration of the activity. This is expressed as the sum of the three components, which are setup time, run time and batch time of an activity.

 

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Time UOM

The unit of measure used for specifying the time.

Resource No.

The number identifying the resource required for the activity selected. For the selected row, the Resource No should exist for the Business Unit of the work order and should be in “Active” status.

Run Time

The time duration required for the actual processing of the work order item.. For the selected row, if Run Time is specified, it should be greater than or equal to zero.

Setup Time

The time duration required for the setup sub-activity. For the selected row, if Setup Time is specified, it should be greater than or equal to zero.

Batch Time

The time duration required for the batch sub-activity. For the selected row, if Batch Time is specified, it should be greater than or equal to zero.

Note: Time should be entered for at least one sub-activity.

Run Cap Units

The capacity of the resource that is required for the actual processing of the work order process plan. For the selected row, if Run Cap Units is specified, then it should be greater than or equal to zero.

Note: If Run Time is specified, then Run Cap Units should be greater than zero. If run capacity for the resource has been entered and if resource is a Discrete Resource, then the Run Cap Units should be a whole number.

Setup Cap Units

The capacity of the resource that is required during the setup sub-activity.

Note: If Setup Time is specified, then Setup Cap Units should be greater than zero. If setup capacity for the resource has been entered and if resource is a Discrete Resource, then the Setup Cap Units should be a whole number.

Batch Cap Units

The capacity of the resource that is required during the batch sub-activity.

Note: If Batch Time is specified, then Batch Cap Units should be greater than zero. If batch capacity for the resource has been entered and if resource is a Discrete Resource, then the Batch Cap Units should be a whole number.

The system displays the following:

Problem

The problems associated to the work order. It can be “No Problem”, “Material Problem”, “Capacity Problem”, “Matl & Cap. Problem”, “Engineering Change Problem”, “Order in Past date”, “Other Problems” or “Blank record”.

Work Order should not be closed or short closed or completed. The specific activity linked to PP Seq should not have been started or reported. For the selected PP Seq that is being deleted, there should not be any activity with higher PP Seq that has already been started. Work order should not be already in queue (Problem is equal to “Q”).

If the PP Seq is the first PP Seq then Production Reporting Type of the Resource of the first Activity of the Work Order Process Plan.should not be “Back flush” or “End of activity”

Note: If the PP Seq is the last PP Seq then Production Reporting Type of the Resource of the last Activity of the Work Order Process Plan should not be “Backflush” or “Start of activity”

The system updates the Work Order Process Plan with the activity details and also updates the run time, setup time, batch time, wait time and transport time accordingly.

The login user ID and the system date are updated in the “Created By”, “Created Date”, “Edited By” and “Edited Date” fields.

The system displays the following:

Created By

The login user ID of the person who has selected the resource.

Created Date

The date on which the resource was selected.

Edited By

The login user ID of the person who has edited the selected resource details.

Edited Date

The date on which the selected resource details was edited.

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Formulas for calculating Activity Duration:

1.       If Activity Basis is fixed and Capacity Basis is fixed, the system calculates Activity Duration for the quantity to be manufactured using the formula;

Activity Duration = Run Time + [No. of Batches * Time Per Batch]+Setup Time +Queue Time + Wait Time +Transport Time.

Note: Capacity requirements would be the same as in Process Plan.

2.       If Activity Basis is variable and Capacity Basis is fixed, the system calculates Activity Duration with the formula;

Activity Duration =((Run Time/Qty per)* Order Qty) + [No. of Batches * Time Per Batch]+Setup Time +Queue Time + Wait Time + Transport Time.

Note: Capacity requirements would be the same as in Process Plan.

3.       If Activity Basis is fixed and Capacity Basis is variable, the system calculates the Activity Duration with the formula;

Activity Duration =[Run Time] + [No of Batches * Time Per Batch]+Setup Time +Queue Time + Wait Time +Transport Time.  

Note: Capacity requirements would be  {(Run Cap Units/Qty per) * Order Qty}.

4.       If Activity Basis is variable and Capacity Basis is variable, the system calculates the Activity Duration with the formula;

Activity Duration =[{(Run Time/Qty per)* Order Qty} / (Max Cap Units /Run Cap Units)] + [No of Batches * Time Per Batch]+Setup time +Queue Time +Wait Time +Transport Time.

Note: Capacity requirements would be different from Process Plan and would vary based on actual scheduling.