Production Control Parameters

DEFAULTS

Planning Method

The parameter is used to determine the default planning method for production order. In production control system, the modifications in time and resource usages are tracked by determining planning method. Planned and targeted dates are updated by the selected method. It contains the following options:

• Forward
• Backward
  The selected method here is transferred to planning method field of the production orders as default.

Run Capacity Control For the Selected Resources

The parameter is used to provide generating resource loads for free times of resources of work orders when releasing the production orders after controlling resources' usage capacity. It contains the following options:

• Workstation
• Employee

Resource Usages Calculation

It is the resource usage calculation default. It contains the following options:

• By Quantity
• By Duration
  When "By Duration" is selected, the operation duration is calculated by considering shifts, exceptions, and working time changes in the time range between start-end dates. If operation batch and operation duration info has been entered, the amount can also be calculated by multiplying these values and calculated operation duration. When "By Quantity" is selected as calculation method, quantity operation batch and operation duration info are entered by the user. The operation duration is calculated by the direction of these values and the ending time is updated by the direction of this calculated duration.

PARAMETERS

Planned Tool Usage Will be Limited by Work Station Usage

The parameter used in planning operations. It is used to determine whether planned tool usage will be restricted by workstation usage or not when workstation and tool usage times are different from each other. It contains the following options:

• Will be limited
• Will not be limited

Planned Employee Usage Will be Limited by Work Station Usage

The parameter used in planning operations. It is used to determine whether planned employee usage will be restricted by workstation usage or not when workstation and employee usage times are different from each other.
It contains the following options:

• Will be limited
• Will not be limited
  
  
  When "Will be limited" is selected, workstation working time is used as default in planning operations. When "Will not be limited" is selected, plannings are done by considering shifts of employees.

Actual Tool Usage Will be Limited by Work Station Usage

The parameter used in planning operations. It is used to determine whether actual tool usage will be restricted by workstation usage or not when workstation and tool usage times are different from each other. It contains the following options:

• Will be limited
• Will not be limited
  When "Will be limited" is selected, workstation working time is used as default in planning operations.When "Will not be limited" is selected, plannings are done by considering shifts of tools.

Actual Employee Usage Will be Limited by Work Station Usage

The parameter used in planning operations. It is used to determine whether actual employee usage will be restricted by work station usage or not when workstation and employee usage times are different from each other. It contains the following options:

• Will be limited
• Will not be limited
  When "Will be limited" is selected, workstation working time is used as default in planning operations.When "Will not be limited" is selected, plannings are done by considering shifts of employees.

Serial / Lot / Location Automatic Generation

The parameter used to determine whether or not the expiry date will be processed in serial / lot / location automatic generation operation.

• Process Expiry Date
• Do Not Process Expiry Date
  When "Process Expiry Date" is selected, slip dates and material expiry dates are controlled in serial / lot / location automatic generation operation and the materials with old dates are not used in output operations.

Release Warning Must Appear While Recording Production Order

In production control system, production orders are released automatically when saving them firstly. But after some changes in production order lines (durations, workstations), it has to be released again so that the changes can be reflected to work orders and related slips.
If you approve this parameter, release warning screens appear while recording production orders after changes.

Unit Price Assignment in Actual Quantity Entry

The parameter used to specify whether or not unit price would be assigned in actual quantity entries. This parameter line contains "Will Not Be Done" and "Will Be Done" options.

When "Will Be Done" is selected, unit price is assigned to the related slip in actual quantity entries.

Actual Workstation Resource Usage Records (Automatic)

The parameter used to determine whether the actual workstation resource usage records would be generated automatically or not.
It contains the following options:

• Will be generated
• Will not be generated
  
  
  If "Will be generated" is selected, actual workstation resource usages are generated automatically when production/work order status has been changed as "in progress".
  If the status change is done for work orders, resource usage records will only be generated for the related work orders' resources.

Actual Employee Usage Records (Automatic)

The parameter used to determine whether the actual employee usage records would be generated automatically or not. It contains the following options:

• Will be generated
• Will not be generated
  
  
  If "Will be generated" is selected, actual employee usages are generated automatically when production/work order status has been changed as "in progress". If the status change is done for work orders, resource usage records will only be generated for the related work orders' resources.

Actual Tool Resource Usage Records (Automatic)

The parameter used to determine whether the actual tool resource usage records would be generated automatically or not. It contains the following options:

• Will be generated
• Will not be generated
  If "Will be generated" is selected, actual tool resource usages are generated automatically when production/work order status has been changed as "in progress". If the status change is done for work orders, resource usage records will only be generated for the related work orders' resources.

Check Material Levels in Actual Quantity Entry

The parameter used to specify whether or not material level control would be performed in Actual Quantity entries. This field contains "Will Be Done" and "Will Not Be Done" options. When "Will Be Done" is selected, material level is checked in actual quantity entries, and a warning message is displayed if necessary.

Assign G/L Account in Actual Quantity Entry

The default value indicating whether or not G/L accounts will be assigned in actual quantity entries. This field contains "Will Be Done" and "Will Not Be Done" options. When "Will Be Done" is selected, assignment of account codes is checked.

Check Material Levels in Quick Actual Quantity Entry and Operation Completion

The parameter used to specify whether or not material level control would be performed in Quick Actual Quantity entries and during Operation Completion transactions. This field contains "Will Be Done" and "Will Not Be Done" options.

If "Will Be Done" is selected, Usage, Scrap and Input From Production Slips are not generated when there are materials below negative inventory level.

Period Will be Considered in Production Order Cost

The parameter used to specify whether or not period would be considered in production order costs. This field contains Yes and No options.
When "Yes" is selected, the usage cost is considered in finished good cost calculation.
When "No" is selected, average of the total usage amount (of a production order) is considered.

Production Order Actual Costs

Used to determine how the production order actual costs will be posted to G/L. It contains the following options:

• Post to G/L account by production order basis
• Post to G/L account by material slip basis

Inventory Level To Be Considered in Actualization of Material Procurement Proposals

The parameter used to specify the inventory levels to be considered in actualization of material procurement proposals. It contains the following options:

• Do Not Process Inventory Level
• Safety Inventory Level
• Minimum Inventory Level
  
  
  When "Safety Inventory Level" is selected, the amount that fulfilled from stock is calculated as below:
  "materials on hand – safety inventory".
  In warehouse transfer, the related warehouse's safety inventory level is taken into consideration.

Proper Order Slips Will Be Automatically Assigned To Material Procurement

In material procurement transactions, instead of generating a new order slip, a proper order slip (recorded before) can be assigned to material procurement transaction automatically. When you choose "Yes" in this parameter line, most appropriate order slip (according to its date) through the recorded ones is selected and assigned to material procurement.

Proper Production Orders Will Be Automatically Assigned To Material Procurement

In material procurement transactions, instead of generating a new production order, a proper slip (recorded before) can be assigned to material procurement transaction automatically. When you choose "Yes" in this parameter line, most appropriate production order (according to its date) through the recorded ones is selected and assigned to material procurement.

When Production Orders Deleted or Cancelled

The parameter used to specify whether the procurement transactions will be deleted or their relations with production orders will be broken when deleting or cancelling production order. It contains the following options:

• Relations will be broken
• Procurement transactions will be deleted
  
  
  When "Procurement transactions will be deleted" is selected, all the procurement transactions with no status changes are deleted. Other ones' relations with production orders are broken.

Production Order Workstation Proposal

Instead of dividing a production order into parts, a kind of production line balancing is performed by distributing different production orders to different workstations by considering maximum duration in queue, capacity usage rates are increased and costs are decreased to minimum level.

Proper workstation default for production order is determined by this parameter line. It contains the following options:

• Priority
• The Quickest Workstation
  
  
  In the event of selecting Priority option, when resource usages assignment to workstations is performed, the existing operation's first workstation is predicated on. In the event of not considering the resource usage in production order, the resource assignment is done according to work order's durations and occupation rate of work order is not considered. When considering the resource usages instead, by choosing the ideal time slice, the resource assignment is performed in case the relevant production order is works full capacity.
  
  But, the workstations serving the same work are not considered in these assignments. However in such case, the resources are used effectively. When a resource works full capacity, other resource stands idle.
  
  By using distribution type parameters in operation card, a distribution can be performed according to number of other workstations or according to operation durations. This distribution is for only one production order; that is to say, only one production order can be distributed to workstations in operation card.
  
  When The Quickest Workstation is selected, instead of dividing a production order, different production orders are distributed to different workstations by considering maximum duration in queue; therefore a kind of production line balancing is performed. Thus, capacity usage rate is increased and costs are decreased to minimum level. Maximum duration in queue means acceptable waiting duration. Maximum durations in queue are specified in operation definition cards.
  
  The selection made here is transferred to workstation field in production orders as default; can be changed if necessary.

Generate Usage Slip on Fulfilling from Stock

Used to determine whether or not the usage slips will be generated automatically in "Fulfilling from Stock" operation in production. Contains Yes and No options. If "Yes" is selected, the slips will be generated automatically.

Update Order Delivery Dates When Planning Dates are Updated

Production Order Cost will be Calculated base on Input from Production Slip

Used to calculate production order costs according to input from production slip amounts.

Start Date For Processing Resource Usage

It is start date default which will be considered for resource usages.

Default Slip Type to be Added when Delivery Type is Purchase

When material procurement type is specified as "Purchase", the slip type to be generated is determined with this parameter. It contains the following options:

• Purchase Order
• Purchase Indent
  
  
  According to selected option here, it is provided to generated purchase order slip or purchase indent slip at the end of material procurement transaction. Parameter's default is "Purchase".

The Same Material Lines in Production Order Calculation

This parameter line is used to determine whether the same materials (with the same code) selected in the BOM lines will be combined during the production order calculation operation. It has two options:

• Will Be Combined
• Will Not Be Combined
  
  
  When Will Be Combined option is selected, the relevant materials with the same code are combined and listed as a single line in the production order.
  
  When Will Not Be Combined option is selected, the relevant materials with the same code are listed in separate lines.