| # Module Planning (tipcs4120m000) Use this session to plan modules. You can specify a fixed plan quantity to allow proper planning of critical items. In this overview session you can list the modules by project and define fixed planned quantities in case critical materials need to be planned before a customized BOM or sales order demand is entered. In the details session you can: Maintain the module planning by project. Record rough material requirements for the project. Record (final) assembly scheduling for the project. Link modules to activities for activity-controlled material planning per project. Module planning is the relation between activities of the network planning and the modules. Modules can be materials that can jeopardize the finish date of the project because of their long delivery times. These materials are also referred to as critical materials. A module can also be an assembled part. Note During generate order planning in the Generate Order Planning (cprrp1210m000) session, Enterprise Planning creates planned supply for the critical materials. Module planning is created by manual input or by running the Copy Project (tipcs2210m000) session. Related topics Module Planning - Overview Project A collection of manufacturing and purchasing actions that are performed especially for a particular customer order. A project is initiated by a customer order for items having a To Order order policy. The purpose of a project is to plan and coordinate the production of these items. For a standard-to-order production, the project is only used to link the item with the customer order. Otherwise, a project can include: Customized item data (BOMs and routings) Project planning (activity planning) A budget is a special type of project. A budget is used to plan and estimate, not to carry out production. Module A planning unit for a customized, manufactured, or purchased part, for which the logistical planning is related directly to the project network planning. A module may be a more or less complex compound part or a single part, such as a long delivery time part. Customized Item An item produced on a customer specification for a specific project. A customized item can have a customized BOM and/or a customized routing and is normally not available as a standard item. A customized item can, however, be derived from a standard item or a generic item. Effectivity Unit The effectivity unit on which the generation of the requirements planning is based. The requirements planning is based on item/effectivity unit combination. The unit which is connected to the item is always the unit of the top-item. Cluster In Enterprise Planning, a grouping of warehouses connected to each other by supplying relationships. A cluster represents a geographical location that consists of one or more warehouses. Enterprise Planning considers these warehouses as one unit for planning purposes. Enterprise Planning uses the this field to determine the location of the material demand for this module. Enterprise Planning retrieves the cluster segment of the code of the plan item from this field. Activity The activity related to the module. Note The requirement date for the item that is linked to this module planning, is defined by the earliest finish date of this Activity. Safety Time (Perc) Define the safety time that indicates when the relevant module should be completed. It is calculated from the planned finish date for the activity. Fixed Plan Quantity If this check box is selected, the GOP will create firm planned supply for the specified Plan Quantity If this check box is cleared, GOP uses the sun of the dependent material demand and independent demand for the customized item as Module Quantity. This results in one firm planned supply order for the item, on the date that is defined on the related Activity. Related topics Module Planning - Overview Plan Quantity This is the manually entered plan quantity that must be planned during the RRP calculation. Note When transferring planned RRP purchase orders or RRP production orders, the fixed plan quantity is automatically reduced by the order quantity, so that the remaining plan quantity can be replanned during a following RRP calculation. A quantity can only be entered if fixed plan quantity is selected. Related topics Module Planning - Overview Inventory Unit The unit of measure in which the inventory of an item is recorded, such as piece, kilogram, box of 12, or meter. The inventory unit is also used as the base unit in measure conversions, especially for conversions that concern the order unit and the price unit on a purchase order or a sales order. These conversions always use the inventory unit as the base unit. An inventory unit therefore applies to all item types, also to item types that cannot be kept in stock. Status Indicates the current progress of the project. |