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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Assembly Control (ASC)</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Assembly Control (ASC)</Level1>
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	<AimSection><Paragraph>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> module to schedule and control assembly orders. <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> is intended for use by companies that produce many variants of complex products in a flow assembly line, although it can also be used in low-volume assembly environments if order-specific transaction handling is used.</Paragraph>
	</AimSection>
	<GeneralSection><List><ListIntro>System performance is enhanced, and the data storage capacity is reduced through the use of:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Line-station based transaction handling. Transactions are performed by period.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Line-station variants. Orders are stored by common variants rather than individually.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Eliminating floor stock from order content. Floor stock can be included in the work instructions, but it is not backflushed.</ListItem>
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		<List><ListIntro>The functionality of <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> can be roughly divided into four sections:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><Emphasis>Scheduling</Emphasis>. The assembly orders are received from Line Assembly Control (LAC) and can be remixed and scheduled by <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Emphasis>Dispatching</Emphasis>. Material requirements are dispatched to the shop floor or to a supplier, and work instructions can be printed. Many of these processes are run by process triggers.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Emphasis>Monitoring</Emphasis>. Events are reported to SSA ERP in order to continue the assembly process using real-time activities.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Emphasis>Costing</Emphasis>. Most of the financial calculations are performed outside the scope of <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef>. Cost components can be defined on either a detailed or aggregated level, or a combination of the two.</ListItem>
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	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000301" role="manual">Assembly control overview</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000305" role="manual">Assembly line station utilization</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000303" role="manual">Assembly order costing</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000316" role="manual">Assembly assignment</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000323" role="manual">Line sequencing and rule types in Assembly Control</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/tisfc" role="module">Shop Floor Control (SFC)</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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