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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Tools planning method</Title>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>The purpose of tools planning is to estimate the tools that are needed for production orders, service orders, and work orders. If a production order is planned, the required tools are determined using the routing that is linked to the item.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>After the tools are planned, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0511m000" role="session">Estimated Tool Requirements (titrp0511m000)</GUIRef> session checks the availability of the planned tools.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>The tools planning procedure is used in the following sessions:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0211m000" role="session">Plan Tools Globally (titrp0211m000)</GUIRef> session. The method is only used if the tool serial number is not specified.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp1202m000" role="session">Replan Tools (titrp1202m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0213m000" role="session">Availability Check for Tools (titrp0213m000)</GUIRef> session. This method is only used if the tool serial number is not specified.</ListItem>
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		<Paragraph>The tools planning method takes into account the Tools Usage field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0502m000" role="session">Tools by Tool Type (titrp0502m000)</GUIRef> session. The number of tools to be planned is determined by the Maximum Number of Tools to be planned. When SSA ERP plans tools with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0211m000" role="session">Plan Tools Globally (titrp0211m000)</GUIRef> session and with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp1202m000" role="session">Replan Tools (titrp1202m000)</GUIRef> session, SSA ERP considers the alternative tool types. SSA ERP also takes into account the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0101s000#titrp001.plmt" role="field">Planning Method</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0101s000" role="session">Tool Types (titrp0101s000)</GUIRef> session. Depending on the value of this field, SSA ERP uses the following methods when planning:</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItem><Emphasis>Least Remaining Tool Life</Emphasis>. SSA ERP first considers tools with the least remaining life.</ListItem>
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		<List><ListItem><Emphasis>Maximum Remaining Tool Life</Emphasis>. SSA ERP selects tools with the maximum remaining tool life.</ListItem>
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		<List><ListItem><Emphasis>Based on Order Quantity</Emphasis>. For the planning, SSA ERP selects tools with a remaining tool life equal to or greater than the requirement considered for the planning.</ListItem>
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		<List><ListItem><Emphasis>Not Applicable</Emphasis>. The planning method is not applicable, which means the tool life is not applicable.</ListItem>
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		<Paragraph>The tools planning method procedure considers all the previously-mentioned input and plans the tools. If the requirement cannot be satisfied in one check-availability procedure, a purchase quantity is recommended. If SSA ERP fails to plan the tools for the requirement, the requirement is not changed.</Paragraph>
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