| # Module Planning (tipcs4120m000) In the overview session you can list the modules by project. 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 Module planning is created by manual input or by running the Copy Project (tipcs2210m000) session. 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. The activity, which is part of the activity network for the project, controls the logistical planning for the relevant module. Safety Time (Perc) The safety time, expressed as a percentage of the activity's duration, indicates when the relevant module should be completed. It is calculated from the planned finish date for the activity. Fixed Plan Quantity The fixed plan quantity indicates whether it is entered by hand or whether it is automatically determined on the basis of the actual material requirements by using the RRP calculation. 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. 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. |