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   <Header>
      <Title>Assembly assignment</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2065118">
         <Level1>Assignment</Level1>
         <Level2>assembly</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The purpose of an
		assembly assignment is to balance the resources over the line stations in a
		manner that optimizes line performance. The process engineer defines the period
		and range for an assembly assignment, and links process characteristics to the
		assembly assignment.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Assignments are used to
		define process characteristics such as cycle time, man occupation, and machine
		occupation. Assignments are date-sensitive, so different process
		characteristics can be applied to the assembly line over different periods
		(dates) and time ranges (times of day) on the same day.</Paragraph>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Process characteristics</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Several process
		  characteristics can be defined by means of assignments. Process characteristics
		  that are applicable to the entire assembly line are defined on the line level
		  assignment. Process characteristics applied at line station level are defined
		  for other assignments, which are defined by line station and linked to the line
		  level assignments. When the line level assignment is active, all line station
		  assignments that are linked to it are effective.</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>Assignments are defined for an assembly line. For each
			 assignment, you specify the cycle time (average and nonaverage) and activity
			 ranges (the period and time ranges for which the assignment is effective). In
			 addition to cycle time, you can define the following process characteristics
			 for an assignment:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>Man and machine
			 occupation per station. These are the line station level assignments.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Work team (operation
			 per work team and work teams per station). These are the line station level
			 assignments.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>These process
		  characteristics are linked to other assignments that are, in turn, linked to
		  the assembly assignment. When an assembly assignment is valid, the assignments
		  that are linked to it are also in effect.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Average and nonaverage assignments</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>There are two types of assignments, both of which exist at
			 the same time:</ListIntro>
            <ListItemHead>Average assignments</ListItemHead>
            <ListItem>Use an average cycle
			 time (which you specify) based on the cycle times of the nonaverage assignments
			 for the day. Assembly Control module uses the average assignment in planning.
			 Planning is based on cycle time, calendar, and availability type. An average
			 assignment is valid for a day.</ListItem>
            <ListItemHead>Nonaverage assignments</ListItemHead>
            <ListItem>Use time-based cycle
			 times that are applicable to the operations performed on the line. The cycle
			 time can vary according to the time range that is provided for the assignment.
			 A nonaverage assignment is based on specific times within a day.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <List>
               <ListItem>An average cycle time is not a mathematical average, but is
				a value that you consider to be a suitable average for the nonaverage cycle
				times over the course of a full day.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Nonaverage assignments for a line must be defined for the
				entire day, even if no work is performed for part of the day. LN takes the hours of the
				working day from the calendar.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Nonaverage assignments are used to define order content.
				For generated (nonfrozen) orders, the order content is based on the first
				active, nonaverage assignment of the day. For frozen orders, the order content
				is based on the nonaverage assignment that is in effect at the time that the
				order is frozen.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Nonaverage assignments are also used to offset the lead
				time during sequencing. When the order is sequenced, a lead time is calculated
				for every order. This lead time is based on the cycle times, and the applicable
				cycle time is retrieved from nonaverage assignments.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </Note>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>