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   <Header>
      <Title>Tools planning method</Title>
   </Header>
   <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/titrp0111m000" role="session">Estimated Tool Requirements (titrp0111m000)</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>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>The tools planning
		method takes into account the Tools Usage field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0102m000" role="session">Tools by Tool Type (titrp0102m000)</GUIRef> session. The number of tools to be planned is
		determined by the Maximum Number of Tools to be planned. When LN 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, LN considers the alternative tool types. LN also takes into
		account the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0101m000#titrp001.plmt" role="manual">Planning Method</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0101m000" role="session">Tool Types (titrp0101m000)</GUIRef> session. Depending on the value of this field, LN uses the following
		methods when planning:</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListItem>
            <Emphasis>Least
		  Remaining Tool Life</Emphasis>. LN first considers tools with the least
		  remaining life.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListItem>
            <Emphasis>Maximum
		  Remaining Tool Life</Emphasis>. LN selects tools with the maximum remaining
		  tool life.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListItem>
            <Emphasis>Based on Order
		  Quantity</Emphasis>. For the planning, LN selects tools with a
		  remaining tool life equal to or greater than the requirement considered for the
		  planning.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListItem>
            <Emphasis>Not
		  Applicable</Emphasis>. The planning method is not applicable, which means the
		  tool life is not applicable.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <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 LN fails to plan the
		tools for the requirement, the requirement is not changed.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>