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   <Header>
      <Title>Order-block planning</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2083453">
         <Level1>order block</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2083456">
         <Level1>setup class</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2083459">
         <Level1>setup state</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection ID="order_block_planning">
      <Paragraph>To optimize the use of the various machines available for the
		production process in a factory, and minimize changeover due to other product
		characteristics, functionality is available to sort production orders based on
		set-up classes (such as color).</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000377" role="glossary" Update="No">Order blocks</Link> can assist you
		to set up an optimal production schedule by reducing the time lost in machine
		setup activities.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If you generate order blocks, LN combines a number of <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000022" role="glossary">production orders</Link> to form an order block. After you
		generated the order blocks, you can manually add or remove production orders to
		or from the order block.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <ExampleSection>
      <SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Examples of situations where you can use this
		  functionality:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Items with different colors must be spray-painted. If you apply
		  a color that differs from the last used color, you need setup time to replace
		  the paint and clean the equipment. If the previous color was darker than the
		  new color, the cleaning must be extra thorough. A sequence from light to dark
		  colors is the most efficient.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>A machine can be fitted with various tools. If you put the
		  items that require the same tool immediately following each other, you save
		  setup time.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>In the first example, you define a <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#100103" role="glossary" Update="No">setup class</Link> "Color", and <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#100104" role="glossary" Update="No">setup states</Link>, for example, "White", "Light
		blue", "Dark brown".</Paragraph>
   </ExampleSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>To set up order blocks</SectionTitle>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>To set up order blocks:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Define setup classes and setup states in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs" role="module">Tables</GUIRef> module in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc" role="package">Common</GUIRef> package.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Link setup states to operations in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1104m000" role="session">Setup Classes and States by Routing Operation (tirou1104m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>After you planned production orders, you can fine-tune the
		  setup states in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0133m000" role="session">Setup Classes and States by Operation (tisfc0133m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>For the details, refer to:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000351" role="manual">To define setup classes and setup states</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000356" role="manual">To set up order-block planning</Link>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>To plan with order blocks</SectionTitle>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>To put a collection of production orders in an efficient
		  production schedule, you must:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0251m000" role="session">Generate Order Block Planning (tisfc0251m000)</GUIRef> to generate the order blocks for the
		  production orders you want to schedule.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Modify these order blocks as you require. A graphical plan
		  board is available.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Update the planning data from the order blocks to the actual
		  production orders, as displayed in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0110m000" role="session">Production Planning (tisfc0110m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
      <Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000357" role="manual">To plan with order blocks</Link>
      </Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Limitation</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>If a production order has many operations on many different
		machines, you can coordinate the schedule around just one of these
		machines.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000350" role="manual">Backgrounds on setup classes and setup states in LN</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000356" role="manual">To set up order-block planning</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000357" role="manual">To plan with order blocks</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>