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   <Header>
      <Title>Project Control (PCS)</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2100347">
         <Level1>Project Control (PCS)</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection ID="pcs_aim">
      <Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcs" role="module">Project Control</GUIRef> is used for customer-order-driven production. Various project
		types and item types can be distinguished, which results in different
		functionality. The PCS module can perform estimating, planning, and
		manufacturing of fully customized items and <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Maketoorder_tc" role="glossary">make-to-order</Link> items.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Project budget</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If you follow a make-to-order strategy, it is easiest to
		  start with a <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000082" role="glossary">project budget</Link>. You can
		  analyze multiple budgets that belong to a single <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000042" role="glossary">calculation group</Link>. After the project budget is established, commercial monitoring
		  occurs in LN. You can
		  then enter information on competitors, success percentages, the reasons why a
		  potential customer accepts or does not accept a quotation, and so on.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Project engineering</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>After the sales order is closed, project engineering starts.
		  For each customer order (project), you can record the appropriate customized
		  bills of material and customized routings. You can also use standard bills of
		  material. <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#GeneriItem_ti" role="glossary">Generic items</Link> can be
		  configured in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cf" role="package">Configurator</GUIRef>.
		  If necessary, engineering changes can be performed during the course of the
		  project.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Planning</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>A <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#NetworPlanni_ti" role="glossary">network planning</Link> is
			 established for each project, which enables you to plan and control the
			 activities of a project. You can link critical materials and capacities to
			 certain activities. You can use this to:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>Plan the purchase of purchased parts with long delivery
			 times.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Calculate rough estimates of the capacity needed for
			 manufactured parts.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The definition of <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000085" role="glossary">modules</Link> allows you to set up
		detailed material and capacity requirements based on activities. You can plan
		these requirements in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> which also generates advices on rescheduling current
		production or purchase orders, if the plans are altered during the project.</Paragraph>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Calculation</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>You can calculate the estimated and the actual costs of each
		  order. You can compare the actual costs with the budgeted costs and the
		  estimated costs. You can always display the interim results of current orders.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000175" role="manual">Project types</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000178" role="manual">Network planning</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>