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   <Header>
      <Title>Assembly Control (ASC)</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2403115">
         <Level1>Assembly Control (ASC)</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection ID="aim_asc">
      <Paragraph>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> module to schedule and control assembly orders. <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> is
		intended for use by companies that produce many variants of complex products in
		a flow assembly line, although it can also be used in low-volume assembly
		environments if order-specific transaction handling is used.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>System performance is enhanced, and the data storage capacity
		  is reduced through the use of:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Line-station based transaction handling. Transactions are
		  performed by period.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Line-station variants. Orders are stored by common variants
		  rather than individually.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Eliminating floor stock from order content. Floor stock can be
		  included in the work instructions, but it is not backflushed.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The functionality of <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> can be
		  roughly divided into four sections:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>
            <Emphasis>Scheduling</Emphasis>. The assembly orders can be
		  remixed and scheduled by <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Emphasis>Dispatching</Emphasis>. Material requirements are
		  dispatched to the shop floor or to a supplier, and work instructions can be
		  printed. Many of these processes are run by process triggers.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Emphasis>Monitoring</Emphasis>. Events are reported to ERP Enterprise in order to continue
		  the assembly process using real-time activities.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Emphasis>Costing</Emphasis>. Most of the financial
		  calculations are performed outside the scope of <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef>. Cost
		  components can be defined on either a detailed or aggregated level, or a
		  combination of the two.</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Performance aspects</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>The settings in this session could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/performance/ti/P000029_purge_state_asc_data" role="manual">Delete in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef>
         </Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000301" role="manual">Assembly control overview</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000305" role="manual">Assembly line station utilization</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000303" role="manual">Assembly order costing</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000316" role="manual">Assembly assignment</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000323" role="manual">Line sequencing and rule types in Assembly Control</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/tisfc" role="manual">Shop Floor Control (SFC)</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>