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   <Header>
      <Title>Function: Process engineering</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2262714">
         <Level1>Process engineering</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The objective of this function is to define item production
		data, production layout, and operations, which means that you must assign and
		install several tasks and work centers. You must identify tools and define
		routings.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>During production, each product can follow a different route
		through the factory, different machines, and/or different operations. For a new
		product, which is a product innovation, or for a customized product, which is a
		customer specification, this route will be unknown and, therefore, must be
		engineered. This function defines and creates the production bill of material
		and the routing for the product defined, taking planning constraints into
		account.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Process: Process engineering (MJS, MRT)
		(code: MEN02a)</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The steps in the process engineering process usually include
		  the following:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Identify manufacturing features and parts outline.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Determine the discrete operations.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Determine the alternative production methods for each operation
		  and select the methods.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Determine times, cutting conditions, stage drawings, and so on
		  to provide a detailed plan.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Assumptions:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>The product engineering procedure for repetitive production
		  environments does not contain facilities to configure items that contain
		  options.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">IT support:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>ERP Enterprise Manufacturing</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Process: Assembly Process engineering (code:
		MEN02b)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>The objective of this function is to set up the production
		process for the Mixed Model Flow Production environments.</Paragraph>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>The steps in this engineering process usually include the
		  following:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Set up line layout.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Define operations.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Link operations to the line layout (operation
		  assignments).</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Define process characteristics such as man occupation, line
		  rate and so on (line assignments).</ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Assumptions:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>No assumptions.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">IT support:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>ERP Enterprise Manufacturing: Assembly Planning</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>