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   <Header>
      <Title>Defining Assembly Line Assignments</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2394747">
         <Level1>Define Assembly Line Assignment</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2394750">
         <Level1>Line Segments</Level1>
         <Level2>process engineering</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2394755">
         <Level1>Process Engineering</Level1>
         <Level2>line segments</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2394760">
         <Level1>Product Structure</Level1>
         <Level2>Assembly Line Structure</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2394765">
         <Level1>Assembly Line Structure</Level1>
         <Level2>Product Structure</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>Start <GUIRef>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti" role="package">Manufacturing</GUIRef> &gt;   &gt; <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> &gt; <PathPart>Assembly
		Lines</PathPart> &gt; <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl1530m000" role="session">Assembly Lines (tiasl1530m000)</GUIRef>
         </GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Assignments are used to define process characteristics. Defining
		assembly line assignments is the process of linking operations and resources,
		that is, operators and machines, to an assembly line in such a way that the
		assembly process can proceed without bottlenecks. This set of relations is
		called an assignment. A <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000000000000057" role="glossary">cycle time</Link> is defined for each assignment. This cycle
		time indicates the line speed, also known as the takt time of the line.
		Assignments can be date-effective.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Process characteristics</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>Several process characteristics can be defined by using
		assignments. Process characteristics that are applicable to the entire assembly
		line are defined on the line-level assignment. Process characteristics that
		apply to line-stations are defined by creating assignments for each line
		station. All line-station assignments are then linked to the line-level
		assignments. When the line-level assignment is active, all line-station
		assignments that are linked to it are effective.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Assignments are defined for an assembly line. For each
		assignment, you specify the average and non-average cycle time and the period
		for which the assignment is active. To define the period for which the
		assignment is active, you must specify the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5510m000#tiasc510.efdt" role="manual">Effective Date</GUIRef> and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5510m000#tiasc510.exdt" role="manual">Expiry Date</GUIRef> for the assignment.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Average cycle time assignments, which applies to line:
			 Specify and use an average cycle time based on the cycle times of the
			 non-average assignments for the day. The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> module
			 uses the average assignment in planning. Planning is based on cycle time,
			 calendar, and availibility type. An average assignment is valid for a day.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Non-average cycle time assignments, which applies to
			 line-station: A non-average assignment is based on specific times within a day.
			 Non-average line-level assignments are linked to line-station levels only
			 .</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <Note>
      <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>An average cycle time is not a mathematical average, but is
			 a value that you consider to be a suitable average for the non-average cycle
			 times over the course of a full day.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Each day must be completely covered by average and
			 non-average assignments. Therefore, ensure that for each moment of the day a
			 non-average assignment is effective, even if no work is performed for a part of
			 the day. Average assignments automatically apply to the whole day. ERP Enterprise takes the hours of
			 the working day from the calendar.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Non-average assignments are used to define order content.
			 For generated (non-frozen) orders, the order content is based on the first
			 active, non-average assignment of the day. For frozen orders, the order content
			 is based on the non-average assignment that is in effect at the time that the
			 order is frozen.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Non-average assignments are used to offset the lead time
			 during sequencing. When the order is sequenced, a lead time is calculated for
			 every order. This lead time is based on the cycle times, and the applicable
			 cycle time is retrieved from non-average assignments.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </Note>
   <GeneralSection>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>To define process characteristics, complete the following
		  steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Select the main assembly line.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl1530m000#open.assignments" role="command">Assignments</GUIRef> on the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu. The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5510m000" role="session">Assembly Line - Assignments (tiasc5510m000)</GUIRef> session starts.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Define the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000338" role="glossary">assembly assignment</Link> for the assembly line.</ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Linking the assignment to line stations</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>Start <GUIRef>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti" role="package">Manufacturing</GUIRef> &gt;   &gt; <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> &gt; <PathPart>Assembly
		Lines</PathPart> &gt; <PathPart>Assembly Lines</PathPart>
         </GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>To link the assignment to line stations, complete the
		  following steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Select the assembly line. Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl1530m000#open.assignments" role="command">Assignments</GUIRef> on the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu . The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5510m000" role="session">Assembly Line - Assignments (tiasc5510m000)</GUIRef> session starts.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Select the <Emphasis>non-average</Emphasis> line assignment
			 that you have defined in the steps above. Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5510m000#line.station.assignments" role="command">Line Station Assignments</GUIRef> on the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu. The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5520m000" role="session">Assembly Line - Assignments and Line Stations (tiasc5520m000)</GUIRef> session
			 starts.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Add the line stations that belong to the assembly line.</Paragraph>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>For all line stations, you must specify values for the
				following:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5520m000#tiasc520.mnoc" role="manual">Man Occupation</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5520m000#tiasc520.mcoc" role="manual">Machine Occupation</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5520m000#tiasc520.nuct" role="manual">Number of Cycle Times</GUIRef> for all line stations. The
				number of cycle times is the time required to process one assembly order in the
				line station for this assignment. The time is expressed as a number of cycles.
				For example, if the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000000000000057" role="glossary">cycle time</Link> is two minutes, ten minutes is expressed as
				five cycles.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>