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   <Header>
      <Title>Displaying Assembly Line - Assignments</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2365329">
         <Level1>Displaying</Level1>
         <Level2>assembly line - assignments</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2365334">
         <Level1>Assembly Line - Assignments</Level1>
         <Level2>displaying</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>Assignments exist on two
		levels, and are divided in two types. The types differ in purpose, whereas the
		levels differ in the characteristics they define.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Types</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The following types of assignments exist:</ListIntro>
         <ListItemHead>Non-average assignments</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>The purpose of these assignments is to define process
		  characteristics. Nonaverage assignments are used for the following purposes: <List>
               <ListItem>They are used to define order content. For generated
				(nonfrozen) orders, the order content is based on the first active, nonaverage
				assignment. For frozen orders, the order content is based on the nonaverage
				assignment that is in effect at the time that the order is frozen.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>They are also 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 the nonaverage assignment.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Average assignments</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>The purpose of these assignments is to define an average cycle
		  time. LAC uses the average assignment in planning. Planning in LAC is based on
		  cycle time, calendar, and availibility type.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListItem>An average cycle time is not a mathematical average, but is a
			 value that you consider to be a suitable average for the nonaverage cycle times
			 over the course of a full day.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Each day must be completely covered by both average and
			 non-average assignments. So, make sure 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.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Levels</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Assignments can exist on two levels. According to these
		  levels, the following sorts of assignments exist:</ListIntro>
         <ListItemHead>Line Station Level Assignments</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>These assignments define process characteristics per line
		  station. <List>
               <ListIntro>The process characteristics defined, are:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>Man occupation and
				machine occupation</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Number of cycle times</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Work team</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Operations</ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Line Level Assignments</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>These assignments exist for a complete assembly line, and
		  define characteristics that apply to the whole line. Every line level
		  assignments is linked to a set of line station level assignments. Therefore, if
		  you select another line level assignment, you also automatically select another
		  set of line station level assignments. <List>
               <ListIntro>Line level assignments have the following
				characteristics:</ListIntro>
               <ListItemHead>Cycle time data</ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>Cycle times are based on the operations performed on a
				line. The cycle time can vary according to the time range that is provided for
				the assignment.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Offset time data</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Effective date and expiry date</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Start time and end time</ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListItem>Operations are not visible in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> module.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Only line level assignments can be average or non-average,
			 because this characteristic has respect to the cycle time, and the cycle time
			 is only defined for line level assignments, and not for line station level
			 assignments.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Assignments are date and time-sensitive, so different process
			 charactersitics can be applied to the line over different periods and/or time
			 ranges.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>In LAC, several characteristics on line station level are
			 defined as separate assignments, such as a job assignment and an operations
			 assignment.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </Note>
   </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/000316" role="manual">Assembly assignment</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>