Planning Approachs

Mauddib

V3.0.B

We set up items with BOMs and Routings. Sales Orders go up. Production and purchase planning is generated off this on the planning work sheets.

However we dont go about it the right way and im not sure what the correct way is. We have 10 machines (not true but pretend for now). Some items can ONLY use one of these machines. Some can use two of three.

We have one machine centre set up for each machine. We have one works centre set up for each machine. So each machine/works centre is a 1:1 mapping. Costs and capacities in minuntes are put on the centre.

We then set up routings for the item to go down a machine.

This works for the items that can only use one machine. But how can we improve this for the ones that can use more? Navision only allows the item card to have ONE routing on it.

Also we now have a new item which requires the machine to have 4 people on it not 3. So the costing of that machine changes for that item. How do we do this? We cant set up a new machine:work group pair because the planning will presume we now have double the capacity.

Im a little lost on this, not having a production planning background. How do other companies deal with situations like this?

Gavin

HalMdy

1) Number of operators : we make some dev to allow this kind of think :
- add a field on Routing Line,
- define a "standard" number of operator per machine
- apply the ratio when posting cost

2) Why did you create a Work Center for each Machine ? If you want to allow "switch" between two machines, best thing is :
- both machines are from the same WorkCenter
- on the Routing Line, put the WorkCenter in place of the Machine

Hope that helps ...

Adux

Mauddib wrote:

V3.0.B

Also we now have a new item which requires the machine to have 4 people on it not 3. So the costing of that machine changes for that item. How do we do this? We cant set up a new machine:work group pair because the planning will presume we now have double the capacity.

You may use different centers for machines and for operators.
And 2 different routing lines- 1 for machine 1 for operators.