Recipe Management Features and Functions
Production definitions for process-oriented materials are often best described by a recipe as opposed to a BOM and production process (routing). Because of the highly interdependent nature of the materials and the processing steps, the recipe combines information from the BOM and routing in one document. For process-oriented companies, these requirements should be considered in addition to the requirements defined in bill of material management and production process management. Recipe inputs and outputs represent the materials consumed and produced within a recipe. There is clearly overlap between these requirements and the BOM requirements, although there are differences. Recipe-based companies typically differentiate recipes from BOMs, but still use BOMs for other uses such as packaging requirements. Recipe-driven companies should fill out requirements for both recipes and BOMs. Production process requirements for recipes are defined here, in the production process (routing) management category, and process-oriented companies should pay close attention to both the production process (routing) management and the recipe management sections.
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Recipe Definition
The base definition for the recipe and basic information about the overall recipe
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Recipe Structure
The ability for the recipe to address different production models, including disassembly bills
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Recipe Inputs and Outputs
The ability for the recipe to capture and manage specific types of information about the materials that comprise the ingredients and results of the recipe
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Managing Recipes
Creating, copying, deleting, and otherwise managing recipes
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Recipe Design
Recipe design tools allow for easy development of new recipes
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Recipe Analysis
Recipe analysis tools provide additional information derived from the recipe or validate the recipe itself
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Core PLM for Process Industries Features and Functions
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