Discrete Manufacturing Features and Functions
Discrete Manufacturing refers to complex assembled products, computer, autos, tractors, Aerospace, etc. Planning and scheduling for these product needs to deal with the multi-level product assembly where the component needs to be schedule to fulfill the finsed product, but he component itself can be a finished product. For example a disk drive or car stereo. These can be sold alone to a retailer or end customer, but also are components in a finished good- automobiles, computer systems etc..Consequently the planning system needs to explode a bill of material and schedule the creation of each component, respecting the due date of the final product. Typically this scheduling approach them is backward scheduling to achieve economic and customer goals.
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- Planning takes into account different modes, which include build-to-stock, build-to-order, configure-to-order, engineer-to-order, and just in time (JIT)
- Planning takes into account multi-stage assembly with variable inventory strategies--including postponement--per stage
- Identify and model various constraints including material, capacity, skills, and variable constraints
- Develop and simulate real-time production plans, using visual representations and drag and drop capabilities
- Plan and schedule for various objectives including due date, optimized resource, priority around channel, dates, and customers
- Identify plan issues such as violations of customer due dates and inventory or capacity shortages
- Identify material requirements shortages and overages
- Propose and solve for material requirements including recommending a procurement plan (ability to cancel orders as well as create requisitions or pulls)
- Plan production with consideration to yield, lots sizes, lead times, variable lead times, intransit inventory, and shrinkage
- Full pegging of products from component, to product, to family, to substitute bill of materials (BOM)
- Full pegging of orders from customer, to project, product, work center, lot, and to supplier
- Dynamic repegging based on changing demand or supply
- Full tracking of orders from customer to project, product, unit or serial number, work center, lot, and supplier (medical equipment, for example)
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Operational Planning Features and Functions
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