Hello IFS Community, We have the following scenario at our company:2 Work CentersWork Center 1 can build 90% of our part numbers Work Center 2 can build 60& of our part numbers Not all parts from WC1 can be build at WC2 and vice versa. So when we want to level our capacities, we encounter issues with APB or any automated planning method. What is the ideal solution here? If we create routing alternates for the parts that are able to be build in both WCs, would this solve our issue? Would APB be able to see that there is an alternate when capacity is full at one WC and plan at the other? I noticed this field in Shop Order Operation: Preferred Resource. Is this only a SO OP field or could this be attached to a Part number level? Because in this case, I would control everything through 1 work center with 2 resources. Thanks for your input!A.P.
Hello IFS community, I have a question regarding how the Lot Size Based Product Structure works. Here is a short summary of what I tested:Product Structure - Lot Size Structure – Anything bigger than 23 pcs should have Alternate “1” and anything smaller should use alternate “*”.I then master scheduled 35 pcs of this part number in one day. My Planning details for lot sizing are set as follows: Max lot size set to 25 pcs (no min or Std).Result – Two Shop Order requisitions: 1 with 10 lot size and one with 25 lot size but BOTH with alternate 1 (only for lots bigger than 23). EXPECTED result: Two Shop Order Reqs: 1 with 10 and one with 25 but with different PRODUCT ALTERNATES. In this case, we are trying to tell IFS to use a different packaging for when we make 25 pcs Lot size. I read in the link below that only MRP checks through Lot Size Based Product Structure:Selecting Product Structure Alternate while performing MRP/MS in App-9 | IFS Community Is this true or am I facing a bug? And
DUPLICATE PLEASE REMOVEcheck Lot Size Based Structure within Master Schedule | IFS Community
Hello IFS Community, We are starting to use APB in our company and for it to work properly, I need to apply a material constraint. Since we are still new to this, we would like to apply this to only some Components PN. The question is: Is there a fast and convenient way to change the “Sched Capacity” for several PN at once, or at least in a list without having to open one by one in Inventory Part? Since we are still just testing it, I wouldn’t like to rely on our IT for it. Any tips?
Hello, I would like to know if there would be a way to set up which routing alternate is to be automatically used in our Shop Orders without having to manipulate the Lot Size preferences in the Routing. For an example: adding a new routing Alternate that would be the “main one” before the “*” Alternate. If that would be possible, I wouldn't have to create a new Routing itself when I get a new machine. I could just add a new Alternate and create a Control Plan for that new Alternate. I appreciate any ideas or inputs on how to deal with this. Thanks!
Hi, I have just received the working calendar for the rest of the year from some of our Suppliers.These suppliers provide us with some external manufacturing operations. These operations have fixed lead times in the system for each kind of operation (created through Standard Operations menu). My question is: Is there a way to create some sort of supplier calendar and add the working day exceptions for each supplier separately? This way we get a better idea on when we would get the parts delivered.If so, how? If not, dos anyone has an workaround to this? Many thanks in advance for all the support!
Does anyone know if it is possible to update several Shop Orders at once? I would like to adjust several Shop Orders to their feasible start dates so that in I P A P my colleagues could also plan accordingly. Any suggestions?
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