An interim demand structure is a temporary holding place for an independent demand requiring a multi-level manufacturing order, either simulated or not to be immediately executed. Interim demand structures encompass interim orders and interim demands, and can hold information on components, operations, tools, and work guidelines. Interim orders are created and released from a sales quotation or a customer order, while interim demands are created and released from manufacturing.
At this time, interim orders do not handle byproducts. Byproducts are those parts where the quantity per assembly is less than 0 (zero) and identify parts received as a result of manufacturing. But interim orders can handle expense parts. Expense parts are those parts where the quantity per assembly is equal to 0, as either the cost or the quantity is insignificant.
Interim orders, created from sales quotations or customer orders, are primarily used for evaluation purposes of real orders. Some of its uses are:
Interim demands, created from IFS/Manufacturing, are primarily used for evaluation, editing, and testing purposes of hypothetical and potential orders. Interim demands consist of three basic steps: creating the interim order header for the demand, evaluating the demand, and maintaining the interim orders that make up the demand structure. After the header is created, the demand is evaluated to determine the proper structures and operations to include in this order. You can then edit the resulting order structure to represent a specific set of manufacturing requirements. Some uses of interim demands are: