Enter Part Provisioning Rules on Contract
Explanation
This activity is used to define part provisioning rules on the contract for
maintenance that is agreed on between the customer (e.g., operator) and the
service provider (e.g., MRO shop).
Part provisioning rules are a set of rules that indicate how the customer
wants parts to be provided and maintained during a maintenance visit. Part provisioning
rules can be defined on the part main group level. If there are exceptions to
the rule, these can be defined on the part level (i.e., explicit rules). Only
one part provisioning rule can be defined per part. Explicit rules defined on
the part level will have the highest priority when applying the part provisioning
rules, e.g., when setting material ownership for maintenance order material
demands. There are two types of provisioning rules in this rule set:
- Material provisioning rules – The customer specifies how parts should
be provided, whether the part is to be provided by the customer or the company
(service provider). This is applicable for replacements or installations
that should be done as part of the visit scope. To enter the material provisioning
rule, select the required value in the Part Provided By
field for the record.
- Repair provisioning rules – The customer specifies how parts removed
from a structure should be repaired/handled. There are three scenarios:
The company will decide how the repairs should be done (e.g., through a
work order or external service order), the customer requires the part to
be sent to a preferred service supplier for repair, or a replacement part
will be provided by the customer or company and the existing part will be
removed and returned to the customer without any repairs. To enter the repair
provisioning rule, select the required value in the Repair Type
field for the record. If the part is to be repaired externally, the preferred
supplier should be specified.
Prerequisites
- A service contract or a heavy maintenance contract must exist.
- Part main groups must be defined if part provisioning rules are to be
defined on this level.
- Parts must be defined in the part catalog if part provisioning rules
are to be defined on this level.
- If the part is to be repaired externally the preferred supplier must
be defined (All suppliers defined in IFS/Enterprise, excluding suppliers
with category Prospect, can be connected).
System Effects
- When the service contract or heavy maintenance contract is connected
to a maintenance order ((work package for which work tasks will be generated),
the material provisioning rules defined for the part level (explicit rules),
or part main group level will be used to apply ownership for the maintenance
order material demands. If additional material is added to a work task with
the VIM connection type, the part provisioning rules included
on the service contract or the heavy maintenance contract connected to the
maintenance order will be used to apply ownership for the material line.
- The repair provisioning rule will be used during the repair flows for
the maintenance visit.