Create Prototype Shop Order
Explanation
Use this activity to manually create a new prototype shop order for a specified part.
To create a prototype shop order:
- Enter the site and the part number of the part that you want to manufacture as a prototype.
- Enter the desired Lot Size that you want to manufacture.
- Select Prototype in the Order Type drop-down.
- In the Scheduling Direction drop-down, select either Forward Scheduling or Backwards
Scheduling.
- With backward scheduling, the system schedules material requirements and operations based on the Need
Date that you enter. The start date is equal to the need date minus the total manufacture time.
- With forward scheduling, you enter the Earliest Start Date. The finish date is equal to sum of the
earliest start date and the total manufacture time.
- Manually select the revision/alternate to use in the Structure or Routing sections. For a
prototype shop order you can use structure/revision type either Manufacturing or Repair. Also
alternates in status Tentative can be used for prototype orders.
Prerequisites
An inventory part must exist for the site.
A manufacturing or prototype structure revision/alternate in status Tentative, Plannable or
Buildable must exist.
To add operations, a manufacturing or prototype routing revision/alternate in status Tentative,
Plannable or Buildable must exist.
System Effects
As a result of this activity the system creates a new shop order with Order Type set to Prototype
for the selected part. When this happens, the system creates material requirements and schedules operations
according to the part, structure revision and alternative, and routing revision and alternative that you
selected.