Datasheet

Release Notes - New Features included in Release 2.4.0
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• Subcontract Production Planning
When a production order for a finished product with a process with subcontract process stages is
raised, the order will be added with the preferred subcontractor as defined within the process.
WSSC (Select a Subcontractor) can be used to display all alternative subcontractors for selection, or
for confirmation of the preferred subcontractor. The display will show the estimated cost and
subcontract process time for each available subcontractor.
If a different subcontractor to the preferred subcontractor has been chosen, then the transaction will
highlight any change to production order end date and time.
This transaction can also be used to define an internal resource for the activity instead of
subcontracting it. Again, any change in the end date and time of the production order will be
highlighted upon the transaction.
If an internal activity is being subcontracted, then the transaction will allow a subcontract item to be
entered, and will then display all available subcontractors for that activity.
When a subcontractor has been confirmed for selection against the production order, then this
transaction will add a 'Transfer' type sales order via SOAD (Add a Sales Order) and will add sales
order lines via SIAD (Add a Sales Order Line) for any WIP Material and for each input material
upon the subcontract process stage.
Any production allocations for the free issue ingredients will be automatically deallocated from the
production order via WCDA (Deallocate an Ingredient) and transferred to the new sales order via
FSAL (Manual Allocate by Delivery).
As the ingredient requirements have been transferred to the sales order, the requirement upon the
production order will be reduced via WCCH (Change an Ingredient) to prevent the requirement
being double counted.
If an internal activity is being subcontracted, then the subcontract item will be added as an output
from this process stage and as input to the next process stage via WCAD (Add an Ingredient). Any
changes to the expected completion date upon the process stage will be updated via PMSM (Process
Stage Maintenance) transaction that will reschedule subsequent stages according to the parameters
defined upon PMTL (Production Tolerances).
If SPDA (Add Item/Agreement) details exist which allow automatic maintenance of purchase
orders then a subcontract purchase order may be raised via PHAD (Add a PO Header) and POAD
(Add a PO Line) against which the finished subcontract items can be delivered. A WSSL (Link
Subcontract Orders) will also be performed to link the purchase order to the production order.
WSSQ (Subcontract Order Enquiry) can be used to display details of all outstanding subcontract
activities that have been selected for an entered subcontractor. If a production order stage is also
entered then options exist to display details of linked sales transfer orders.
• Subcontract Material Control
Any subcontract WIP material and free issue ingredients that are required to be sent to a
subcontractor will be despatched upon a Sales Transfer Order, which will be automatically raised
upon selection of the subcontractor via WSSC (Select a Subcontractor).
The quantity of free issue ingredients required will be sent on a lot-to-lot basis unless the lot sizing
parameters defined at the subcontract warehouse have been defined as 'E'conomic or 'I'ncremental