CONBON Information

The CONBON Control Code field on the Productivity screen determines whether or not CONBON cards will be used for a part.  If they are used, it determines whether dual cards or single cards will be used.

When CONBON cards are used, you can enter the number of CON and/or BON cards to be used.  Or you can use the CONBON application to calculate the appropriate number of cards for you.  When the CONBON application is used, the following information must be entered on the Productivity screen:

·      Container Code.  Specifies what container is used to store the part.

·      Container Quantity.  Specifies the number of items in each container.

·      Authorized Quantity.  Specifies the minimum number of parts that must be demanded before production for that item is triggered.

MAC-PAC uses the following calculation to determine the number of CON cards for the part:

where

·      MFO is the most frequently occurring production rate on the flow authorization file for the part.  For example, consider the following demand for a given part:

Flow interval = 10 days

The MFO for this part is 30, because it occurs the greatest number of times in the flow interval.

·      Stock queue days is the number of days worth of production to be held as dynamic safety stock at the production center.  This information is defined on the Productivity screen of the Part Master Maintenance conversation.

·     Lead time is the fixed lead time for the part.  It is defined on the Planning screen of the Part Master Maintenance conversation.

·     Safety Qty is the amount of finished safety stock to be held to buffer unexpected demand.  It is defined on the Control screen of the Part Master Maintenance conversation.

·     Container Qty is the standard container capacity.  It is defined on the Productivity screen.

In a dual-card system, CONBON uses the following calculation to determine the number of BON cards for the part:

where:

·     BON Safety Quantity is the quantity of BON cards to be held on reserve.  It is entered on a part's product structure record, which is maintained through the Design Engineering Product Structure Maintenance conversation.  The reserve stock is held in case all cards are in use when more components are required at a production center.

·     Delivery Frequency is the number of times that components should be delivered to the production center each day.  A delivery frequency of zero indicates that the number of deliveries is not restricted.  Delivery frequency is specified on the product structure for a given parent/component relationship.