Types of Information

The eight types of information defined for a part are described briefly below.  More detail about the information is given in the following sections.

Description

The Description screen contains information that identifies the item, including part number and part name.  Descriptive information also includes the units of measure, options for reporting scrap and variances, commodity codes, and part type.  Unit of measure, variance reporting options, commodity code, and part type are explained more fully in the Key Concepts section of this chapter.  Descriptive information is used by all applications to identify the item.

Distribution

Distribution information is used by Order Processing.  It includes:

·      Part weight and volume (used to calculate freight charges when the item is ordered and shipped)

·      Substitute part number (an alternate item that order entry personnel can offer to customers if the requested item is out of stock)

·      Reference numbers (fields you can use to store additional information about a part for use in customizing screens and reports)

·      Messages to be printed on sales orders, pickers, and/or invoices for this item.

·      Serial Control flag (used to decide if serial numbers can be assigned to part shipments and returns)

Control

Control information is used by Inventory Control.  It includes:

·      Primary stocking and issuing locations

·      Safety stock quantity

·      Yield factor (the percentage yield expected for each manufacturing run of the end item, allowing for scrap)

·      The method used to issue the item

·      Lot control information

·      Potency control and standard potency information

Planning

Planning information is used by Master Scheduling and Requirements Planning to determine when the item should be purchased or produced.  It includes:

·      Planning policy code, which determines whether MAC-PAC should order the item when it is needed, at fixed intervals, in fixed quantities, or on smoothed production schedules (for parts manufactured with just-in-time flow techniques).

·      Lead time required to purchase or manufacture the item.

·      The analyst responsible for controlling the item.

Productivity

Productivity information is used by the Just-in-Time module (for parts manufactured by flow processes).  It includes:

·      Production family

·      Default production center where the part is produced

·      Inventory location for the completed product

·      Inventory location for raw materials used to produce the part

·      Inventory netting flag, which determines whether JIT parts should be planned using net or gross requirements approaches.  This flag is also used to determine when RP should ignore negative inventory for the part.

Purchasing

Purchasing information is used by the Purchasing module.  It includes:

·      Description used to identify the item on purchase orders

·      Buyer responsible for the item

·      Flag indicating if inspection is required upon receipt

·      Dock-to-stock lead time (to account for internal processing time in the overall lead time of the part)

Configuration

Configuration information is used by the Expert Configurator.  The Expert Configurator uses artificial intelligence techniques to create sales orders and (optionally) manufacturing orders for end items with many features and options.  Configuration information is entered only for end items that will be processed by the Expert Configurator.

User-Defined Fields

Several fields on the Part Master File are available for any additional data you wish to store.  Six types of these fields exist.  For each field you wish to use, you need to define the corresponding descriptive literal on a Reference File category.  When you are ready to enter data for a part, MAC-PAC will access the Reference File and retrieve the field names for display on the screen.  Note that MAC-PAC does not process any of these fields.

·      25-character alphanumeric fields.  Four of these fields can be defined.  The literals to be displayed for each field are defined on Reference File category D97.  In the figure below, these fields are indicated by the symbol A.

·      1-character alphanumeric flags.  Four of these fields can be defined.  The literals to be displayed for each field are defined on Reference File category D96.  In the figure below, these fields are indicated by the symbol B.

·      10-character alphanumeric fields.  Four of these fields can be defined.  The literals to be displayed for each field are defined on Reference File category D94.  In the figure below, these fields are indicated by the symbol C.

·      Four alphanumeric fields of 2, 3, 4, and 5-characters each.  The literals to be displayed for each field are defined on Reference File category D95.  In the figure below, these fields are indicated by the symbol D.

·      Numeric fields with 15 significant digits (3 of which are to the right of the decimal place).  Four of these fields can be defined.  The literals to be displayed for each field are defined on Reference File category D99.  In the figure below, these fields are indicated by the symbol E.

·      Numeric fields with 15 significant digits (0 of which are to the right of the decimal place).  Four of these fields can be defined.  The literals to be displayed for each field are defined on Reference File category D98.  In the figure below, these fields are indicated by the symbol F.

The fields are displayed on the screen as shown below:

WILLIAMS   PLT BEL            DESIGN ENGINEERING                       2/06/92

 DSP01                    PART MASTER FILE MAINTENANCE            CHANGE (USER)

                                                                                

 Part Number           NUMBER               DESCRIPTION                         

                                                                               

  LONG DESC LITERAL 1   XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  FLAG LITERAL 1       X      

  LONG DESC LITERAL 2                              FLAG LITERAL 2       X      

  LONG DESC LITERAL 3     A                       FLAG LITERAL 3       X   B  

  LONG DESC LITERAL 4                              FLAG LITERAL 4       X      

                                                                               

                                                                               

  10-CHARACTER DESC 1   XXXXXXXXXX         USER DEF LITERAL 1   XX             

  10-CHARACTER DESC 2                      USER DEF LITERAL 2   XXX            

  10-CHARACTER DESC 3     C                USER DEF LITERAL 3   XXXX    D     

  10-CHARACTER DESC 4                      USER DEF LITERAL 4   XXXXX          

                                                                               

  THREE DEC. LITERAL 1  999999999999.999   ZERO DEC. LITERAL 1  999999999999999

  THREE DEC. LITERAL 2              .000   ZERO DEC. LITERAL 2                0

  THREE DEC. LITERAL 3    E         .000   ZERO DEC. LITERAL 3    F           

  THREE DEC. LITERAL 4              .000   ZERO DEC. LITERAL 4                

                                                                               

 F2=Command          F3=Exit             F4=Prompt           F9=Inquiry        

 F10=Function Select F11=Part Comments   F15=Rekey Data                        

    Part Master Maintenance Screen with User-Defined Fields