Firm production orders

Manage firm production by following two methods: Frozen Time Horizons or specified input volumes.

The 260 – Firm Production Orders page provides a basis for managing firm production by following either Frozen Time Horizons method (production schedule is fixed) or specified input volumes (loading from source system, that is, scheduling application).

Production process, location, product, and production plan combinations have been configured in the Core Business Data Setup section of the app. If any combination is missing, review the core business data.

Option 1 is to select Frozen Time Horizons method.

To create firm production orders using current plan:

1. Use the context selector dropdown at the top of the page to select a production scenario.
2. Select the Overwrite locked production orders with current run? checkbox.
3. Select Create firm Prod Orders from current plan.
4. Select Scenarios from the dropdown list for each of the unmapped dimensions and then select Run Process.  
   This automatically saves the results when the production plan is next run. 
5. Select Clear all Firm Production Orders - Process in the left-hand panel to remove any preselected firm orders.

Option 2 is to import a production plan from another system.

To upload and set firm production orders from another application via scheduling application:

1. Use the context selector dropdown at the top of the page to select a production scenario.
2. Select Load Firm Production from Source System. 
3. Select Choose File to import and then select Scenarios from the dropdown list.
4. Select Run process.
5. Select Clear all Firm Production Orders - Process in the left hand panel to remove any preselected firm orders.

Option 3 is to manually enter production orders for finished goods and allocation of orders. 

To enter specific locked production records:

1. Use the context selector dropdown at the top of the page to select a production scenario.
2. In the Enter locked production for finished goods and Enter locked production for sub-components grids:
   1. Select values from the dropdown lists for Pegged production product, Pegged production use, Pegged production period made, and Pegged production period used.
   2. Enter value for Pegged values new input.
   3. Incase there's any incorrect record added for the order, the warning message displays in red color in Valid entry?.
      If the order has no error, OK displays in green color in Valid entry?

Records for production orders exceeding demand are displayed in Below grid shows locked Production exceeding demand. 

Records for production orders exceeding resource supply are displayed in Below grid shows locked Production exceeding resource supply.