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What is Flow Analysis?
The flow analysis is used to analyze existing orders, that is to make sure that the entire flow - from purchase via manufacturing to delivery - is in phase.
If the flow is not in phase, the flow analysis will show the consequences that this will lead to. The final consequence may be delayed deliveries. You will find information about new delivery times and where the problem occurs. You will also see what possibilities you have to catch up, for example to reduce the number of queue days.
You can analyze the flow based on either a purchase order, manufacturing order, customer order or an operation on a manufacturing order (priority plan).
Why Use This Procedure?
In this procedure you can ask the question - "There is a delayed arrival, what consequences might that cause?". The question will differ depending whether the order is already delayed or if the order will be delayed.
If you receive an order confirmation from a supplier where the supplier lets you know that their delivery will be later than planned, you can analyze the delay to see if any consequences will occur due to this. You can analyze against different types of requirements. You can, for example, see how many days delay a delayed arrival will generate on the manufacturing order and customer order.
An analysis can also be made against the lag (already delayed), to see the consequences. You can also analyze future deliveries to see how they coincide with the existing requirements. For instance, the requirements might have changed from the time of the purchase.
During analysis of when a manufacturing order can be finished or when a customer order can be delivered, only the material will be taken into consideration and not the loading.
You can open the procedure via the procedure menu and manually enter the order number under the Create tab. You can also link to the procedure from other procedures in the system, see below.
Linking to the Flow Analysis from Other Procedures
It is convenient to link to the flow analysis procedure from other procedures by using the Info menu (when right-clicking). For example when updating the status in the Register Purchase Order procedure (when you have received an order confirmation or message from the supplier). You can also link to the Flow Analysis - Purchase from the following procedures:
Window Functions
Read more about the Window functions under Window Functions in the MONITOR Basics.