Why Use This Procedure?
Here you can create simulated manufacturing orders. These simulations can then be used to check when and where any overload occurs for the work centers. You can also check what material requirements will occur, based on a simulated manufacturing order. At a later point you can also generate actual manufacturing orders from simulations you have saved.
After you have added the simulated manufacturing orders under the Search Form tab, you can start the simulation. The Loading Selection procedure will then be opened by default and you can check the loading of simulated orders. That procedure contains somewhat different default settings than if it was to be opened separately from the menu. The settings are then configured to show overload in the loading plan, for work centers that are affected by the simulations and that are registered as bottlenecks. Apart from the simulations, actual and CDT orders are also included in the Loading Selection.
In the Inventory module you will find the Requirement Simulation procedure, which is the same as the Loading Simulation procedure, except that when that procedure is opened, the default option is to open the Requirement Calculation procedure directly after simulation.
For example, a company that gets an inquiry about a "large order" can use this procedure, as well as the Loading / Work Center and Loading Selection, to immediately check if it is possible - using the current loading and capacity - to manufacture the parts that are required for that order in time for the suggested delivery period . For example, you might need to order overtime work (increase the capacity) to cover the loading. In the Requirement Calculation procedure in the Inventory module, you can check the material requirement and when it is needed, in order to finish and deliver the order in time.
Window Functions
Read more about the Window functions under Window Functions in the MONITOR Basics guide.