Simulate Material Availability for Parent Part
Explanation
Use this activity to simulate a shop order and its material availability. This allows
you to check whether or not it is possible to manufacture the selected part on a certain
day.
Prerequisites
An inventory part must be defined and must have a buildable structure.
System Effects
The system calculates the accessibility of the selected part under user-specified
simulated conditions.
Window
Simulate Availability for Shop Order Material
Order Availability Check
Related Window Descriptions
Simulate Availability for Shop
Order Material
Order Availability Check
Procedure
From the Simulate Availability for Shop Order Material window:
- Query or populate, then select the part for which you want to simulate accessibility of
material in the Part No list.
- In the Simulated Start Date field, today's date will appear by
default. It is possible to modify this value to the date for which you want
to run the simulation.
- In the Quantity field in the
Simulate Conditions
area, specify the quantity of parts that you want to simulate, i.e., the lot
size of the planned shop order.
- To show only possible shortages instead of all material lines, select the
Display
Shortage Only check box.
- Right-click and then click Simulate. The result appears in the
Quantity
Available column in the table.
From the Order Availability Check window:
- Search for the shop order number.
- Specify the simulate conditions in the Simulate Conditions area.
- Click Calculate.