Order Availability Check

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Usage

Use this window to check the availability of components in the multilevel structure of a shop order parent part.

The explosion logic explodes the complete bill of materials (BOM), however if components have sufficient on-hand and open supply to cover demand then the netting explosion is stopped. Unaffected components are removed.

By selecting Show All Levels the user can see the complete BOM.

The Order Availability Check filters the shop orders based on the Status which can be Planned, Released, Reserved or Started. Shop orders that are in the Closed status will not be displayed.

The Material Allocation field on the Project group box indicates if the netting should occur per project or per activity. This value is used by the simulation process.

If the Include Open Supplies check box is selected, open supplies will be considered when simulating. If it is not selected, open supplies will be displayed but will not be considered as supplies.

In the middle portion of the screen, the availability details of the exploded BOM is displayed.

In the lower portion of the screen, the simulated and actual demand/supply details are displayed.

The availability messages help in determining whether or not to create new supplies for the given part. The messages and the respective indications are as follows;

• Available covers Demand: there is no need to create new supply.
• Available + Open Supply covers Demand: there is no need to create new supply.
• Need Orders: there is a need to create new supply. However the calculated start date of this supply will be later than or equal to today (i.e., the system date).
• Min Simulated Start Date earlier than Today: there is a need to create new supply. The calculated start date of this supply will be earlier than today (i.e., the system date).
• Not Calculated, Parent Qty OK: the components have not been netted because there is sufficient parent quantity available. This message is only displayed if the Show All Levels check box is selected.

For the description of each tab in the window, follow the appropriate link: Multilevel Availability

Activity Diagrams

Reserve Components
Create Shop Order

Activities

Multilevel Availability
Simulate Material Availability for Parent Part