Transformed Master Recipes 

Definition

A master recipe describes the production of one or more materials in a production run. It defines the following data that is required to manufacture materials:

·        Process steps

·        Resources

·        Material components

·        Data for quality inspections in the process

·        Control information for the process control level

The recipe header contains data that applies to the entire recipe. A resource network and the material to be produced can be assigned to the recipe header.

Master recipes comprise several process operations. Each operation is divided into phases. The operations themselves describe the various steps that are required during the production process. An operation can be assigned one primary resource and one resource selection criterion. The assigned primary resource applies to all the phases in the operation. The resource selection criterion is encapsulated in a class of class type ‘019’ with characteristics with values assigned.

Phases provide a detailed description of the operations in the production process. The chronological order of the phases is defined by the relationships between them. These relationships link the start and end of the phases. A phase can consist of several process instructions.

Process instructions are structures that are used to transfer data from Process Planning to Process Control. A process instruction can consist of several process instruction characteristics.

In addition, one or more of the following components can be assigned to the operations and phases:

·        Secondary resources

·        Material components

The material components in the bill of material are assigned to the operations and phases in the materials list. A specific material component is assigned to exactly one operation or phase. Several different material components can be assigned to an operation or phase.

·        Inspection characteristics

These store the quality inspections that have to be carried out during the process.

Additional Information

The transformed master recipe contains some elements in the same way as the "traditional" master recipe in the process industry.