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  Processing of On-Hold Components

Use

If the supplier does not know how to proceed with a particular output component quantity that a production phase has produced, he or she can classify this quantity as On Hold when he or she reports it. The customer must then decide whether the supplier is to continue processing this output component quantity, rework it, or scrap it.

Features

Web Screens for Processing On-Hold Components

The customer can process on-hold components on the Tracking tab page ( On Hold table) or in the production log. The supplier can see the customer's decision on the Tracking tab page. On the production log tab page, the supplier reports when he or she has acted on the customer's decision.

Alert Types and Required Actions

A special alert and the corresponding required action inform the customer about a partial quantity put on hold (alert type 7117). An alert likewise informs the supplier when the customer has made his or her decision (alert type 7118). The corresponding required action displays whether the supplier is to rework, scrap, or continue processing the partial quantity. Past actions display whether the supplier has scrapped, reworked, or continued processing the partial quantity.

Use of Processing Groups

The customer and supplier can use a processing group to monitor the progress of an on-hold output component quantity through the rework runs and the further production phases. Based on the processing group, the system can manage and update the required actions and the alerts for processing on-hold components. When the supplier puts an output component quantity on hold, he or she specifies a processing group. When the customer has made a decision about this partial quantity, the supplier must continue processing this partial quantity according to this decision. The supplier must capture the following data in the production log:

  • Continue

    If the supplier is to continue processing the partial quantity, he or she starts the next production phase for this partial quantity. To do this, the supplier creates for the successor phase an actual phase input for the component that has a quantity as high as the on-hold partial quantity (progress report code Start ). He or she also specifies the processing group.

  • Scrap

    If the supplier has scrapped the partial quantity, he or she sets the progress report code Scrap for this partial quantity in the production log.

  • Rework

    If the supplier is to rework the partial quantity, he or she must document this for the production phase that produced the on-hold partial quantity. To do this, the supplier again reports the input component quantities for the production phase that are required to produce the on-hold partial quantity. The supplier therefore creates an actual phase input with the required quantity for every one of these input components. For every actual phase input, the supplier specifies the processing group and the progress report code Start . When the supplier creates the output for this rework run, the system automatically sets the progress report code Reworked for the output quantity.

Rework Counter

It may be the case that the supplier needs to rework on-hold output components several times. After a first rework run, the supplier again puts a particular output component quantity on hold, and the customer decides that this quantity is to be reworked again. A further rework run can lead to this result as well. The supplier must therefore execute the production phase several times for the output components. If the supplier uses the processing group for every rework run (see above), the system automatically counts the number of rework runs. The On Hold table on the Tracking tab page displays the number of rework runs. The rework counter considers the change in processing group.

Predecessor Processing Group

A second rework of on-hold output components is only required for a partial quantity of the output components, whereas the other partial quantity can, for example, be processed further following the first rework. To display this splitting, the supplier can use a new processing group that is based on the old processing group (the predecessor processing group).

Activities

Classify the Output Quantity as On Hold (Supplier)
  1. In the production log for the production phase that created the output components to be put on hold, create a row for the output component quantity that you want to put on hold.

  2. Enter On Hold as the progress report code.

Decide About an On-Hold Output Quantity (Customer)

You can decide about on-hold components on the Tracking tab page and in the production log. In the production log, proceed as follows:

  1. In the production log, select the row for the on-hold output component quantity and choose Change Row .

  2. Change the progress report code from On Hold in the desired progress report code for reworking, scrapping, or continuing processing.

Report Continued Processing (Supplier)
  1. Create an actual phase input in the production log for the next production phase that uses the on-hold output component as input component.

    As quantity, enter the quantity of the on-hold components that you are processing further in this production phase.

  2. Specify the progress report code Start and the processing group.

Report Rework (Supplier)
  1. In the production log for the production phase that created the on-hold output component, create phase inputs that are required to produce the on-hold quantity.

  2. Specify the progress report code Start and the processing group for every phase input.

Report Scrapping (Supplier)
  1. In the production log, select the row for the on-hold component and choose Change Row .

  2. Change the progress report code from On Hold to Scrap .