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JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Engineer to Order enables companies whose business consists of engineer-to-order and make-to-order projects to increase the profitability of the projects that they run, improve efficiency, and leverage relevant data that they possess. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Engineer to Order system accomplishes these goals by enabling you to:
Review and track detail information about projects.
Schedule project tasks.
Review up-to-date costing information.
In addition, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Engineer to Order is fully integrated with the supply chain execution applications for efficient project execution.
Note: The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Engineer to Order system supports discrete manufacturing only. |
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Engineer to Order functions in the context of generally accepted project-management practices and strategies. The system provides information and mechanisms to move a project through these four phases that are commonly associated with projects:
Project initiation
Project planning
Project execution
Project close
During the project initiation phase, you analyze the request for a quote that is sent in by the customer, estimate the scope of the project, and define project information, such as work breakdown structure, task schedules, estimated cost, and so on, that is sufficient to provide the customer with a quote.
During the project planning phase, which begins after the customer accepts the quote, you refine the project scope, as well as the task, schedule, resource, and financial information that is associated with the project. For example, you assign resources to tasks and perform financial and inventory commitments to fulfill work order requirements. At the end of the planning phase, you establish the project baseline.
After you complete the planning and freeze the budgeted amounts, the project moves into the execution and control phase. In this phase, you complete the scheduled project tasks and measure project progress and performance to be able to take corrective action if the project does not progress as planned.
This diagram provides an overview of the different stages that a project typically goes through:
To help you create and execute large-scale projects, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Engineer to Order provides these features, which enable you to complete the different tasks that are involved in managing a project:
Because JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Engineer to Order integrates with many JD Edwards EnterpriseOne systems, you use the tables in these other systems when you create and work with engineer to order (ETO) projects. For example, you use the Work Order Master table (F4801) to store project header and task information. In addition, you also store project information in tables that are specific to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Engineer to Order: