This chapter contains the topic:
Print discrete manufacturing reports to effectively manage your work order and rate schedule information. Two types of discrete manufacturing reports are available:
Type | Description |
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Materials reports | Work Order Summary
Component Shortages All Shortages Supply and Demand |
Operations reports | Dispatch List
Hours and Quantities Proof |
You can use discrete manufacturing reports to identify all:
Work orders in your system
Component parts that are required to complete a work order and its availability
Item shortages
Supply, demand, and available quantities for an item
The system uses information in the following tables to produce reports:
Table | Description |
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Work Order Summary | Work Order Master table (F4801) |
All Shortages | Shortage Maintenance Master table (F3118) |
Topic | Description |
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Kanban implementation | You can implement a kanban system to simplify inventory control in a discrete manufacturing environment as well as a repetitive manufacturing environment.
See Section 29.1, "Processing Kanbans" for instructions on using kanbans. |