Discrete Manufacturing

Typically, you use discrete manufacturing to track production by batches. PeopleSoft Manufacturing defines production batches using production IDs, production type (production, rework, or teardown), quantity, status, backward or forward scheduling, start date, and due date. PeopleSoft Supply Planning uses production IDs to plan for material and capacity usage. You can identify and track costs and variances by discrete order or batch. Production IDs also enable you to report intermediate completions at various operations in an item's manufacturing process. In addition, production IDs let you set up any operation on the item's routing as a subcontracted operation. You move production IDs through the manufacturing process by releasing production, recording completions, closing production, and analyzing and reporting costs and variances by production ID. You track material and conversion costs by production ID rather than day and shift.