Integrating With PeopleSoft Manufacturing

COMPLETIONS

If you define manufactured items with routings, where the operations where you record completions are associated with a work center containing machines, then associate the completions process quality control plans with the COMPLETIONS predefined quality function. In this case, when recording completions against a production ID or schedule for the manufactured items, enter an operation sequence. That operation is associated with a work center containing one or more machines.

COMPL NO MC

If you define manufactured items with routings, where the operations where you record completions are associated with a work center that does not contain machines, then associate the completions process quality control plans with the COMPL NO MC quality function. In this case, when recording completions against a production ID or schedule for the manufactured items, enter an operation sequence. That operation is associated with a work center that does not contain a machine.

COMPL NO OP

If you do not create routings for manufactured items, associate the completions process quality control plans with the COMPL NO OP quality function. In this case, when you record completions against the production ID or schedule for the manufactured items, you do not enter an operation sequence, because you do not have a routing.

Also, if you define manufactured items that have routings, but you do not record an operation sequence, when recording completions against a production ID or schedule for the manufactured items, associate the completions process quality control plans with the COMPL NO OP quality function.

COMPLETIONS Quality Function

COMPL NO MC Quality Function

COMPL NO OP Quality Function

PeopleSoft Quality Business Unit

The following list describes the business unit:

• You can define a Quality business unit that matches the Manufacturing business unit where you are recording completions and scrap information for the processes.

• You can define configuration information in Quality by using the SetID associated with this Manufacturing business unit for the quality control tables.

• Traceability sets and attribute groups in Quality are associated with a SetID.

  Measurement plans and control plans are associated with a Quality business unit. In the case of integrating with Manufacturing, the Manufacturing business unit and the Quality business unit have the same name.

Traceability Set

The three Manufacturing quality functions define the hierarchy fields and trace fields that you use in the data-collection process.

Attribute Groups

Define attribute groups to produce concise and relevant selection lists for quality users. Define categories once, then future references to them appear in the selection criteria list.

Measurement Plan

When defining the measurement plan, use one of the predefined quality functions: COMPLETIONS, COMPL NO MC, or COMPL NO OP. These plans include variables and attribute characteristics to capture real manufacturing quality results.

Control Plan

The control plan brings together application, measurement, and control and response criteria for a specific product and process. In the case of the manufacturing completions process, depending on the quality function that you use, define control plans for items that have different completions criteria, when the shop floor manufactures the item.

When defining control plans for the completions process, consider these questions:

• How do you record completions for the items you manufacture, if items have routings, do you specify an operation when recording completions against a production ID or schedule for those items?

• If you specify an operation while recording completions, is that operation related to a work center that contains one or more machines, or does it not contain any machines?

• Do you manufacture the item using a repetitive or non-repetitive process?

If the hierarchy fields in the control plan do not match the hierarchy fields associated with the production ID or schedule that you are completing, you receive a message when attempting to transfer from the Record Completions/Scrap page in Manufacturing to Quality. The message states: "Quality was not set up for this. Please review the Quality Control Plans." Some planning must be put into all the production combinations of item IDs, work centers, machine codes, and production areas when creating control plans for the environment.

In addition, when you create control plans, specify how you want to enter data against the control plan in Quality by specifying the data-entry method (by subgroup or by sample). The system uses the data-entry method to determine which pages appear for data entry in Quality.

Passing Information to PeopleSoft Quality Using a Production ID

To pass production information to Quality using a production ID with a single output or multiple outputs:

1. Create a production ID.

   You can create production IDs for items that produce single or multiple outputs. Regardless of whether or not an item has a single or multiple outputs, it can have one of the following criteria:

   • No routing and no requirement for an operation sequence to be entered when recording completions while being manufactured.

   • A routing and no requirement for an operation sequence to be entered when recording completions while being manufactured.

   • A routing and a requirement for an operation sequence to be entered when recording completions.

     The operation that you enter when recording completions is associated with a work center that does not contain any machines.

   • A routing and a requirement for an operation sequence to be entered when recording completions.

     The operation that you enter when recording completions is associated with a work center that does contain one or more machines.

2. Retrieve and display the different production ID's using the Record Completions and Scrap - Production Selection page.

3. Display one of the previously created production IDs from step 2.

4. Enter completions and scrap data for one of the different structured production IDs, using the Record Completions/Scrap page.

5. Click the Quality link on the Record Completions/Scrap page to initiate a data-entry session and to access either the Data Entry - Subgroup Method page or the Data Entry - Sample Method page in Quality, depending on the data-entry method that you specified when you created the quality control plan.

   If you have a production ID related to a manufacturing item that produces a single output, the Quality link appears next to the Previous Operations group box.

   If you have a production ID related to a manufacturing item that produces multiple outputs, the Quality link appears in the Output Details scroll area of the page. In this case, you are able to record quality control information and create a quality data-entry session for any of the different outputs that are produced from the production ID.

6. View results and perform analysis on the data that you enter for the quality data-entry session.

   To view results, enter corrective actions or log probable causes, or view the data in graphical format, use the Subgroup Method or Sample Method component in Quality.

7. Click the OK button on one of the pages in the Subgroup Method or Sample Method component to transfer back to the Completions/Scrap page in Manufacturing.

Passing Information to PeopleSoft Quality Using Production Schedules

To pass production information to Quality using a production schedule with a single output or multiple outputs:

1. Create a production schedule.

   See the previous setup steps for item criteria.

2. Retrieve and display the different production schedules, using the Record Completions and Scrap - Production Selection page.

   Display one of the previously created production schedules from step 2.

3. Enter completions and scrap data for the different structured production schedules, using the Record Completions/Scrap page.

4. Click the Quality link on the Completions and Scrap page to initiate a data-entry session and to access either the Data Entry - Subgroup Method page or the Data Entry - Sample Method page in Quality, depending on the data-entry method that you specified when you created the quality control plan.

5. Enter the quality control information against the quality data-entry session.

   If you have a production schedule related to a manufacturing item that produces a single output, the Quality link appears next to the Previous Operation group box.

   If you have a production schedule related to a manufacturing item that produces multiple outputs, the Quality link appears in the Output Details scroll area of the page. In this case, you can record quality control information and create a quality data-entry session for any of the different outputs that are produced from the production ID.

6. View results and perform analysis on the data that you entered for the session.

   To view results, enter corrective actions or log probable causes, or view the data in graphical format use the Subgroup Method or Sample Method component in Quality.

7. Click the OK button on one of the pages in the Subgroup Method or Sample Method component to transfer back to the Completions/Scrap page in Manufacturing.