The Scope Of Interest field is used to define which quantities are to be generated in a requisition. The available options are:
-
All Quantities (+, -, and unchanged)
-
Shortage Quantities (only + quantities)
-
Surplus Quantities (only - quantities)
On the R.30.01 screen, you can set the Release Context display option. This field also allows displaying only shortage, only surplus, or all quantities. To be able to use this feature on R.30.01, the Scope Of Interest option must be set to ‘All quantities’.
The disposition procedure uses the calculated quantity for a line item (New List Quantity) to calculate an optimized quantity value, based on rules assigned to the material.
The logic (dispo rule), the disposition is processed, must be selected from the dropdown list in the Dispo Rule field. It can vary between two MTO jobs of the same MTO type and must be entered before the MTO job is started.
The four dispo options that are available in the Dispo Rule field are as follows:
Dispo Option |
Purpose |
---|---|
Common Rule |
The MTO job uses the Dispo Rule specified in the template. |
Fix Dispo Addend |
This option calculates the recommended quantity (and hence the Dispo quantity) as equal to the greater of either the current Recommended Quantity or the previous supplement Released Quantity. This option avoids unnecessary qty changes on POs if the dispo quantity is not considered overly important. |
Fix Dispo Quantity |
Dispo quantity remains the same as the previous supplement. |
None |
No disposition (contingency) material. This option also disables the dispo rule specified in the template. |
It is important to understand the different quantity fields on a requisition line before selecting the correct dispo rule option. The fields are listed below.
Field |
Purpose |
---|---|
New List Quantity |
Total quantity on the current (new) BOM. |
Released Quantity |
Quantity that is released to procurement; by default, it initially equals the Recommended Quantity. This field can be edited manually by the user to change the contingency material. |
Recommended Quantity |
The New List Quantity plus the dispo (contingency) material. |
Select the Set Increased Quantity Factor to let the MTO job calculate the increased quantities based on the previous requisition supplement. When the indicator is not checked, the increased quantity field in the requisition is not calculated. It must then be manually verified by an engineer and set before the requisition can be released to procurement. This is a way to force the engineers to check the increased quantity rather than simply accepting the calculation done by the MTO job.
A BOM node may have a quantity factor set in its definition on B.20.01; see example in the picture below.
If the List Node Factor indicator is selected, the calculated quantity is multiplied by this qty factor. If it’s not checked, the factor is ignored.
Select the Handle Assemblies indicator to explode assemblies (on the BOM) into their component parts and include the individual components in the total quantity instead of the assembly quantity.