P500 APS

Preactor 500 APS has all the features of P400 APS but with additional functionality to carry out Bill of Material explosions during a Capable to Promise Enquiry.

The PBX (Preactor BoM Exploder) is not aimed at replacing an MRP module in an ERP system. It is used on an ‘ad-hoc’ basis where the user wants to find an achievable due date for an order that has one or more products (multi-line orders are supported) that has a multiple level BoM.

When the enquiry is run the user enters at a minimum the product, quantity, and customer. Preactor then runs its BoM exploder. It has the details of the BoM and routing within its own data tables. Based on this it creates an order for each level of the BoM and adds the process route to each.

Next each order attempts to satisfy its material requirements by linking to available components such as that in stock or already scheduled to be purchased or manufactured.

If no materials are available then it will link to materials in the orders created during the enquiry process. Any of these orders that are not required (there is enough materials available already in the schedule file or in stock) then these are deleted.

Finally the operations of the orders remaining are added to the schedule taking into account the current load and all constraints and the finish date of the final product displayed.

Preactor BoM Exploder (PBX) creates dependent works orders
Combines ATP and CTP into a fast Order Inquiry capability
Supports co-products and by-products

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