This chapter provides an overview of operation lists and discusses how to maintain operation list information.
When the system releases production to the shop floor, it freezes the item's routing for the production quantity specified and copies it to the operation list. In addition, you can also modify the operation list to take into account known capacity constraints for machines that may be unavailable.
The operation list documents the operations necessary to manufacture, rework, or teardown the assembled item. The system creates the operation list by copying the routing to production. During the manufacturing process, it may be necessary to add operations, delete operations, or change an operation's work center, queue time, intransit time, production time, or the actual start and end date of the operation.
You can create operation lists for both production IDs and production schedules using PeopleSoft Enterprise Manufacturing. Operation lists are automatically created for regular production. For rework production, the system creates an operation list using a rework routing if one exists. If you haven't created rework routings, you have the option to manually create an operation list. For teardown production, you can base the operation list on a teardown routing or optionally, manually create an operation list.
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You can create an operation list for regular production by:
Accepting planning messages and converting planned orders into firmed or released production IDs or production schedules.
Changing the production status from Entered to Firmed or Released.
When production has a status of Firmed or Released, the system copies a routing into its associated operation list. The system uses the master routing option defined for the item to determine which routing to copy. The end item can have either its own routing or can reference another item's routing, the routing of the item assigned to its item group or to its item family.
Recording a completion for the production quantity.
When you specify a production ID that has a status of Entered or Firmed during the completions and scrap reporting process, upon request, the system releases the production, and creates the operation list for production with a status of Entered production. Releasing production IDs when recording completions and scrap is dependent on how you've set up the PeopleSoft Enterprise Manufacturing business unit options. You can only record completions for a production schedule with a status of Firmed or Released. If the production schedule is Entered, you must change the status to Firmed or Released before recording completions.
Adding a production schedule after you have completed manufacturing an item.
When you add a production schedule quantity at the same time you're recording operation completions and scrap, the system automatically creates the production schedule, releases production, and creates the component and operation lists. After backflushing, components are consumed, operations are recorded as complete, scrap is recorded, and costs are posted for the completed quantity.
Running the production configuration process for a configured order.
When the production ID is created for the configured item, the operation list is created based on the tasks selected during sales order entry.
PeopleSoft Enterprise Manufacturing creates an operation list for rework production using a rework routing, if it exists. If you want to create an operation list for reworked items that don't have rework routings, you must manually enter the scheduling information. For teardown production, the system uses a teardown routing for the operation list. Or, manually create the operation list, and manually enter the start date and due date. If you're using PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Planning and material and capacity constraints are concerns, you'll want to use the Optimizer to schedule rework and teardown production based on the operation list that you created.
When the system creates the operation list, it copies the routing along with its details to production. Routing details include the operation sequences, count points, attachments, and all the planning and costing times, such as queue time, intransit time, and run rates, associated with each operation. The system displays the item whose routing is copied. When the end item utilizes a master routing, the copied routing can be that of another item, the one assigned to the end item's family or to its item group. If an item references a master routing, it also uses the reference routing item's rework routing if one exists. At the same time, it determines each operation's start and due date based on the start or due date of the production ID or production schedule. If PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Planning isn't installed, the system also takes into account setup, operation overlap, and the possibility of simultaneous setup and queue. As assemblies are completed at each operation, PeopleSoft Enterprise Manufacturing tracks the quantity issued to the operation, as well as the quantity completed and scrapped at each operation.
You can modify the operation list using the Update Operation List components. You may add, delete or change operations if end item completions, scrap, or earning of setup costs haven't occurred at the operation. You may change existing operations by modifying standard production times, tasks, or work centers.
If you're maintaining production schedules using the PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Planning solver, the production of one or more of the operations may have a frozen status. The frozen status indicates that a decision was made to hold or firm up the production ID, production schedule, or operation's due date and that changes within PeopleSoft Enterprise Manufacturing could result in a change to the schedule created by PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Planning. If the production or operation has a frozen status, and you change information that impacts the actual start or due dates and times, PeopleSoft Enterprise Manufacturing displays a warning message indicating that the operation or production is frozen. You have the option to continue or cancel the changes. If you proceed with changing the operation or production, the operation or production is no longer frozen.
When you modify an operation list and if you're integrating to a third-party Manufacturing Execution System (MES), PeopleSoft Enterprise Manufacturing uses the Production Order Update EIP to publish a message to the MES with the transaction information. The MES then subscribes to that message and updates the MES information.
See Also
Getting Started with PeopleSoft Enterprise Manufacturing
If you use outside vendors to perform an operation, set up and maintain the routing and operation list to take this into consideration. A subcontracted operation can be defined when setting up a task, a work center, an operation on a routing, or when creating or maintaining an operation list.
When you specify that an operation will be performed by a subcontractor, also select a preferred vendor for performing the work. If you don't select a preferred vendor, PeopleSoft Enterprise Purchasing uses autosourcing to determine the vendor.
If you're creating or maintaining a subcontracted operation, note that:
Any production with one or more subcontracted operations on the operation list must be tracked using a production ID.
If you're using count points, all subcontracted operations must be defined as a count point.
You must copy the routing to production during release.
Select the Copy Routing to Production check box on the Routing header to ensure that the routing is copied to production during the release process.
You can specify only labor planning and costing operation times.
You can't generate multiple outputs such as co-products or by-products at subcontracted operations.
See Also
Defining Routing Header Information
PeopleSoft Enterprise Manufacturing copies the routing, if one exists, for the end item or its reference routing to the production ID or production schedule when the status of the production ID or production schedule changes from Entered to Firmed or Released. In addition, it also copies the routing or its reference routing when an end item or operation completion is recorded for the production quantity.
This section discusses how to:
Select operation lists.
Maintain the operation list summary.
Maintain operation times.
Maintain operation resources.
Associate conversion cost codes with an operation.
Maintain operation scheduling.
View operation list summary information.
Page Name |
Object Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
SF_OP_MAINT_SEL |
Production Control, Define Production, Production IDs/Schedules, Update Operation List, Production Selection |
Select a specific production ID or production schedule to add, change, or delete operations when the production status is Firmed or higher. |
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SF_OP_SUMMARY |
Production Control, Define Production, Production IDs/Schedules, Update Operation List, Summary, Summary |
Add, change, or delete operations on the operation list. |
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SF_OP_PRDN_TEXT |
Production Control, Define Production, Production IDs/Schedules, Update Operation List, Summary, Production Text |
Display or modify text associated with the production ID or production schedule. |
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SF_OP_PRDN_HDR |
Production Control, Define Production, Production IDs/Schedules, Update Operation List, Summary, Production Detail |
Display production ID or production schedule detail. |
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SF_OP_TIME |
Production Control, Define Production, Production IDs/Schedules, Update Operation List, Details, Times |
Review or modify an operation's labor or machine planning queue and intransit times as well as planning and costing, setup, run, fixed run, and postproduction times and run rates. |
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SF_OP_TEXT |
Production Control, Define Production, Production IDs/Schedules, Update Operation List, Details, Operation Text |
Add or modify text associated with the production. |
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SF_OP_DC |
Production Control, Define Production, Production IDs/Schedules, Update Operation List, Details, Documents |
Associate, access, and manage pertinent operation documents in the embedded document management system. You must have PeopleSoft Enterprise Engineering installed to access this page. |
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SF_OP_ATT |
Production Control, Define Production, Production IDs/Schedules, Update Operation List, Details, Attachments |
Associate attachments with an operation. The attachment associations may have been previously defined when creating or maintaining the routing. |
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SF_OP_RESOURCE |
Production Control, Define Production, Production IDs/Schedules, Update Operation List, Details, Resources |
Review or modify the resources assigned to each operation on the operation list. |
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SF_OP_CONCOST |
Production Control, Define Production, Production IDs/Schedules, Update Operation List, Details, Conv Cost Codes |
Add, change, or delete conversion cost codes for an operation. |
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SF_OP_SCHED |
Production Control, Define Production, Production IDs/Schedules, Update Operation List, Details, Scheduling |
Maintain operation scheduling options. Several scheduling options can be selected for operations, including simultaneous setup and queue, planning intensity, and operation overlap. |
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SF_OP_SELECTION |
Production Control, Define Production, Review Production Information, Operation List, Production Selection |
Select the production ID or production schedule to view an operation list. |
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SF_OP_LIST |
Production Control, Define Production, Review Production Information, Operation List, Summary, Summary |
View operation list information for selected production. |
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SF_OP_LIST_PRTXT |
Production Control, Define Production, Review Production Information, Operation List, Summary, Production Text |
Display text associated with the production ID or production schedule. |
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SF_OP_LIST_TEXT |
Production Control, Define Production, Review Production Information, Operation List, Detail, Operation Text |
Display text associated with the operation. |
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SF_OP_LIST_DC |
Production Control, Define Production, Review Production Information, Operation List, Detail, Documents |
Display operation documents for each operation. You must have PeopleSoft Enterprise Engineering installed to access this page. |
Access the Production Selection page.
Production ID |
Select a value if you want to maintain the operation list for a specific production ID. |
Production Area and Item |
Select values if you want to maintain the operation list for production schedules. |
Date Type |
Select a date type. Production schedule information can be based on the start date of production or when production is due to be completed. |
Prdn Start (production start) |
Select this option if you want to view production schedules based on the production start date. |
Prdn Due (production due) |
Select this option if you want to view production schedules based on the production due date. |
Prdn Due Shift (production due shift) |
Select a valid production shift. Note. If multiple production schedules exist for the production area, item, date, or shift, then a warning appears followed by a listing of the production schedules from which you can select one production schedule to maintain. |
Search |
Click this button to retrieve the information associated with the selected production. |
Access the Summary - Summary page.
Sort Operations by |
Select End Date, Op Seq (operation sequence), or Start Date. |
Print at Save |
Select this check box if you want to print production documents at save time for a particular production ID. |
Setup Print Options |
Click this link to access the Process/Output Options page to select different print criteria for the production documents. |
Calculate Yield and Reschedule |
When inserting, changing, or deleting an operation, use this link to recalculate the operation quantities and start and due dates. You will be given the option of maintaining the existing start or end quantity and recalculating the other. |
Details Tab
Yield % |
Displays the percent that you expect at this operation sequence. The default value is defined on the routing, which is used on the production ID, but you can change the percentage here. If you change the percentage, the system will adjust the starting and ending quantities at all subsequent operations. In addition, the operation start and due times may change. Note. This percentage cannot be changed once any completions or the scrap process has been performed against the production ID. |
Assy Starts Qty (assembly starts quantity) |
Displays the beginning quantity required at the beginning of the operation. This is the ending quantity of the previous operation. This amount will account for any operation yield loss during the production process. |
Expctd Cmpl Qty (expected completed quantity) |
Displays the quantity that you expect to complete at the end of the operation. This amount will account for any operation yield loss during the production process |
Other
Sub (subcontracted) |
Select this option if the operation is being sent to an outside vendor. A subcontracted operation can be defined when setting up a task or a work center, or you can specify it here. Keep these in mind when creating or maintaining subcontracted operations:
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Count Point |
Select this option if you want to define an operation step as a count point. Count points allow you to record completions at predefined operation steps. Material is consumed and labor and overhead will be earned back to the previous count point. |
Frozen |
Select this option to freeze this operation. If you've set up the Automatic Freeze Planning option for the business unit, the system automatically flags any operation sequences as frozen if processing has begun and you've recorded any of these transactions for that operation: actual hours, operation completions, operation scrap, setup complete, by-product or co-product completions. The system won't automatically freeze an operation if you've recorded material consumption (issue, kit, or edit components) unless you've also recorded completions for that operation. You have to clear the Frozen check box if you don't want the In Process or Complete production operation to be frozen. Also, if you select the Frozen check box on the production ID or production schedule, all operations for that order are frozen. You can also manually change this option here. |
Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Operation Lists
When you modify an operation list, if you're integrating with a third-party MES, PeopleSoft Enterprise Manufacturing uses the Production Order Update EIP to publish a message to the MES with the transaction information. The MES then subscribes to that message and updates the MES information.
See Also
SFS2003 - Production Documents
Recording End Item Completions Using Count Points
Access the Details - Times page.
Op Seq (operation sequence), Task Code, Work Center, Start Dt/Time (start date and time), and Due Dt/Time (due date and time) |
These values appear by default from the Operation Summary page, although you have the option to change them here. If you change the task, the system deletes all task-related information defined for the operation including work center, resources, task times, and scheduling options. The system then adds the new task information to the current operation sequence. If conversion rates are defined at the task level, the system replaces the conversion and conversion overhead rates with the new rates. If completions or scrap for this operation was recorded, the Op Seq (operation sequence), Task Code, and Work Center fields are unavailable. You can change the work center if you haven't recorded completions or scrap for this operation sequence. If you change the work center, the system deletes the resources associated with the old work center and adds the new work center resources. If conversion rates are defined at the work center level, the system replaces the rates with the new rates. |
Sub (subcontracted) |
This option is selected if the operation is subcontracted. If the subcontracted operation was defined at the task level, the vendor information defaults from the task information. You also have the option of selecting a vendor, if a vendor isn't specified, or overriding the default. If you don't select a vendor, PeopleSoft Enterprise Purchasing uses autosourcing to select a vendor for the purchase order. Note. You can specify only labor times for a subcontracted operation. |
Calculate Yield and Reschedule |
To change the work center, task, or operation sequence, click this link to update the schedule. To save the results of the recalculation, click the Save button before exiting the page. |
Operation Type (operation times or run rates) |
These values appear by default from the routing information. These times and rates may have originated from the task, if one is specified, and modified for this particular item. If a task wasn't specified, the times and rates were entered on the routing for the end item. You can modify the planning labor and machine times or rates for fixed run, post production, run, and setup. If a task was specified for the operation, change any of the production times or rates for the task without affecting the master task information. To make changes to the master task, update the operation times and rates using the Task Time page in PeopleSoft Enterprise Manufacturing. If you're changing the operation costing times and run rates, the change may result in process change variances in production. This occurs when the cost of the operation differs from the cost used to determine the standard cost of the end item. If you're changing the operation from a regular task to a subcontracted one, you can't select machine times or rates for the operation. |
Op Time (operation time) and Op Rate (operation rate) |
You can modify these values. Use operation rates for runtimes only:
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Inc. Setup (include setup) |
Select this option when calculating operation lead times and can only be selected for the Planning Labor Setup and Planning Machine Setup operation types. The check box isn't available for selection for all other operation types. The system always includes setup in the lead time calculation for the first operation. If this option isn't selected, setup can physically begin prior to any production units arriving at the work center. However, the system calculates the start date and time of the operation to reflect the latest time the setup should begin to meet its due date and time. |
Save |
Click this button if you want to save the results of the recalculation. |
Warning! Queue and intransit planning times as well as setup and post-production planning and costing times are allowed for subcontracted operations. If you're using PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Planning, queue and intransit times are ignored.
Costing Considerations |
To calculate costs for a particular item, operation, or time type, you must have a corresponding costing rate type defined along with a frozen conversion or conversion overhead rate or cost. For example, if you had a costing labor fixed runtime defined for an item, you should also have defined a labor fixed run rate per hour or per unit within PeopleSoft Enterprise Cost Management for the conversion code specified on the operation list. |
Costing Operation Time Type |
Include a corresponding value if you intend to cost the operation using a fixed amount per unit, as opposed to a rate per hour. The costing operation time can represent the amount of time to complete the task and the system uses it to calculate earned hours. However, the system uses the amount per unit in calculating the cost, regardless of the time specified. If you don't specify a costing time, the system won't include the per unit cost even if there's a rate defined for the code assigned to the operation. |
Access the Details - Resources page.
When maintaining the operation list, you can optionally define the crews, machines, and tools that will be used at work centers to perform specific tasks. In addition, keep these in mind when maintaining operation resources:
You cannot associate resources with a Pending status to an operation.
You can have no more than one primary crew, one primary machine, and one primary tool associated with each operation.
You cannot assign crews or machines to a subcontracted operation.
Op Seq (operation sequence), Task Code, Work Center, Start Dt/Time (start date and time), and Due Dt/Time (due date and time) |
These values appear by default from the Operation Summary page, although you have the option to change them. If you change the task, the system deletes all task-related information defined for the operation including work center, resources, task times, and scheduling options. The system then adds the new task information to the current operation sequence. If conversion rates are defined at the task level, the system replaces the conversion and conversion overhead rates with the new rates. |
Calculate Yield and Reschedule |
If you change the work center, task, or operation sequence, click this link to update the schedule. To save the results of the recalculation, click the Save button before exiting the page. |
Crew Size, Machine Resources, and Resource Types
You can change the costing resource attributes (crew size and machine resources). These attributes appear by default from the work center. Crew size is the number of people at the work center. The Machine Resources field displays the number of machines at the work center. The system uses both the crew size and machine resources to determine the standard cost of an item. Therefore, if you're changing the operation's crew size or machine resources, the change may result in process change variances for the production ID.
For each operation, the resource information appears by default from the resources associated with the work center that you assigned to the task, and therefore the operation. Only the primary crew, machine, and tools are copied to the operation list. You can enter additional resources (crews, machines, and tools) by selecting a resource type and the specific crew, machine, or tool. The resource's description, status, and, when the resource is a tool, quantity used appears. The resource must already be defined as a primary or alternate resource for the work center. You can also assign resources without assigning a task to the operation.
Access the Details - Conv Cost Codes page.
Conversion cost codes determine the labor, machine, outside processing, and overhead cost of the operation. When defining the costs, you associate a conversion rate or cost to each conversion code. The code is then entered on the task or work center, depending on the manufacturing installation options. The system then associates the corresponding rates with the operation when it copies the task or work center to the routing or operation list.
Conversion Code |
Displays the associated values with the operation's work center if you're maintaining conversion rates at the work center level. |
Conversion Ovhd Codes (conversion overhead codes) |
To view the actual labor, machine, outside processing, and overhead rates or costs assigned to the code, see the Conversion Code and Conversion Overhead Code pages for the task or work center. To change the labor, machine, or overhead cost for a specific operation, select a new conversion code to determine the new labor and machine costs. You can also select up to four codes that calculate the overhead costs associated with the operation. Note. If you change the conversion code or the conversion overhead codes, and the rates associated with the new codes differ from the old ones, the change results in cost variances for the production ID or production schedule quantity. |
Access the Details - Scheduling page.
Access the Summary - Summary inquiry page.
Operation Summary
The system displays the operation list, along with operation details for each operation sequence. Operation details include:
Quantity Issued to Operation |
Displays the quantity completed at the prior operation. In the case of the first operation, it is the production quantity completed and scrapped at the first operation. |
Quantity Completed and Thru Oper (quantity completed and through operation) |
Displays the quantity completed at the operation. This quantity doesn't include any scrapped assemblies. |
Qty Scrapped (quantity scrapped) |
Displays the total number of assemblies scrapped at the operation. |
Scr Pct (scrap percentage) |
Displays a weighted average of the scrap percent complete specified when recording end item completions and scrap. This percentage represents the amount of runtime earned and scrapped for the particular operation. |