Glossary -> Places -> Assembly Line
An Assembly Line is a sequence of WorkCenters. A single Factory may contain multiple Assembly Lines and each Assembly Line potentially may have it's own Rate of Production. (e.g. This Assembly Line produces 200 widgets per shift.)
The next thing to consider is the Product Lines produced on this Assembly Line. (e.g. This Assembly Line produces 30% economy widgets, 50% standard widgets and 20% deluxe widgets.)
When the time comes to create a Link, connecting a Part with a specific Point-of-Use, a simple PFEP program might simply ask for the Percent of Utilization of this Part at this Point-of-Use. A more sophisticated PFEP program might allow the Link to be associated with one or more Product Lines, as well as potentially allowing a "fudge factor" to cover cases that are more complicated that our discussion here. As an example, we might create a Link for a monochrome display for our economy and standard widgets and another Link for a color display for our deluxe widgets. We would then be able to go back to a simpler screen in PFEP to adjust the total Rate of Production for our Assembly Line, as well as the breakdown of that number into individual Product Lines. In this example we would be able to adjust four simple numbers and have the effects ripple to all affected Links. Some companies might prefer to simply set the Rate of Production for each Product Line individually. In this case, the right way to do things is to use the method that works best for your company.
A further refinement might be to have multiple, independent Product Line attributes. If you are producing pre-painted cars, you might have one Product Line attribute that breaks your production down into 2 door, 4 door and hatch-back models. You might also have another Product Line attribute that breaks your production down into Black, White, Grey, Blue and Red models. You would need a Link for each of the Parts that are needed for each door configuration and each color.
The next thing to consider is the Product Lines produced on this Assembly Line. (e.g. This Assembly Line produces 30% economy widgets, 50% standard widgets and 20% deluxe widgets.)
When the time comes to create a Link, connecting a Part with a specific Point-of-Use, a simple PFEP program might simply ask for the Percent of Utilization of this Part at this Point-of-Use. A more sophisticated PFEP program might allow the Link to be associated with one or more Product Lines, as well as potentially allowing a "fudge factor" to cover cases that are more complicated that our discussion here. As an example, we might create a Link for a monochrome display for our economy and standard widgets and another Link for a color display for our deluxe widgets. We would then be able to go back to a simpler screen in PFEP to adjust the total Rate of Production for our Assembly Line, as well as the breakdown of that number into individual Product Lines. In this example we would be able to adjust four simple numbers and have the effects ripple to all affected Links. Some companies might prefer to simply set the Rate of Production for each Product Line individually. In this case, the right way to do things is to use the method that works best for your company.
A further refinement might be to have multiple, independent Product Line attributes. If you are producing pre-painted cars, you might have one Product Line attribute that breaks your production down into 2 door, 4 door and hatch-back models. You might also have another Product Line attribute that breaks your production down into Black, White, Grey, Blue and Red models. You would need a Link for each of the Parts that are needed for each door configuration and each color.
