Component Availability Check (CAC)
Component Availability Check is another component of the Planning and Scheduling Workbenches and is integrated into both the MSW and PSW workbenches. This lets you verify that materials are available before you release orders and print the orders and schedules. Integrated CAC serves two distinct purposes:
• Schedulers and planners use CAC features to ensure that the jobs they schedule days in advance to production have enough materials.
• Schedulers and planners use CAC features to ensure that the jobs they release to the shop floor have enough materials.
The CAC engine is also leveraged in several user-based collections developed specifically to be leveraged with the Planning and Scheduling Workbenches
All users can use CAC supporting data to analyze component availability. Within the planning and scheduling workbenches, built-in panels at the bottom of the workbench provide supporting data. For more information on the Component Check browse collections, see
Component Availability Check (CAC).