Component Availability

QAD 2017 Enterprise Edition > User Guides > Planning and Scheduling Workbenches > Overview > Introduction > Component Availability

Component Availability 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 Component Availability serves two distinct purposes:

• Schedulers and planners use Component Availability features to ensure that the jobs they schedule days in advance to production have enough materials.

• Schedulers and planners use Component Availability features to ensure that the jobs they release to the shop floor have enough materials.

The Component Availability engine is also leveraged in several user-based collections developed specifically to be leveraged with the Planning and Scheduling Workbenches

All users can use Component Availability 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.