QAD 2017 Enterprise Edition > User Guides > Planning and Scheduling Workbenches > Component Availability > Introduction > Workbenches-Integrated Component Availability Capabilities
  
Workbenches-Integrated Component Availability Capabilities
The workbench-integrated component check capabilities let schedulers and planners use Component Availability features to ensure that the production orders they plan/schedule have enough materials. They check component availability across a range of production orders and order statuses, then use Component Availability supporting data to analyze shortages and potential shortages to determine action that needs to be taken, if any.
Both schedulers who use the workbenches and buyers, materials planners, and materials expediters who use the QAD EE Monitor Material Shortages browse collection can use Component Availability supporting data to analyze the details behind a production order component availability status. Within the MSW/PSW, panels are included that provide supporting data for:
• Component list
When you select the Component sub-tab within the Production Order Maintenance tab, component information is divided into two parts: the left side displays the BOM list of a production order, including component status, picking and issuing status, and more. See Component List.
• Supply/demand summary
To get a summary of how the system got to the component status, you can look at the Supply/Demand Summary sub-tab to view all demand and supply related to the component within a site or domain. See Supply/Demand Summary.
• Supply/demand details
The Supply/Demand Detail sub-tab provides MRP details of the selected component. You can drill down into the details, viewing projected QOH based on supply and demand by date. See Supply/Demand Details.
• Inventory details by site
Use data in the Inventory Detail sub-tab to drill into component inventory detail records for a particular site/location combination to determine options when dealing with component shortages. See Inventory Details by Site.
This chapter is divided into the following sections:
• Component Availability User Preferences
Discusses options available when configuring Component Availability within the MSW/PSW.
• Use Component Availability to Schedule Production
Discusses features and procedures for schedulers and planners.
• Use Component Availability to Check Component Requirements
Discusses features and procedures for buyers, materials planners, and expediters
• Supporting Data
Covers supporting data that either group of users can access.