Manage Base Process Items
The base item displays in the workbenches. The base item production order contains all master data for the joint order set, including BOM, routings, and so on. You can create a joint order set in the Schedule Grid by entering a quantity for a base process item or a co-product item.
The workbenches do not prompt you to schedule the base item on the MSW, since there is never direct demand (forecasts/sales orders) for the base process item.
Calculations
For work center machines, the required capacity is driven from the base process operation required capacity related to:
• MSW operation due date
• PSW operation release date
For production lines, the required capacity is driven from the base process order header required capacity related to:
• MSW order due date
• PSW order release date
Note: Co-/by-product orders are not considered from a required capacity perspective.
For each base and co-/by-product item, the POH is based on the work order quantity of each individual base and co-/by-product order per the work order due date. When applying a negative POH color indicator to co-/by-product orders, the system never applies the color to base process items since the POH of the base item is never negative.