This chapter discusses how to create and maintain production line schedules in a flow manufacturing environment.

Overview of Flow Scheduling
Describes the life cycle of flow scheduling and gives information on schedule periods, flow rates, physical and time usage in a schedule, flex fences, flow linearity, purchase/manufacture codes, and work orders.

Setting Up Flow Scheduling
Lists required setup information and the set up programs, codes for validated fields, and gives information on defining schedule periods and schedule costs, setting up flow production lines, associating items with product lines, defining flex fences and flow rate codes, and linking work centers to locations.

Creating and Maintaining Flow Schedules
Lists and describes the three ways to create flow scheduled orders; with Flow Schedule Maintenance (17.21.3), Import MRP Orders to Schedule (17.21.9), and Flow Schedule Copy (17.21.5).

Exporting Flow Schedules to Repetitive
Outlines how to use Export Schedule to Repetitive (17.21.10).

Receiving Completed Flow Scheduled Orders
Outlines how to use Flow Schedule Receipts (17.21.7) and gives details on potential alternative methods and information on application of received quantities, inventory effects of flow schedule receipts, GL effects of flow schedule receipts, and labor reporting.

Closing Flow Scheduled Orders
Explains when flow scheduled orders can be closed and how to determine which method to use.

Deleting and Archiving Flow Scheduled Orders
Explains how to use Flow Delete/Archive (17.21.23).

Flow Schedule Reports
Lists and describes programs on the Flow Inquiry and Reports Menu.