Production Planning (MCE230) field descriptions

How to

Use these fields to enter formulas and finished items planned for production.

1. Order

Specify whether to display planned production in D-Date or F-Formula order. Press Enter to default to D-Date order.

2. Beginning

If you selected to display planned production orders in date order, specify the beginning date to display. Press Enter to default to the system date.
--OR--
If you selected to display planned production orders in formula order, specify the formula number to display.

The program displays planned production in either date order (beginning with date entered) or formula order (beginning with formula entered) in the browser in the lower portion of the screen. You can select from the following:

Change a line-item

Add line-items

Insert line-items

Delete line-items

3. Date

Specify the planned production date. Press Enter to default to the system date.

4. WH

Specify the warehouse. The entry must be a valid warehouse. Press Enter to default to the warehouse assigned to the terminal. 

5. Formula

Specify the formula number. The entry must be a valid formula.  If the formula is already entered for the same date on a previous line, you must edit the current entry to change or delete.

6. Units

Specify the quantity planned to produce. Press Enter to default to the standard production quantity entered for the formula in the Formula Entry program.

You can select from the following:

Stop line-item entry

Access Note Entry (SME710) for the Formula Entry document line record highlighted in the line item browser.

Requirements   Accesses Production Planning Requirements (MCE231), which is used to review ingredients and required, on hand, on order, and committed quantities for the formula number in the specified warehouse.

Packaging   Accesses Finished Item Entry Packaging MCE231.F screen to display the packaging requirements for each finished item in the formula.

Done   Exits the Production Planning Entry