Road Map: Component Availability Inquiry

Use the Component Availability Inquiry (MOS) program to display the requirements for a proposed manufacturing order against current supplies of components. You can see immediately whether you have sufficient inventory to release the order or how you might adjust it to use what is available. See Background for more information.

Before you run this program each time

You should run these programs in this sequence:  None required

Before you run this program the first time

You should run these programs:

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Enterprise Options) to select a date display format for your enterprise, Branch Maintenance (TBM) to select a date display format for your branch, or User Maintenance (UIM) to select a date display format for an individual user.

  • Enterprise Item Maintenance (IM) to set up items for your enterprise.

  • Branch Item Maintenance (IMB) to set up items for your branch.

  • Bill of Material Maintenance (MPS) to enter a bill of material for the parent item.

  • Shop Calendar Maintenance (XCM) to set the shop calendar that forms time basis for manufacturing order processing and master scheduling.

  • Output Device Maintenance (XDM) to set up the output devices that you plan to use.

  • Date-Output Device Maintenance (ZE) to select your default output device and set whether you can override that device.

After you run this program

You will most likely run these programs:

  • Manufacturing-Purchase Order Inquiry (MIQ) to open purchase orders, requisitions, transfers, manufacturing orders, and planned orders for an item.

  • Manufacturing Order Analysis (MOA) to display cost performances, delivery performances and product quality of manufacturing orders by item number.

  • Manufacturing Order Maintenance (MIM) to enter a manufacturing order and optionally obligate and pick components.

    OR

Requisition Maintenance (IRM) to create a requisition and release a manufacturing order.

OR

Consolidate Manufacturing Requisitions (MOCR) to release multiple manufacturing requisitions to create a single manufacturing order.

OR

Planned Order Maintenance (MOP) to enter a planned order, and then Order Release Preparation (MPR) and Order Release Selection (MRR) to release the order.