Road Map: Priority Dispatch Report

Use the Priority Dispatch Report (MPD) program to establish a priority list (in highest-to-lowest priority sequence) of manufacturing orders for work centers and print the Priority Dispatch Report. See Background for more information.

Before you run this program each time

You should run these programs in this sequence:

  1. 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 planned orders, and then Order Release Preparation (MPR) and Order Release Selection (MRR) to release the orders.

OR

Sales Order Maintenance (OE) to enter a sales order and generate a manufacturing order for:

  • A make-to-order item (the Item code field in the Enterprise Item Maintenance (IM) program that matches the Immediate supply item code option in System Options Maintenance (XM) (Inventory Control Options))

  • A subassembly (the Item code field in the Enterprise Item Maintenance (IM) program for the item and its components matches the Subassembly release type option in System Options Maintenance (XM) (Manufacturing Options)

  • A configured product that requires assembly

  • An item you make is not in inventory, the order entry operator clicks Manufacture in manual obligation mode, and the Disable mfg order firewall option in System Options Maintenance (XM) (Manufacturing Options) is selected

  1. Finished Goods Planning (MFP) program to calculate quantities of finished goods and configured products that you need to meet sales commitments and forecasts and to schedule their manufacture or purchase.

  2. Capacity Requirements Planning (MCP) to calculate capacity requirements.

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.

  • Work Center Maintenance (WCM) to set up work centers.

  • Routing Maintenance (RTM) to enter operation sequences for a parent item.

  • 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 should run these programs:

  • Priority Dispatch Inquiry (MDQ) to display all orders that affect a department and work center.