MFG/PRO 9.0 User Guide Volume 3: Manufacturing - QAD.com

The Net Available is the material available for these requirements at the
work center, consisting of the material already there (Actual OH) and
the material to be transferred (Untransferred Picked) minus the existing
requirements. The existing requirements consist of the Qty Req by Other
Scheds and the quantity allocated at that work center to work orders or
sales orders (Qty Alloc).
As the equation shows, the picklist supplies material for the work center,
not individual schedules. You can ensure that picklists supply individual
schedules by running the picklist calculation immediately after exploding
each new schedule. The picklist calculation already considers all existing
picklists, so the new picklist will only meet the new requirements.
Choosing Options
Repetitive Picklist Calculation offers several options to control the
picklist calculation.
Use Work Center Inventory. When Yes, the system counts inventory
in a work center as inventory.
Detail Requirements. When Yes, the system prints all repetitive
schedules generating requirements for a component, including the
quantity required, parent item, due and start dates, machine, and
operation.
Delete When Done. When Yes, the picklist is automatically deleted
after the calculation. Use this option to review shortages without
actually allocating inventory. The Next Picklist field in the Repetitive
Control File (18.22.24) is not incremented.
Troubleshooting Problems
If problems occur with the picklist calculation, remember the following.
• A location must be created with the same name as the work center.
• The calculation does not create a picklist if there is no inventory to
detail allocate. You cannot allocate negative quantities. The system
does not warn you if inventory is insufficient to meet the
requirements—it just does not create a picklist.
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