Production Process Planning data structure
Production Process Planning data is organized in four layers based on role and level of detail.
The product, product BOP, plant BOP, plant, and production program (variants) are gathered together into one work package (collaboration context).
At this level, functional groups are used to categorize operations according to the area of the product they assemble. A product BOP is optional; you do not have to include one in the work package.
At this level, the plant is divided into work areas, such as lines, zones, and stations, that are used to build the product. Also, station operations are created and allocated to process stations and process resources.
At the lowest level, operation content is planned. This includes the activities, parts, and tools that are needed to perform the operation.
Production Process Planning can use enterprise bill of process (BOP) object types:
Product BOP
The product BOP object contains all operations to build a product, organized in functional groups. A product BOP is optional; you do not have to include one in the work package.
Functional Group
A functional group can refer to a specific functional group object type or a process object that is used as a functional group. For example, you could create a functional group named Car Interior.
Plant BOP
The plant BOP object contains all operations performed at a specific plant to build a product.
Process Area
The plant BOP contains a hierarchy of process areas, such as process lines, process areas, or process station objects. The lowest level of this hierarchy is the process station where the work is performed.
(Optional) Process Resource
A process resource object is used to group operations in a station that are assigned to a specific active resource such as a worker or robot. For example, Station 10 could contain these two process resources: Left side worker and Right side worker.
Operation
Each process station object contains operations that describe the high-level tasks to be performed. Operations can be sequenced. For example, the Station 10 process station could contain the operation Add Instrument Panel.
Time object
Each operation contains time objects that describe the more detailed tasks performed by the operation. Time objects in an operation can be sequenced. For example, you could create these activities to describe how to insert an instrument panel into a car: Maneuver Lift Assist Holding Instrument Panel through Car Door, Secure Instrument Panel to Car, and Remove Empty Lift Assist from Car.
Each level in the structure is represented by objects that contain properties. Two typical properties are What (the name) and Time. However, each object type could contain different standard and custom attributes.