文档介绍：Introduction to Rhythm Factory Planner
Kwok Poon
May 17, 2000
Agenda
What Is Rhythm Factory Planner (FP)
Rhythm FP Architecture
Rhythm Factory Planner (FP) Planning Concept
Rhythm FP features
What Is Rhythm Factory Planner (FP) ?
What Is Rhythm Factory Planner (FP)
Factory Planner uses the information from the existing transaction system (ERP) to provide intelligent decision support capability in Planning and Scheduling
Factory Planner provides a global integrated view
Purchasing
Order Entry
Shipping
MRP
Factory Planner
Floor Control
Data
Decisions & Data
What Can Rhythm FP Do?
Factory Planner provides a systematic and constraint-based planning concept
Factory Planner can help to minimize the current ad-hoc planning process
Factory Planner can quickly reveal the production constraint, which is almost impossible for traditional planning process
Rhythm FP Architecture
Rhythm FP Architecture
Client-Server Architecture
Both server and client processes can run on Windows NT machines
May run server and client on separate machines
Use existing data (from Triton and SFCS)
Memory Resident
Multi-User capability
Rhythm FP Architecture (cont.)
Rhythm
FP Client
Rhythm
FP Client
Rhythm
FP Client
Data Files
Rhythm
FP Server
Rhythm
FP Server
Production
Planner
Material
Planner
Report
Reader
Production
Server
What-if
Server
Rhythm FP Framework (Input & Output)
Rhythm
FP Server
Demand
Product Structure:
Part number
BOM
Routings
Factory Model:
Resources
Resource Calendar
Material Availability:
Unassigned Inventory
./ Vendor Info.
WIP
Other Information:
Tools
...
Production Plan:
Capacity
Material
Rhythm FP Framework (cont.)
FP requires ACCURATE and SUFFICIENT data input (garbage in & garbage out)
Open loop planning process in the first phase
Planners execute the production plan based on FP’s suggestion