College of Computing IT402 Assignment 3: Production, BOM, Routing

This assignment solution for Integrated Enterprise Systems (IT402) addresses key concepts in production management. The solution begins by outlining the steps in a production process, detailing triggers, data, tasks, and outcomes, emphasizing the initial order, material authorization, the production phase, and the movement of finished goods to the warehouse. It then identifies and explains the role of production resource tools (PRTs) such as jigs and measurement instruments. The solution also explores the significance of item categories within a bill of materials (BOM), clarifying how they differentiate components and link to document management systems. Finally, it explains the differences in product routing, focusing on component assignment and production capacity, and how these elements contribute to effective planning and inventory management within an enterprise system, referencing multiple academic sources to support the analysis.

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Question One
Describe the steps in the production process in terms of triggers, data, tasks,
and outcomes.
The steps within the production process in terms of data, triggers, tasks and
outcomes are being discussed as follows:
1. In the initial stage, a process would be triggered based on a placed request
for production. The initiated order header would comprise of basic data that
includes a unique order number, people responsible for scheduling of the
production process, current order status and the plant in which the material
would be produced (Magal and Word 2011). After each form of data has been
generated, the tasks that would be need to be performed in the next phases
would be detailed.
2. In the next step, the order placed containing the details would be authorized,
which would further allow the warehouse for issuing the raw materials. The
production would make use of the materials for the manufacturing process of
the requested goods.
3. After the raw materials are being issues and the particular plant have been
discussed, the production process would begin in the plant with the specified
team (Di Ciccio, Marrella and Russo 2015). They would make use of the raw
materials, equipment and manufacture the requested product.
4. Hence, after the production process have been completed, the finished
goods would be moved to the warehouse. The warehouse officials would
manage the inventory and secure the finished goods by piling them in stacks.
Learning
Outcome(s):
Identify principal
enterprise
systems
architectures and
implementation
strategies
2 Marks

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Question Two
What are the production resource tools?
During the discussion and understanding over the working of work centers, the
product routing can be defined as a list of certain operations, which would be
performed by a company for the purpose of material production. Additionally,
the process of product routing would help in specify the proper sequence in
which the production operations would be carried out. During the specification,
the work centre would also be specified in which the operations would be
performed (Chen, Liu and Ma 2017). The time would also be specified based
on the needs of completing them during the specified time. Product routing
would also help in the listing of additional resources, which could also be
known as the production resource tools. The tools would also help the
company in the completion of their daily operations.
The final master data in relation to the production process are termed as
production resource tools (PRTs). These are also considered as movable
resources, which would be shared among the different work centers. Some of
the common examples of PRTs include jigs, measurement instruments,
documents and fixtures, which include engineering drawings (Lu and Xu
2018). Since, each of the instruments and tools cannot be used within every
work center, hence a limited number of these tools are kept under use within
the work centers are brought under whenever required.
Learning
Outcome(s):
Identify principal
enterprise
systems
architectures and
implementation
strategies
0.5 Marks

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Question Three
Explain the significance of item categories in a bill of materials.
The BOM thus also identifies each of the particular materials that would be
requested during the production process based on producing a finished good.
In particular cases, a single material might comprise of multiple BOMs.
Different companies generate several BOMs during the process of updating of
their products.
Items can be differentiated based on their category. These items categories
could be further differentiated based on an item category key. The item
category would be applicable to specific components, which are kept under
stock. Any component that would be entered within the category in the BOM
should be comprised of a valid master record present within the system. Using
the item category, the components within the stock of items would be reserved
for their order of maintenance (Cinelli et al. 2017). The item category is
primarily been used for components, which would not be kept in stock if they
would be used in the BOM. Non-stock items could be entered within the BOM
with or without the need of a master record. With the use of an item category,
the BOM would be connected and linked with the document management
system.
Learning
Outcome(s):
Identify key
issues related to
project
management
1.5 Marks

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Question Four
Explain the differences in product routing in terms of component assignment
and production capacity.
The physical operations that are being performed within the processes of
production are processed in different work centers. The data in relation to the
kind of work center, relevant needs of scheduling and performed operations
would be the primary kind of data that would appear within the product routing.
Thus, the product routing would comprises of all forms of tasks or operations,
which are relevant for a material production. It would also underline the
sequence in which the operations should be completed (Ghorbani and Jokar
2016). Component assignment would tie the materials listed within the BOM
and which would be need during the production process.
The production capacity would help in determining the capacity of goods
present within the inventory and which would be required during the production
process. Whenever a request product would be requested during the
production process, the product routing would determine the production
capacity at the inventory. Within the Sales and Operations (SOP) planning,
various forecasts would be supported, which would include the determining of
inventory levels and sales forecasts. The generation of multiple versions of
production capacity supported by product routing would help the organization
in consideration of different form of scenarios for production planning.
Learning
Outcome(s):
Identify principal
enterprise
systems
architectures and
implementation
strategies
Describe key
issues related to
Supply Chain
Management and
Customer
Relationship
Management
1 Mark

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References
Chen, P.C., Liu, K.H. and Ma, H.W., 2017. Resource and waste-stream
modeling and visualization as decision support tools for sustainable materials
management. Journal of Cleaner Production, 150, pp.16-25.
Cinelli, M., Ferraro, G., Iovanella, A., Lucci, G. and Schiraldi, M.M., 2017. A
network perspective on the visualization and analysis of bill of
materials. International Journal of Engineering Business Management, 9,
p.1847979017732638.
Di Ciccio, C., Marrella, A. and Russo, A., 2015. Knowledge-intensive
processes: characteristics, requirements and analysis of contemporary
approaches. Journal on Data Semantics, 4(1), pp.29-57.
Ghorbani, A. and Jokar, M.R.A., 2016. A hybrid imperialist competitive-
simulated annealing algorithm for a multisource multi-product location-routing-
inventory problem. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 101, pp.116-127.
Lu, Y. and Xu, X., 2018. Resource virtualization: a core technology for
developing cyber-physical production systems. Journal of manufacturing
systems, 47, pp.128-140.
Magal, S.R. and Word, J., 2011. Integrated business processes with ERP
systems. Wiley Publishing.