Computer System Flowchart of Production Planning

Zhenqi Li

Barbara Bloomfield

April Peralta

Phuong Thai

Computer System Flowchart of Production Planning

From Engineering Design

(on tbe LEFT)

1. Specifications for Special Sales Orders document – specify any new product designs that may be

ordered.

1. A production planning clerk then would enter data- into the computer for online processing
2. Online computer process would use the entered data and would update two master files:

—Product specifications file – shows a list of materials and product requirements

—Operations (routing) file – shows how the materials and product travels through the factory

Daily Routine

(on the RIGHT)

1. Sales forecasts documents & Back-order reports are forwarded to management to determine how much inventory needs to be produced. This is done manually.
2. After a decision is made by management, there would be a document that indicates all the requirements needed for production for every different type of product.
3. The data of production requirements are entered at the end of each day.
4. Online Processing: prepare production & material needs with the data previously entered (from both the left and the right) and update files:

—Raw Materials Inventory File (master file) – this is a file where there is a list of all the Raw Material they have on-hand for production.

—Machine Loading File (master file) – this is a file where there are a list of machine operational requirements. To see if all the machines can meet the requirements for production.

—Open Production Orders File (transaction file) – new production orders are created

—Production Schedule File (transaction file) – this file shows all the time schedule of producing a product

Set #1

A Sales Order, Bill of Materials, and Operation List are sent to the customer as acknowledgement

Bills of Materials-List of materials needed to produce the order.

—Prices of materials

—Lists all needed parts and their descriptions in subassembly order.

Operations List – Production activities including time and quantities used in the process (includes detailed labor operations, their sequencing, and their related machine requirements).

Set#2

Production order, Move tickets and Material Issue cards are sent to production operation.

Production Order-authorizes new production to begin;

Move Tickets – authorization of transfer of raw materials from warehouse to factory floor (track the movement of all inventory).

Materials Issue Cards – to issue raw materials used for each specific order. Each inventory item has its

own card showing withdrawals and issuances.

Set#3

Production schedule are sent to production work centers

Production Schedule- revised because we have added a new job

—Starting dates for all work centers

—It calculates the work hours (man and machine hours) for every production operation.

Set#4

Material requirements report are sent to purchasing processing

Materials Requirement Report – The report lists all the materials needed to support jobs in process and fill new production orders. This report is given to the purchasing department because they need to generate the purchase orders for materials to begin or continue production.