Labor Allocations

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Labor Allocations

You use this program to view operation allocations for a job.

Operation allocations can be added using the Labor Allocations program and maintained using the Maintain Operations for Job program.

Toolbar and menu

Field	Description
File
Zoom	Select this to view additional information for the allocation, including narrations (see Zoom on Internal/Subcontract Operations).
Graph	Select this to use the WIP Job Allocation Graph program to view a graphical representation of all operations allocated to the job.
Edit
Copy	Select this to copy a labor allocation (see Copy Labor Allocations).
Maintain Detail Costing	Select this to use the WIP Co-products for Job program to maintain the detail co-product cost apportionment for the operation. This option is only enabled if the job is for a notional part.
Details
Details	Select this to view the detailed labor postings for the operation (see Detailed Labor Postings for Operation).

Listview columns

When you select the Labor Allocations program, a listview displays the current labor allocations for the selected job.

Column	Description
Milestone	Refer to Milestone operation for additional information on milestone operations.
Total quantity	The total quantity is only displayed for subcontract operations. The quantity is calculated by multiplying the quantity per against the subcontract operation by the quantity to manufacture against the job (see Labor Allocations).
Job	Indicates the job number to which the operation allocation is assigned.

Detailed Labor Postings for Operation

You use the Details option from the Details menu of the Labor Allocations program to view details of any labor postings made against the operation for the job.

Zoom on Internal/Subcontract Operations

Additional information for an operation can be viewed by selecting the Zoom option from the File menu of the Labor Allocations program or the Zoom option from the toolbar of the Maintain Operations for Job program.

Field	Description
Narrations	Select this to view the Bill of Material narrations for the operation.

Zoom on Internal Operations

The following information is included for the selected internal operation:

Column	Description
Work center	This indicates the work center against which the operation must be performed. Work Center Quick View Query (see Browse on Work Centers)
Description	This indicates the work center description and is displayed for information purposes.
Operation dates	Planned queue This indicates the planned queue date for the operation. Actual queue This indicates the actual queue date for the operation. Planned start This indicates the planned start date for the operation. Actual start This indicates the actual start date for the operation. Planned finish This indicates the planned finish date for the operation. Actual finish This indicates the actual finish date for the operation.
Scheduled	Information is displayed in these fields if you are using the Factory Scheduling module.
Days	Queue time This indicates the number of days for which the operation is queued. Elapsed time This indicates the elapsed time of the operation expressed in days. This would have been entered if you selected the Fixed elapsed time option when adding the operation to the job. Otherwise, this reflects the elapsed time that is dynamically calculated by the system. A dynamically calculated elapsed time means that if the batch size changes then the elapsed time is amended automatically. This enables the Requirements Calculation and Forward Finite Scheduling programs to take account of this when calculating suggested job start and delivery dates. The Lead Time Calculation program re-calculates dynamic elapsed times providing the elapsed time is not defined as fixed. Move time This indicates the time (in days) required for the operation to move between work centers.
Time	Unit of measure This indicates the time unit of measure defined against the cost center (Browse on Cost Centers) defined against the work center. Required setup This indicates the time taken to prepare a specific machine, process or work center for use. No usable items are produced during the setup period. It forms part of the operation elapsed time. Issued setup This indicates the setup time currently issued to the work center for the selected operation. Required startup This indicates the time taken to gradually bring the specific machine, line or work center up to full production speed while producing usable product. It forms part of the operation elapsed time. Issued startup This indicates the startup time currently issued to the work center for the selected operation. Required run This indicates the time taken to produce one unit during full speed production. It forms part of elapsed time. Issued run This indicates the run time currently issued to the work center for the selected operation. Required teardown This indicates the time taken to close down the specific machine, line, or work center used in the operation after production is complete. It forms part of the elapsed time. Typically, no usable items are produced during the teardown period. Issued teardown This indicates the teardown time currently issued to the work center for the selected operation.
Hierarchy	This indicates the hierarchy to which the operation is linked (see Hierarchies for Job). This is only applies to hierarchical jobs.
Progressive scrap	This only applies if you selected the setup option: Progressive scrap required (Bill of Materials Setup - General tab). Scrap percentage This indicates the scrap percentage for the operation. Scrap quantity This indicates the scrap quantity for the operation. Panned quantity
Quantities	Startup This indicates the quantity of product manufactured during the start up period. This is deducted from the actual quantity to be manufactured when the run time is calculated. Completed This indicates the quantity of the product currently completed. Scrapped This indicates the quantity of the product currently scrapped.
Rate indicator	This indicates the work center rate applicable to this operation.
Machine	This indicates the default machine for the operation during labor postings (see Browse on Machines).
Maximum units	This indicates the number of productive units for the work center. This is the lowest common denominator in which the productive unit capacity of a work center is grouped within a factory.
Unit of measure	This indicates the time unit of measure for the work center.
Maximum operators	This indicates the number of operators available at the work center.
Milestone	This indicates whether this is a milestone operation. Milestone operations enable you to post labor to key operations and update all prior operations with labor postings. Milestones are used when machines operate in tandem and bookings are made only after a series of operations. A quantity made or scrapped at a milestone operation is assumed to have been made at standard for prior operations up until the previous milestone. For each prior operation to be updated: set-up and startup time is issued only if it has not yet been booked operations are marked as complete when the milestone operation is defined as complete teardown is only issued when the milestone operation is defined as complete. Subcontract operations are always marked as milestone operations.
Inspection	This indicates whether or not the operation requires inspection.
Complete	This indicates whether or not the operation is complete.

Zoom on Subcontract Operation

The following information is included for the selected subcontract operation:

Column	Description
Work center	This indicates the work center against which the operation must be performed. Work Center Quick View Query (see Browse on Work Centers)
Description	This indicates the work center description and is displayed for information purposes.
Operation dates	Planned start This indicates the planned start date of the operation. Actual start This indicates the actual start date of the operation. Planned finish This indicates planned finish date of the operation. Actual finish This indicates actual finish date of the operation.
Scheduled	Information is displayed in these fields if you are using the Factory Scheduling module
Days	Lead This indicates the date on which a purchase order should be raised to reserve capacity (see also Lead time). Offsite This indicates the number of days that the component is off site. This is added to any dock-to-stock days to determine the elapsed time. Dock to stock This indicates the number of days required for the inspection of the item. This is added to the offsite time to establish the elapsed time of the operation. The due date of the purchase order is set as the due date of the operation less the dock-to-stock time. Move time This indicates the time required for the operation to move between work centers.
Hierarchy	This indicates the hierarchy to which the operation is linked (see Hierarchies for Job). This is only applies to hierarchical jobs.
Progressive scrap	This only applies if you selected the setup option: Progressive scrap required (Bill of Materials Setup - General tab). Scrap percentage This indicates the scrap percentage for the operation. Scrap quantity This indicates the scrap quantity for the operation. Panned quantity
Value	Required This indicates the total value required for the operation. Issued This indicates the value currently issued against the operation.
Supplier	This indicates the preferred supplier of the service.
Planner	This indicates the planner for this operation.
Buyer	This indicates the buyer for this operation.
P/o stock	This indicates the notation that entered under the stock code when a purchase order is generated.
Quantity per	This indicates the quantity of the purchased service required to make a single parent stock code.
Unit of measure	This is used for documentary purposes only.
Inspection	This indicates whether or not the operation requires inspection.
Complete	This indicates whether or not the operation is complete.

Copy Labor Allocations

You use the Copy option to copy labor allocations.

If you are copying labor allocations to a hierarchical job, then you must allocate all labor to one or more hierarchies before you can finalize the job creation process.

Field	Description
Copy Allocations	Select this to accept the information you entered and to copy the labor allocations to the non-stocked job.
Close	Select this to return to the previous screen without performing the copy.
Non-stocked	Select this to copy the labor allocations from a non-stocked parent item (Browse on Non-Stocked Codes). For example, you can copy labor allocations from a non-stocked item created for quotations. This is useful if you have a job for a non-stocked item which is similar to a standard made-in item for which an Estimate already exists. The labor allocations can be copied rather than entering them manually.
From stock code	Enter the code of the item from which you want to copy the labor allocations.
Description	This indicates the description for the item entered in the previous field.
Revision	Enter the revision number of the stocked item from which you want to copy the labor allocations. This only applies for items defined as ECC controlled (Stock Code Maintenance - Tracking tab). The wording for this field defaults to Revision, but is replaced by whatever wording you have assigned to these user-defined fields (Bill of Materials Setup - Control tab).
Release	Enter the release number of the stocked item from which you want to copy the labor allocations. This only applies for items defined as ECC controlled (Stock Code Maintenance - Tracking tab). The wording for this field defaults to Release, but is replaced by whatever wording you have assigned to these user-defined fields (Bill of Materials Setup - Control tab).
Route	Indicate the stock item's routing number from which to copy. This only applies if you selected the setup option: Alternate routings required (Bill of Materials Setup). If you did not select this setup option, then all allocations are copied to Route 0.
Copy options
Delete existing allocs	Select this to delete the existing labor allocations against the job and copy the labor allocations from the item entered above. This has the effect of replacing the current labor allocations against the job with the labor allocations from the item entered above. You cannot select this option if any time has been posted to any existing operation or if the job has already been started. If you have already issued some time against an operation for the job and want to replace other existing operations (for which you have not issued any time yet), then there is a manual process to delete these operations before you initiate the Copy operation function. This scenario needs to be controlled manually since the job has already been started at this point.
Add new allocs after existing	Select to add labor allocations (from the item entered above), that do not already exist against the non-stocked job. For example: The non-stocked job currently has work center allocations X and Y allocated to it. The item you entered on this screen has work center allocations X, Y and Z in its bill of materials. If you select this option, then work center Z is added as a labor allocation to the non-stocked job.

Notes and warnings

Program access

This program can be accessed by selecting the Operation Allocations option from the Query menu of the WIP Query program.

Restricted maintenance

You cannot maintain information displayed in this list view if access for this program is set to Browse only but access to the corresponding maintenance program is not allowed (see Security Access).

Edit

The Editoptions are not available when this program is accessed from the Job Review program.
Copy allocations

You cannot copy allocations from hierarchical jobs. In addition, you cannot copy allocations from items defined as Phantom parts, Planning bills, Kit types andNotional parts (Stock Code Maintenance).

eSignature considerations

Electronic Signatures provide security access, transaction logging and event triggering. This enables you to increase control over your system changes.

Access to the following eSignature transactions within this program can be restricted at Operator, Group, Role or Company level. You configure this using the Electronic Signatures program.

eSignature Transaction	Description
WIP Labor allocation added	Controls access to the Add function in the Labor Allocations and Labor Allocations programs.
WIP Labor allocation changed	Controls access to the Change function in the Labor Allocations and Maintain Operations for Job programs.
WIP Labor allocation deleted	Controls access to the Delete function in the Labor Allocations and Maintain Operations for Job programs.
WIP Labor allocation copied	Controls access to the Copy function in the Labor Allocations program.

Deletion considerations

You cannot delete an operation if the Time issued for the operation is not zero.
If you select to delete an operation against which transactions have been processed (i.e. a partially posted operation allocation), then the status of the operation is set to Complete. The line cannot be deleted as transactions already exist against it.