Intended learning outcomes: Identify the intermediate part used simultaneously as a component in higher-level products.
Continuation from previous subsection (17.2.1)
According to Figure 1.2.2.1, a component may first be a raw material or a purchased part. In reality, a product often has hundreds, or even thousands, of such components. These are grouped into product modules or intermediate products (in-house parts [that is, parts produced in-house], semifinished goods, or assemblies). This takes place for various reasons:
- A module may be used in several different products. Under certain circumstances, it is sensible to produce or procure this intermediate product with a logistics characteristic different from that of the higher-level products.
- A module may be either produced in-house or purchased and thus acts as a point of differentiation for logistics purposes.
- A module corresponds to a design structure level or production structure level.
An intermediate product may itself be made up of different components and may also be used as a component of various higher-level products. Figure 17.2.1.3 formalizes this fact in two different hierarchies,[note 1702] which refer to the upper and lower levels of the multilevel bill of material. See also the two intermediate products in Figure 1.2.2.2.
The creation of intermediate parts may be repeated in several levels. Intermediate parts lead from the single-level product structure to a multilevel product structure. To illustrate this, the cookbooks of a professional cook will contain multilevel recipes, that is, semifinished goods as components of the menu that are prepared in advance or purchased.
Fig. 17.2.1.3 The intermediate product used simultaneously as a component in higher-level products.
Course section 17.2: Subsections and their intended learning outcomes
17.2 The Master Data for Products and Processes
Intended learning outcomes: Describe master data of products, components, and operations. Explain the data structure of item master, bill of material, and where-used list. Disclose the data structure of work center master data, the work center hierarchy, as well as for operation, routing sheet, production equipment, bill of production equipment, and bill of tools.
17.2.1 Product, Product Structure, Components, and Operations
Intended learning outcomes: Present the concept of master data. Explain the production order as a collection of master data. Describe a simple product structure.
17.2.1b The Intermediate Part
Intended learning outcomes: Identify the intermediate part used simultaneously as a component in higher-level products.
17.2.2 Item Master Data
Intended learning outcomes: Present the concept of the item master record. Describe the attributes of the technical information and the stockkeeping information of the item master record. Identify attributes of the item master record for information on costs and prices.
17.2.3a Bill of Material, Bill-of-Material Position, and Where-Used List
Intended learning outcomes: Present the concepts of the bill of material, of the bill-of-material position, and the where-used list.
17.2.3b Single-Level Bill of Material, Multilevel Bill of Material, and Summarized Bill of Material
Intended learning outcomes: Differentiate between the single-level bill of material, the multilevel bill of material, and the summarized bill of material.
17.2.3c Single-Level Where-Used List, Multilevel Where-Used List, and Summarized Where-Used List
Intended learning outcomes: Differentiate between the single-level where-used list, the multilevel where-used list, and the summarized where-used list.
17.2.3d The Bill-of-Material Position and the Where-Used-List Position as a Logistical Object
Describe the bill-of-material position and the where-used-list position as logistical objects. Identify its most important attributes.
17.2.4 Work Center Master Data
Intended learning outcomes: Present the work-center business object. Describe the attributes of the work-center master record relating to capacity, concerning costs, and for calculating the lead time.
17.2.5 The Work Center Hierarchy
Intended learning outcomes: Present the concepts of workstation and cost center. Explain the work center hierarchy.
17.2.6 Operation and Routing Sheet
Intended learning outcomes: Present the operation business object in association with the routing sheet. Describe its attributes. Identify the work center where-used list.
17.2.7 Production Equipment, Bill of Production Equipment, and Bill of Tools
Intended learning outcomes: Present the concepts of bill of production equipment and bill-of-production-equipment position as well as production equipment where-used list. Produce an overview on collective tool, bill of tools, bill-of-tools position, and tool where-used list.
