In our manufacturing process the logistics team wraps our cabinets, which are pieces of our displays. The wrapped cabinets go into crates which are grouped and shipped as an entire process for assembly in a site. Hitting the Available-to-Promise is critical to our customer, and for this reason we would like the production schedule to factor the time consumed to pack and crate. Has anyone model logistics as a work center? How do you factor logistics capacity down time when the is not available to pack because they are receiving material?
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Logistics as part of Capacity Planning
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There are 2 options:
- Adjust work center calendars
If receiving happens at predictable times (e.g., mornings), modify the work center calendar:
Example:
- LOG‑PACK capacity = 12–4 PM only (when receiving isn’t happening)
This limits available hours and ensures APS schedules packing only during those hours.
- Schedule logistics downtime as planned maintenance
Work centers support:
- Machine downtime
- Labor unavailability
- Block-out periods
You can schedule predictable receiving windows as work center downtime events.
APS will then treat the work center as unavailable.
How this impacts Available-to-Promise (ATP)
Your ATP dates become more accurate because:
- Finite capacity scheduling pushes operations based on logistics capacity
- Capable‑to‑Promise (CTP) checks work center availability in addition to material availability
This means the system will not promise a date that doesn’t include:
- Wrapping time
- Crating time
- Shipping prep lead time
- Logistics downtime
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