Double-click the Engineering Requisition to open Window 2 where the line items are displayed.
It is important to understand the different quantity fields in a requisition; all values may be seen by scrolling to the right.
New List Quantity - Quantity on the current (new) BOM.
Released Quantity - Quantity that is released to procurement. By default, it initially equals the Recommended Quantity. This field may be changed by the user to show the exact quantity required.
Increased Qty = Released Quantity – Last Released Quantity.
Recommended Qty: = New List Quantity + Dispo Material. This is the calculated quantity based on the BOM plus contingency material.
Assembly Qty - This is a total showing the quantity of exploded assemblies. This quantity is included in the List Quantity.
Last List Qty – The list quantity on the previous requisition supplement.
Last Released Qty - The quantity released with the previous requisition supplement.
PO Quantity - The quantity included on the purchase order.
Inquiry Qty - The quantity included on the inquiry.
While checking the quantities, the following aspects have to be considered:
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Does the requisition cover the intended scope?
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Does the requisition reflect what is in design?
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Is the correct amount of contingency applied to the quantity?
We must assume the answer to the first two questions is Yes based on the project having clearly defined workflows to capture the MTO from design; import and check the MTO load file; and to generate the requisition based on project specific requisition templates. Given that the implementation of Smart Materials is a new system, there must be work procedures implemented to cover such details. These procedures will be specific for each company or project depending on requirements and company-specific Smart Materials configuration.
Two possible checks to make on quantities are:
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Correct Allocation of Material
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Released Quantity Check