Vicinity is a powerful manufacturing module for several Microsoft Dynamics ERP solutions that provides some serious functionality specific for batch creation and process manufacturers. Vicinity is a powerful tool for Master Production Scheduling and leans on PlanetTogether APS to take it one step further to create the production schedule at the task level.
Here are just a few examples of what you can import from Vicinity:
- Work Center Groups and Work Centers
- Machines, Items and Inventory
- Bill of Material
- Sales, Purchase, and Production Orders
- Routing Lines and Production Order Components
PlanetTogether also allows you to publish schedules back to Vicinity:
- Start and End dates at the task level
- Reported Quantities
- Reported Time
- Job Statuses
Vicinity Fields:
Work Orders
Property | Vicinity Table | Field |
Batch Number | BatchHeaders | BatchNumber |
Name | BatchHeaders | BatchNumber |
Description | BatchHeaders | BatchDescription |
Due Date | BatchHeaders | PlantEndDate |
Routing
Property | Vicinity Table | Field |
Batch Number | BatchEndItems and BatchProcedures | BatchNumber |
Operation Sequence | BatchEndItems and BatchProcedures | LineIDNumber |
Run Time | BatchEndItems and BatchProcedures | Runtimespan/60 |
Bills of Material
Property | Vicinity Table | Field |
Work Order Number | BatchHeaders | BatchNumber |
Routing Step | BatchEnditems and BatchProcedures | LineIDNumber |
Item Number | Components | ComponentID |
Resources
Property | Vicinity Table | Field |
Plant | N/A | [Hardcoded] |
Department | N/A | [Hardcoded] |
Resource Code | ProcessCells and ProcessUnits | ProcessCelID and ProcessUnitID |
Resource ID | ProcessCells and ProcessUnits | ProcessCelID and ProcessUnitID |
Capabilities
Property | Vicinity Table | Field |
Machine Ability | ProcessCells and ProcessUnits | ProcessCelID and ProcessUnitID |
Machine Name | ProcessCells and ProcessUnits | ProcessCelID and ProcessUnitID |