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 |