Discrete Manufacturing Basics in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

At Course Completion

• Describe the Production control module's main conceptual building blocks
• Describe the interconnectivity between the Production control module and other modules in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
• Define production orders and name the status changes as it passes through the production life cycle
• Define the main elements that are setup and used when a legal entity legal entity works with a variety of production sites distributed over different geographic locations
• Describe three companies in which production sites, conditions, and processes vary by multisite functionality
• Provide a brief description of general improvements to the Production control module, including filtering and the Gantt Chart
• Describe the main types of Bill of materials (BOM) and define BOM levels, components and lines
• Define the creation of BOM versions and describe BOM version control methods
• Describe the overall process of creating BOMs in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
• Describe how to create BOMs not yet associated with an item
• Describe how to create BOMs so that the BOM and the item can be set up or changed at the same time
• Explain how to work with configurable BOMs, including the setup of configuration routes and configuration rules
• Provide an overall explanation of the BOM calculation process
• Describe how to create and use BOM scrap types and explain how a scrap calculation for a BOM is run
• Describe the use of BOM measurements as a type of configuration and explain how this
• pertains to consumption and measurements that relate to BOM items
• List and explain the ways of the standard BOM reports use
• Define working time templates and describe how they are set up
• Create working time calendars
• Using Resource capabilities form.
• Create resources and distinguish between resource types
• Set up resource groups
• Define how to set up and configure production operations and relations
• Describe the use and setup of cost categories in production routes
• Describe the use and setup of cost groups in production routes
• Describe how to create route groups and attach them to operations in the route
• Describe how to create and maintain routes and operations on the routes
• Describe how scrap is managed in production routes
• Configure the route network parameter and identify route networks in complex routing
• Discuss the impact of production parameters at the legal entity and the site level
• Describe the different ways production orders can be created
• Describe how to create a production order manually
• Explain the main activities that occur in the life cycle of a production order
• Explain how the production order status is used in working with production orders
• Describe the estimation process
• Configure advanced settings including production groups and production pools
• Distinguish between the various scheduling options
• Explain the main characteristics of operations scheduling
• Explain the main characteristics of job scheduling and describe how to use the Gantt chart
• Discuss how to perform resource scheduling and describe the basic resource allocation principles.
• Describe how master planning interacts with the Production module
• Describe how to lock production orders
• Describe how to dispatch scheduled jobs to a specific resource
• Review how subcontracting is used for outsourcing
• Adjust BOMs in connection with subcontractor work
• Set up operations and routes to be performed by a vendor
• Describe how to set up automatic updates
• Describe the settings you must define to release a production order to the shop floor
• Explain the main considerations and the settings used to start production orders
• Explain the use of production journals in recording consumption
• Describe the report as finished stage of the production life cycle
• Describe the main element of the end production stage in the production
• Name the types of standard inquiries that can be conducted in the Production control module on items in production
• Describe the process of working with standards reports
• Describe how base data reports can be used to analyze the productions process
• List the three kinds of transaction reports and describe how they are used
• Describe how Journal and Costing reports are used to view information on productions
• Name the types of Balance reports and briefly describe how they can be used in deciphering production conditions
• Describe how to use the analysis reports to view or print information on productions
• Describe how route reports can be used to analyze the routes and operations in the different productions
• Name the kinds of reports that can be generated on the resources in production and define how each is used
• Describe how production papers are used in production
• Explain how the update log reports can be used to identify information on the orders in each stage in the production process

Course Requirements:

Students looking to take this course (80314) must already have the following technical knowledge:

• General knowledge of Microsoft® Windows®.
• Completed the Introduction to Microsoft Dynamics®AX 2012 course.
• The ability to use Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for basic processing.
• Basic knowledge of manufacturing, trade and logistics, and inventory management concepts.