Production planning in 1C:ERP: a complete implementation guide

Companies increasingly turn to production planning in ERP as a key tool for improving efficiency. 1C:ERP production management offers an integrated approach to organizing production processes, providing end-to-end control from strategic planning to operational control. Let’s look at the key aspects of the system to consider when implementing ERP.

Master data as the foundation of planning

Bills of materials: a detailed production model

To accurately describe product structure and the manufacturing process, 1C:ERP production management uses bills of materials (BOMs), the main tool for modeling production processes.

A bill of materials includes:

1. A complete list of product components:

• Purchased materials and components
• In-house manufactured parts and assemblies, each described in turn by its own BOM

1. A detailed description of the manufacturing process:

• The sequence of shop passes along the routing
• Standard labor time by type of work, so that production workers’ output is recorded correctly

1. Additional production management parameters:

• Accounting for by-products
• BOM validity period
• Batch parameters (minimum lot size, optimal lot size multiple)

How BOMs are used in production planning:

• Building production plans at different levels of detail
• Operational tracking and dispatching of production batches of parts and assemblies
• Ensuring materials supply for production

Ways to create BOMs:

1. Integration with CAD/PDM/PLM systems:

• Automated import of product structures
• Synchronization of changes in design documentation

1. Manual creation directly in the ERP system:

• Interactive BOM creation
• Setup of production parameters

Production stages: detailing the manufacturing process

The concept of stages in production planning

To describe the manufacturing process in detail, each BOM contains a sequence of production stages, where:

A production stage is a logically complete part of the production process performed within a single shop or production area. In practice, a stage often corresponds to:

• A shop pass (transfer of the item from one shop to another)
• A processing stage within a shop
• A process step

The system does not impose rigid constraints: the process can be broken into stages at whatever level of detail a particular plant requires.

Production stage data structure

In 1C:ERP production management, each stage contains the following information:

1. Execution logic:

• Sequence number and links to other stages
• Option to run stages sequentially or in parallel

1. Time parameters:

• Total stage duration
• Configurable pre-stage and post-stage time buffers
• Continuity flag (the stage cannot be interrupted)

1. Resources:

• List of required work centers (equipment, personnel, capacity)
• Standard operating time for each resource
• Loading options (sequential/parallel)

Production stages in practice

1. For planning:

• Aggregate (volume and timing) planning
• Inter-shop planning
• Operation-level planning

1. For operational tracking:

• Generating operational tracking documents
• Recording stage start and finish
• Monitoring the movement of materials, parts, and assemblies

Process plans: detailing production in depth

The concept of process plans in ERP

In 1C:ERP production management, a process plan is an operation-by-operation description of the work performed within a single stage (shop pass). Note that:

• A process plan is optional: stages can be used without breaking them down into operations
• A process plan can be created specifically for each stage or pulled from a library of standard processes

Process plan structure

1. General parameters:

• Sequence of process operations
• Execution options (sequential/parallel)
• Assignment of materials to specific operations

1. Operation parameters:

• Time standards:
  • Per-piece time
  • Setup and teardown time
• Required resources:
  • Work centers
  • Equipment setup options
• Quality control parameters
• Operation type and specific parameters

How process plans are used

1. Planning:

• Generating shift assignments
• Intra-shop, operation-level planning

1. Tracking:

• Recording completed operations
• Monitoring production metrics

A multi-level production planning system

1. Strategic level (enterprise level)

Purpose:

• Building a set of plans: sales, production, and purchasing
• Budgeting and long-term planning

Characteristics:

• Planning horizon: up to 5 years or more
• Granularity: month
• Planning unit: finished product

2. Tactical level (inter-shop planning)

Purpose:

• Calculating a feasible production schedule
• Coordinating the work of production shops
• Balancing equipment load

Characteristics:

• Horizon: up to 1 year (full product cycle)
• Granularity: day/week
• Planning unit: production stage (shop pass)

3. Operational level (intra-shop planning)

Purpose:

• Optimizing the shop’s production schedule
• Generating shift assignments
• Monitoring execution in real time

Characteristics:

• Horizon: up to 1 month
• Granularity: minutes
• Planning unit: process operation

How the planning levels connect

1. From strategy to tactics:

• Top-level production plans are turned into specific production orders
• Long-term and operational plans stay consistent

1. From tactics to operational management:

• A structure of production stages is built for each order
• A queue of operations is generated for execution on the shop floor

Planning data at different levels

Inputs:

1. Enterprise level:

• Sales plans
• Bills of materials
• Standard cycle times

1. Inter-shop level:

• Production orders
• Stage sequences
• Resource availability data
• Inventory balances

1. Intra-shop level:

• Planned stage dates
• Current equipment load
• Staff availability

Outputs:

• Aligned production plans
• Equipment load schedules
• Production assignments
• Data for inventory management

Implementing an ERP system with the 1C:ERP production management module provides an integrated approach to production planning, allowing you to:

1. Create a single digital model of production
2. Keep plans consistent at all levels
3. Improve planning and tracking accuracy
4. Optimize resource utilization
5. Shorten production cycles

A properly configured production management system becomes a key tool for improving company performance, making processes transparent and cutting costs at every stage of production.

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