Objects of the value stream toolbox > Control objects

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1. Brief description

The Foreign Orders object creates and issues additional production orders for process objects.

2. Procedure and control description

Often processes are not only charged with production orders from only one production line, but also for production orders from other production lines. This is referred to as shared resources or shared processes.

In the object, you can define the way in which production orders are created and forwarded to the linked process(s).

Understanding Foreign Order object

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Figure 1 - Understanding Foreign Order object

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Figure 2 - Understanding Foreign Order object

3. Parametrization

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Figure 3 - Foreign orders

Process Parameters	Required	Description
Name	no	Name of the object
Percentage share of working time (connected processes)	yes	Percentage of the working time of the connected processes
Min. order quantity	yes	Minimum order quantity
Comment	no	Custom notes and annotations

4. Connection types

See chapter Possible connections to objects.