Part Transition

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The part transition feature allows users to link parts together in R+ via the ADU and/or Net Flow elements. It is designed to address new part introductions and part transitions.

Functionality

This feature can be located on the Menu in the Editors section.

The main screen of the Part Transition editor looks like the below:

Target Part	The part given additional or alternate EDU and/or net flow elements.
Source Part	The part where the EDU and/or Net flow link originates from.
Start Date	The date when the linkage starts.
End Date	The date when the linkage ends.
ADU Link Method	How the source part’s ADU will link to the Target part ADU; either “Additive”, “Replace” or “None”.
Net Flow Link	Indicates if the source part’s Net Flow components are also linked to the target part; either checked or blank.
Conversion Ratio	Can be used to multiply the source ADU transferred to the target part. Field is in integers. S

Adding a New Transition

To set a new Part Transition, select the green “Add New Transition” button in the upper right hand corner.

You should see this pop-up screen:

First, select the Target part and the Source part. The Target part will receive the EDU and/or the Net Flow elements (supply, demand, on hand) from the Source part.

These are the rules that determine part selection:

1. Only one target/source combination can be used at a time.

   1. E.g. Part A and Part B can only be connected once. You cannot set up multiple transitions for any two parts.

2. Target parts can receive Net Flow elements from multiple Source parts.

3. Target parts can receive multiple additive source part EDUs.

4. Target part can only receive one replace source part EDU (but still also receive other additive source part EDUs).

5. The same source part can be used for multiple ADU linkages to Target parts. A source part can only be used once for Net Flow linkages.

6. Both the source and target parts should remain in R+ for the duration of the link. The source part does still need to be in R+ (even if the target part is replacing it) to ensure that its demand history/net flow elements can be linked to the new target part.

The start and end dates indicate the length of time that the source part EDU and/or net flow elements will be transitioned to the target part. There must always be a start date, but there does not have to be an end date.

Select “Net Flow Link” if you want the supply, demand, and on hand values from the source part to be transitioned to the target part. If you select this option, the source priority will be set to the “Inactive Order State” and its on hand inventory, supply orders, and demand orders will appear in the Part Details of the target part. No orders will be autogenerated by R+ for the source part and its Priority will also be set to 0. This can be used with or without the ADU Link.

The ADU Link options are “Additive”, Replace” or “None”. If using “None”, you have to select the Net Flow link.

• Additive will add the source part’s EDU to the Target part EDU.

• Replace will replace the target part EDU with the source EDU.

• None means that the source EDU will not affect the target EDU.

The Conversion Ratio can be left at 1 or increased to multiply the source part’s EDU for the target EDU value. This ratio can be in integers.

Conversion Ratios
Conversion Ratio for Additive ADU Method = (Ratio x Linked ADU) + Target Part ADU
Conversion Ratio for Replace ADU Method = Ratio x Linked Part ADU

Use Case

Establishing a new diverse part

In this use case, you are introducing a new part that is potentially part of or similar to another product line, but is a distinct item. It has no past demand history. The Part Transition feature will allow you to connect the ADU of a source part to the new target part to a establish the buffer for the new item using realistic demand history.

To set up your new part, use the following configuration. In this example, PPJ will be a new product in your product line. FPE is a similar part in the product line. You expect PPJ to sell similarly to FPE. The lead time for PPJ is 2 weeks.

There’s no reason to increase the ADU of PPJ because we expect its future ADU to be similar to FPE’s ADU.

Choose “Replace” so that the ADU from FPE becomes the ADU for PPJ. Choosing “Additive” could cause an over-statement of the ADU for PPJ as its own ADU starts to build.

Select the part with current demand history that will give its ADU to the Target.

Beginning day you want the parts to link; ensure that both the target and source parts are in R+ for this date.

There should be an ending date for this use case. PPJ will start to build its own ADU as demand comes in for this part. The length of time should be at least half but no greater than the ADU horizon in the Site Admin settings to ensure there is enough time to build up the new part’s ADU.