FDSA Overview

The FDSA is a feed delivery planning tool that provides a complete and efficient delivery plan based on the parameters established by the customer. The process uses feed consumption tables and feeding programs to determine the feed deliveries.

The FDSA Overview document contains the following components that are required prior to set-up:

• Registry Setup

• General
• BIM
• BRIM
• Farm Master Data
• Farms
• Planning
• Distance
• Feed Capacities
• Houses
• General
• Feed Formula Assignments

Setup

The purpose of the setup overview is to review some of the switches required for FDSA. It is not required to establish every switch during the pre-implementation session, however careful consideration is required before implementation.

General

1. Bin Adjustment Safety Factor – modifies the bin capacity used for feed delivery to reduce the chance that too much feed will be delivered. The factor is entered in percentage so that a value of 80 will project deliveries at 80% of the bin capacity.
2. Bin Delivery Mode – if there are multiple bins, this option determines how the feed is delivered to the bin.

• Always Alternate – FDSA projects deliveries alternating between bins. Example, Bin A, Bin B, Bin A, Bin B.

• First Bin Except First Delivery – will always project to Bin A except for first delivery. First delivery has the option to project to the empty bin.

• House Capacity – will project to use all bins on the house. Only one feed type per bin.

• House Capacity Mix Feeds - will project to use all bins on the house. Multiple feed types per bin.

• House Even Bin Ending Inventory – FDSA projects to balance all ending inventories in the bins. Multiple feed types per bin.

3. Compartment Rounding – rounds deliveries to the nearest value entered in this field. Example, 3,000 will round the delivery to the nearest 3,000 lbs or kgs.
4. Feed Rounding Direction – determines how the feed deliveries are rounded.

• Round Up – always rounds up. Example, 1.4 rounds up to 2.0

• Round Down – always rounds down. Example, 1.4 rounds down to 1.0

• Round Combination – rounds down or up. Example, 1.4 rounds down to 1.0 and 1.5 rounds up to 2.0.

5. Feed Type Rounding Mode – if a load is comprised of multiple formulas, the switch determines how the feed is rounded. For example, a load of 12,000lbs has 3,000 Starter and 9,000 Grower.

• Precise Feed Type Amounts – projects 3,000 Starter and 9,000 Grower

• Advance to Next Feed Type – projects 12,000 Grower

• Extend Previous Type – projects 12,000 Starter

6. Formula Assignment Effective Date Mode – links the effective date of the formula assignment to the entity based on either Placement Date or Projection Date.
7. Harvest Date Delivery – if selected, FDSA will project feed on harvest date.
8. Limit Projection to Truck Capacity – limits the projected delivery amount to a single truck.
9. Load Compartment Rounding – factor to round loads for delivery. Example, 1,000 will round load to nearest 1,000 lbs or kgs.
10. Min Head Count for Rounding - minimum head count before projection applies any amount of rounding
11. Min Percent Delivery – factor used to determine minimum percentage of compartment that can be delivered.
12. Next Feed Type Mode – determines how the projection transitions to the next feed type.

• Stay on Previous Type – projection will remain on existing feed type until the feed program changes types or a new feed type is delivered.

• Feed Program – delivers feed type based on the feed program.

13. Projection Granularity Mode – determines if deliveries are projected by entity, house or pen.
14. Projection Mode – specifies the flock number format for the lowest granularity that is delivered. Options are:

• Farm – projects all of the houses on a farm in a single unit. Each house is analyzed but only a single projection for the farm.

• Farm House – projects based on a single delivery date for all houses prioritizing houses based on the lowest to highest days to empty.

• House Independent – projects based on different delivery dates for houses prioritizing houses based on the lowest to highest days to empty.

15. Rounding Days Prior to Harvest – represents the number of days prior to harvest that compartment rounding will be ignored.
16. Standard House Delivery – standard house amount used to project delivery. The value will not overwrite bin capacity.
17. Standard Truck Capacity – maximum standard truck capacity used for projections.
18. System Delivery Rounding – rounding factor used when no compartment rounding or feed type roundings are defined. Factor is entered in percentage.

BIM

These Registry settings are used in FDSA>Projections>BIM for projection purposes.

1. Days Before Placement – number of days before placement that feed delivery is scheduled.
2. Even Bins – option is used when Projection Mode is set to Farm House. Selecting this option will project deliveries to the  houses so that the bins will be empty on the same day.
3. Even Bin Threshold – limits the even bin option to farms that have house head capacities less than the threshold.
4. Manual Days Before Sale – number of days prior to slaughter that deliveries are defined as manual deliveries. Entities will remain in projection but identified as a manual delivery.
5. Max Feed Days on Farm – represents the maximum number of days that the feed can be stored at the farm.
6. Min Age for Debit Delivery – determines the age that feed transferred into the entity from another entity can be used in the projection. For example, if withdrawal feed is transferred into the entity, the number of days from placement date that the withdrawal feed can be used.
7. Min Withdrawal Time – minimum number of days prior to slaughter that withdrawal feed is required.
8. Reorder Days – FDSA projects to deliver feed when the number of days to empty is zero. If more lead time is required, enter the number of lead days. For example, if a value of ‘1’ is entered, the projection will occur when there is one day to empty.
9. Delivery Sunday-Saturday – select the days of the week that feed can be projected to be delivered.

BRIM

These  Registry settings are used in FDSA >Projections>BRIM for projection purposes.

1. Days Before Placement – number of days before placement that feed delivery is scheduled.
2. Even Bins – option is used when Projection Mode is set to Farm House. Selecting this option will project deliveries to the  houses so that the bins will be empty on the same day.
3. Even Bin Threshold – limits the even bin option to farms that have house head capacities less than the threshold.
4. Manual Days Before Sale – number of days prior to slaughter that deliveries are defined as manual deliveries. Entities will remain in projection but identified as a manual delivery.
5. Max Feed Days on Farm – represents the maximum number of days that the feed can be stored at the farm.
6. Min Age for Debit Delivery – determines the age that feed transferred into the entity from another entity can be used in the projection. For example, if withdrawal feed is transferred into the entity, the number of days from placement date that the withdrawal feed can be used.
7. Min Withdrawal Time – minimum number of days prior to slaughter that withdrawal feed is required.
8. Reorder Days – FDSA projects to deliver feed when the number of days to empty is zero. If more lead time is required, enter the number of lead days. For example, if a value of ‘1’ is entered, the projection will occur when there is one day to empty.
9. Use Standard Mortality – selecting this option will reduce projected head count for delivery based on the factors entered in the standard table.
10. Delivery Sunday-Saturday – selects the days of the week that feed can be projected to be delivered.

Farm Master Data

There are some tabs on the farms that must be completed for the FDSA module to project feed deliveries. These fields must be completed for both BIM and BRIM farms if applicable.

Farms

If the BRPA factors are determined at farm level, the following tabs and details must be configured for BRPA.

Planning

There are several fields on the Planning tab that must be populated for FDSA configuration.

1. Primary Feed Mill – establishes the primary feed mill that normally supplies the farm. This will be used as the default feed mill.

2. Farm Feed Delivery Granularity – determines which granularity level the feed is delivered. The options available are Farm, Entity, House or Pen.

3. Formula No Assignments – indicates the default formula assignments for entities placed at the farm. The assignment can be changed at placement if required.

4. FDSA Performance Factor – used to adjust the FDSA consumption projected for the birds on the farm. If a value of '5' is entered, the consumption will be increased by 5%. Alternatively, if a value of '-5' is entered, the consumption will decrease by 5%.

5. FDSA Delivery Area No – selects the feed delivery area that the farm is assigned to. The delivery area is a user-defined field.

6. Bulk Flag – selecting this option indicates that the feed is not stored in bulk tanks.

7. Feed Capacity – represents the total feed capacity for the farm. The capacity is entered in lbs or kgs depending on the unit of measure used by the division.

8. Feed Delivery Hold – selecting this option will prevent feed deliveries from being planned for the farm until the flag is removed.

9. Feed Delivery Hold Comment – text field to enter the comments related to the feed delivery hold.

10. A/B Feed Bins – this option is selected if feed deliveries are alternatively made to A and B bins at the farm.

11. Project Feed Deliveries – this option determines if the farm is used in FDSA to project deliveries.
    

Distance

The Distance tab is defined so that the feed mill can be optimized based on proximity of processing plans. The distance and travel time fields are to be completed.  The distances and travel times are entered for each feed mill that supplies the farm.

These values will be used for planning purposes. The distances are entered in miles or kilometers depending on the unit of measurement for the division.

Feed Capacities

Seasonal feed capacity percentages can be entered by month to adjust the projected amount of feed that can be delivered.

Houses

The only fields that need to be completed in Houses relate to the bin capacities.

General

The bin capacities are defined on the General tab. The weight is entered in lbs or kgs depending on the unit of measure defined for the division.

Feed Formula Assignments

The Feed Formula Assignments determines the feed type and formulas that are assigned to the product at placement. The Feed Formula Assignment can be defined by entity or alternatively derived based on product, feed mill and effective date. The Feed Formula Assignments care found in General>Master Data>Feed Formula Assignments.

1. Formula Assignment No – alphanumeric field to identify the feed formula assignment (maximum 20 characters).
2. Formula Assignment Name – description field for program (maimumx 50 characters).
3. Feed Mill No – assigns the formula assignment to the feed mill.
4. Product No – assigns the formula assignment to the product.
5. Effective Date – establishes the first date that the assignment becomes in effect.
6. Feed Type No – selects the feed type that is being assigned to the product. Feed types are user-defined values.
7. Formula – filtered based on the Feed Type No, selects the feed formula for the program

Optionally, the Feed Formula Assignment can be assigned at the entity level. If the assignment is not defined on the entity, it will be derived based on the entity product, feed mill and effective date of the assignment.