product groups

 

Product Groups allow the placement product to be different than the processing product. Targets are established based on the group. For example, the placement product may be CSR (Commercial Straight Run), however it may be processed as LSR (Large Straight Run) and SSR (Small Straight Run).

 

The following options are outlined in the Product Groups document:


Create a Product Group

The Products Group screen is comprised of four sections:

 

 

  1. In TMTS>TPA>Master Data, select Product Groups.

  2. In the Products Group main index, click to create a new record.

  3. In the Production Performance dialog box, select the Product No and then click 'OK'.

 


General

The General tab is used to enter the basic details for the product profile.

  1. Select the Active Flag to identify if the profile is in active status.

  2. In the Min Weight field, enter a minimum processing weight for the product. This value is entered in lbs or kgs depending on the unit of measure.

  3. In the Max Weight field, enter a minimum processing weight for the product. This value is entered in lbs or kgs depending on the unit of measure.

  4. Enter a Field Weight Percent Adj to represent the adjustment factor for the field weight. The field weight will be multiplied by the factor to get the processing weight.

  5. In the Min Target Age field, enter the age, in days, that is the minimum acceptable for processing.

  6. In the Max Target Age field, enter the age, in days, that is the maximum acceptable for processing.

  7. Optionally, a Placement Density can be entered. This field indicates the desired ft2 or m2 required for each bird placed.

  8. In the Max Percent Partial Pickup field, enter the maximum acceptable percentage of the entity that is allowed for a partial pickup.

Thinning

  1. Select the Allow Thinning flag to allow thinning to be done.
  2. In the Min Days After Thinned field, enter the number of days after thinning that the next pickup can be completed.
  3. Enter the Processing Density to indicate the desired lbs/ft2 or kgs/m2 to be processed.

 

 

Eviscerated

  1. Enter a Weight Precision to define the weight increment for the weights that are picked up in each planning loop.
  2. Enter a Coefficient of Variation statistic to analyze the standard deviation.
  3. In the Eviscerated Carcass Yield field, enter the percentage of bird weight that remains after evisceration.


Turkeys

  1. In the First Move Age field, enter the number of days where the turkey is moved from brood to grow.

  2. Save and Close the record.

 

 

Main Menu Options

In the main TPA Product Groups screen, the following menu options are available:  

 

 

 

Calculate Profile

The Calculate Profile options will take the performance of the flocks established in the system and calculate the Weight Performance Profile for the flock type. Any of the options that are marked 'locked' will not be updated.

 

 

  1. Note is a read-only field.
  2. Select the Standard No to be calculated. Standards are derived from: TIM>Master Data>Standards.
  3. In the Begin Date field, enter the beginning date that the system will use to start the calculations.
  4. In the End Date field, enter the ending date that the system will use to end  the calculations.
  5. Select the Granularity used in calculating the profile .
  6. Select the Plant No that will be used to calculate the profile.  If left empty, all plants will be used.
  7. Click 'OK' and the profile will be calculated based on actual data in the provided date range.