Manufacturing model consists of modules which are interconnected with each other by means of system defined rules. The rules processing logic includes numerous parameters which could be entered via Configurator forms.

Each module consists in turn from interconnected data blocks storing and accumulating incoming and outgoing planning and actual data. Actual data could be keyed in or loaded by means of designed ETL processes.

Some modules which are used in the model can also be used within other models like Financial module which consolidates data from other modules into P&L, BS, CF and KPI reports.

Manufacturing Planning module consists of several blocks. Some of them could be interfaced with external modules to receive or submit required data. For example Production Demand by periods could get sales plan data from Sales Planning module while beginning stock balances could be loaded by means of ETL tools from ERP system. Otherwise sales plan data could be entered manually or loaded from any external Sales Planning system by the appropriate ETL process. In any case the calculation output of the block will be production requirement in quantity for each item and period. Manufacturing requirements is one of the main drivers for other blocks calculations such as manufacturing centers schedules along the item's manufacturing routes to supply required subassemblies at each stage. The same is for raw materials requirements by each manufacturing center.

While Production Demand block requires just quantities per item and period to be entered in the Sales Planning module offers much more functionality such as presenting sales plans within more dimensions like customers, salespersons, regions and etc., providing extrapolation functions to allow for sales statistics to be extended on the future periods, taking into account logistics parameters like customer's delivery time and minimum delivery quantity for stock availability planning calculations and other.

Raw materials and purchasing semi-finishes requirement is used by Purchasing and Stock Planning module as input data for further purchasing plans calculations. The module provides additional functionality in selecting alternative vendors and assigning their contribution percentages for each item as well as vendor's prices, delivery and payment terms.

The module output triggers the raw material costs calculations for finished goods and producing subassemblies within FG & Subassembly Cost Calculation block of Manufacturing Planning module.
Manufacturing overheads data is another block input which could be received from Expenses (Overheads) Planning module. Otherwise this data could be entered manually or imported in a simplified structure sufficient for overheads distribution rules.
One of the options could be to present variable overheads for each item by manufacturing centers with amounts calculated based on time spent by manufacturing center for producing particular item along its route.
The required production time is calculated by production scheduling functionality for each Item per Manufacturing Center taking into account maintenance manufacturing center availability schedule. Comprehensive list of item cost components related to raw materials spent and manufacturing overheads incurred during manufacturing route is calculated based on technological specifications on the machines rather than financial analyst assumptions. In this case derived from the Model cost standards could become more accountable and understandable for business managers and could be loaded into ERP system.

Financial planning module provides functionality to enter directly some summary financial data as loans and other profits and losses to consolidate all financial data from all other modules into company P&L and cash flow reports.