# Master Section

### **Module Guide: Master Section**

#### **Module Location**

#### Settings > Production > Master Section

#### **Module Purpose**

#### The **Master Section** module is used to define work areas or functional stages on the production floor. Each "section" represents a center of activity where a group of specific production operations or activities are carried out. This module plays a key role in grouping production activities, which later becomes the basis for creating **Routing** (process flow) and defining **Work Centers**.

### **1. Main View (Section List)**

#### The main page displays a list of all production sections registered in the system.

#### View Explanation

- #### **Filter**: Allows a quick search for a specific section by **Section Code**.
- #### **Section List Table**:
    
    
    - #### **Section Code**: A unique code for each section (e.g., `BPRO`, `WPRO`, `CPRO`).
    - #### **Section Name**: A descriptive name for the area or function (e.g., `Biscuit Production`, `Wafer Production`).
    - #### **Section Activities**: Displays the list of production activities conducted within the section.
- #### **Action Buttons**:
    
    
    - #### **Add Section**: Opens the form to create a new section.
    - #### **Delete Section**: Deletes the selected section.

### **2. Add Section Page**

#### This form is used to define a new section and allocate which activities belong to it.

#### **View Explanation**

- #### **Code, Name, & Description**: Fields to define the section’s identity and explanation.
- #### **Activities**: This is the core feature of the module. There are two list boxes:
    
    
    - #### **Left Box**: Displays all available activities from the **Activity Master**.
    - #### **Right Box**: Displays the activities that have been selected to be part of the section being created.
- #### **Buttons `>>` and `<<`**: Used to move activities from the available list to the allocated list, and vice versa.
- #### **Action Buttons**: **Save** to store the data and **Cancel** to go back.

### **3. Steps to Create a New Section**

1. #### Ensure all relevant production activities have been created first in the **Activity Master** module.
2. #### From the main page, click the **Add Section** button.
3. #### Fill in the **Section Code**, **Section Name**, and **Description**.
4. #### In the **Activities** area, select one or more activities from the left box.
5. #### Click the **`>>`** button to move the selected activities to the right box.
6. #### Click **Save**.

### **4. Integrated Workflow &amp; Business Process**

- #### **Building Work Centers**: A section is a key component in defining a **Work Center**. A Work Center is a combination of a Section (where tasks are performed), Machines (**Machine Master**), and Labor (**Workgroup Master**).
- #### **Basis for Routing**: A Routing, or production process flow, is a sequence of various activities. With sections, the routing becomes more specific. For example:
    
    
    - #### The routing for a "Chocolate Wafer" product could be: Formulation Activity (in the Formulation Section) -&gt; Wafer Activity (in the Wafer Production Section) -&gt; Packing Activity (in the Packing Section).
- #### **Production Planning and Scheduling**: When the system schedules a Work Order, it will allocate resources (machines and labor) located in the precise section according to the order of activities in the Routing.
- #### **Cost Accounting**: Overhead costs can be accumulated per section. By knowing what activities are performed in a section, costs incurred in that section (like electricity, rent, etc.) can be more accurately allocated to the products passing through it.

### **5. Tips &amp; Important Notes**

- #### The section structure should reflect the physical layout or logical process flow on your production floor.
- #### This module heavily depends on the **Activity Master**. Make sure the activity master is complete before defining sections.
- #### Management of this module should ideally be handled by the **PPIC** (Production Planning and Inventory Control) team or **Industrial Engineering**, who are responsible for designing and optimizing production processes.