Glossary

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Actions - Screens in CutLogix will typically display the actions a user can take as labelled buttons on the left hand side of the screen. These actions are wrapped in a sidepod that is always labelled Actions. The sidepod can be expanded or contracted by clicking the arrow next to the label. Sometimes the available actions will shift on the same screen as users change tabs or open a details tab.

Activities Log - This is a screen where users can view a list of any changes that have been made to a selected record including when it was created. Each record in the activity log shows the change that was made, the user who made it and the time the change was made. Typically, the activities log is accessible by clicking the View Log button in the actions sidepod.

Add - In CutLogix, the creation of a new record, whether it be a product, a customer, a sales reservation, etc. is always referred to as an Add. In the Actions sidepod on screens where adding a new record is allowed, clicking the Add button will start this process. Usually, the Add button is at the top of the available actions.

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Bank of Canada – The central banking institution in Canada. One of its services is providing daily exchange rates for CAD to other currencies. CutLogix pulls these rates automatically and displays them in the Finance > FX Rates screen.

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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) – A regulatory agency of the Canadian government responsible for the safety and quality of food, plant, and animal products. In pork processing, the CFIA oversees each step from slaughter to packaging to ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Cannot Produce Constraints – User-defined restrictions that prevent certain items from being planned on specific days or shifts (e.g., due to labor shortages). These constraints ensure that the planning system avoids scheduling demand that meets the restriction criteria on disallowed days.

Catch Weight – A term used to describe products whose weight varies from item to item. While a target average weight may be defined, catch weight products do not adhere to a fixed standard. This classification is often used for products that are variable by nature (e.g., meat cuts, produce).

Cold Chain - The process of ensuring that pork products maintain a cold temperature throughout storage and transportation. The cold chain screen in CutLogix helps track and surface exceptions that occur in the cold chain. For example an exception would be products not being moved into or out of the cooler at the appropriate times. Tracking and reducing cold chain exceptions is key to achieving the best possible shelf life.

Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool (CHEP) – CHEP owns and manages a large pool of pallets shared among companies and customers as part of its pallet pooling model. Customers rent or lease pallets from CHEP and exchange them as they move through the supply chain.

Container Plan – A weekly plan that defines how chilled containers will be produced, loaded, and shipped. It tracks customer orders for chilled products and any orders split from large reservations. In the Master Production Schedule > Config tab, users can configure constraints such as maximum chilled container volume, container weight, and hours in and out of the cooler. These settings control how the planning system builds the chilled container plan for the week.

Conversion Activities – Manual fabrication steps performed to transform raw materials into finished products, based on individual product specifications.

Conversion Labor Records – Records that define all labor activities required to convert a starting cut spec into a target cut spec, including the sequence in which those activities must occur.

Conversion Rate – Indicates the percentage of available raw material that can be converted into a specific cut spec. For example, a conversion rate of 80% means that 20% of the material is lost or redirected during production. If a line processes 600 hogs per hour, and a product has an 80% conversion rate, then 480 hogs per hour can be converted into that product (600 × 0.8 = 480).

Cooling Type – Each product is classified as either Fresh, Frozen, or Chilled, referring to its storage and shipping temperature:

Fresh – Cut and shipped on the same day; no special cooling required.
Frozen – Stored and shipped at temperatures below 0°C.
Chilled – Stored and shipped just above freezing (typically around 0–2°C).

Copy – Most record types in CutLogix can be copied. This is useful when users must fill out many fields to save a new record. For example, when creating products or customer orders, users can copy an existing, similar record to save time and reduce errors.

Cryovac (COV) Machine – A machine that packages products in vacuum-sealed bags, commonly used for extending shelf life and improving food safety.

Credits (Sundries) – Byproducts generated during the production of other products. These are also referred to as sundries.

Cryovac – Refers to the vacuum-sealing process used to package products in airtight bags for preservation and shipping.

Currency – In CutLogix, currency is usually referenced in the context of customer orders or sales reservations. Thus, these fields typically list the currency that will be used to pay for the product. On the Finance > FX Rates screen, CutLogix also displays the current exchange rates from CAD to a number of other currencies. These rates are pulled daily from the Bank of Canada.

Customer – A customer is an entity that places orders. Typically, these records represent a company that may purchase from your plant. When customers are created in CutLogix, they are filled out with a number of defaults such as currency, payment terms, country, cooling etc. Users have the option to enter their customers manually on the Sales > Customers screen. They can also manage their customers by requesting that their financial software be integrated with CutLogix. Users that wish to manage their customers through their financial software have the option to turn off the ability to manually Add and Edit customers through the CutLogix UI.

Customer Contact – These store information about a customer company’s point of contact. Customer contacts are sometimes individuals and other times companies. Customer contacts can be assigned a wide variety of roles. Listed below are the different types that a customer contact can be:

Delivery Address – An address where a customer’s goods can be delivered. This allows the customer to specify a store, a depot, a distribution center, etc.
Shipper – Shipping company that will move the goods on behalf of the plant or the customer.
Consignee – Party responsible for receiving an order.
Notify Party – Party that needs to be notified when the load has reached a certain stage along its journey.
Point of Crossing – Contact info for a border crossing, usually international.
Inspection Facility – A facility where a load may be inspected to see if it complies with health regulations, may have its contents verified, etc.
Sales Confirmation Fresh/Frozen – This type of contact would be responsible for confirming the sale with the relevant customer for the specified cooling type.

> Note: The customer contact may not be, or may not work directly for, the end buyer. Rather, they may be, or represent, a third party hired by the buyer to handle a stage of the logistics process.

Customer Destination - When shipping an order, this is where the ultimate destination of the order is placed. In other words, this is the physical location where the customer will take physical possession of the products.

Customer Order – These records are confirmed orders that record who bought the product, which items they bought, where it is being shipped etc. CutLogix provides an iterative process of review for new customer orders that allows the planning and sales team to go back and forth before the order is locked into the planning system. Customer Orders are required to be of a size that they can fit on a single load.

Customer Service Representative (CSR) – A customer service representative is the first point of contact when customers reach out to a company. Their exact responsibilities may vary from company to company. For instance, they may be responsible for answering customer questions or they may only be responsible for taking messages and routing calls to the appropriate people.

Cut Date – The date a carcass is processed on the cut floor into its various cut specs, as defined by the production schedule.

Cut Floor – The area of the plant where carcasses are broken down into specific cuts of meat (cut specs).

Cut Specification (Cut Spec) – A cut specification, or cut spec, refers to a cut of meat that has been processed according to a set of specifications. Many different products can be produced following the same cut spec. What sets products that use the same cut spec apart is the way in which that specification is packaged. For example, there may be a single specification for a pork chop. However, a product that packages them for sale as a single unit vs. for sale in a four-pack would distinguish them as different products despite containing the same cut spec.

CutLogix – The name of both the software platform and the company that develops and maintains it.

CutLogix Mobile – A mobile app companion to CutLogix. It displays real-time planning, production, and sales data, and allows users to upload load photos, record tare weights, and submit mid-shift adjustments.

Cut Tree – he cut tree refers to a screen that allows users to browse how all of the cut specs and yield specs in CutLogix relate to each other. The structure is a tree structure with the root being the cold carcass.

Cycle Time – The amount of time, in seconds, that it takes to complete a task.

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Delayed Pricing – A pricing arrangement where the product is delivered to the processor without a fixed price at the time of delivery. The final price is determined later, usually based on market conditions.

Delivery Terms – These are terms that see common use across industries where shipping and logistics are a concern. These terms define which party has responsibility for the goods, up to what point they have that responsibility and what shipping related costs they are obligated to pay.

FOB (Free On Board) – TThe seller is responsible for delivering the goods to a designated shipping point and covering the costs up to that point. The buyer assumes responsibility once the goods are received at the shipping point..
FCA (Free Carrier) [Location] – The seller delivers the goods to a specified carrier or location (e.g., "FCA Vancouver," "FCA Montreal," "FCA Winnipeg," "FCA McAllen"). The buyer is responsible for further transportation costs.
Delivered – The seller is responsible for transporting the goods all the way to the buyer's final destination.
CFR (Cost and Freight) – The seller pays for transportation to the destination port, but the buyer assumes responsibility for insurance and any additional costs.
CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight) – The seller pays for shipping, insurance, and freight to the destination port. The buyer assumes responsibility after arrival.
DAF (Delivered at Frontier) – The seller delivers the goods to a designated border or frontier location, where the buyer assumes responsibility.

Demand – Demand is a catch all term used in the planning module to describe anything that needs to be planned and produced. Total demand is the combination of all customer orders, sales reservations, manual production orders, proxy demand records, etc that are active during the week covered by the production schedule. When a schedule is being calculated, a list of all demand records for the current week is compiled. This list is then sorted from highest priority demand to the lowest. This priority is determined by the ruleset assigned to the schedule, the active priority rules on the ruleset and that priority rule’s demand sorting criteria settings. Ultimately, the week’s demand is output as a production schedule that tells workers on the cut floor what needs to be made for any given day and shift on the chosen week.

Demand Sorting Criteria – CutLogix determines which types of demand should be scheduled first by matching demand to the criteria defined in priority rules and then determining those rules priority within their assigned ruleset. Priority rules that are closer to the top of the list in the Ruleset have a higher priority than any rule below them. Demand sorting criteria is used to break ties when multiple demand records meet a priority rule’s criteria. There are seven demand sorting criteria and they are defined below:

By Cooling – Sorts demand by prioritizing chilled demand first, fresh demand second and frozen demand last.
By Produce By Date – On the Sales > Customer Order > Customer Order details tab, users can edit specific line items. On this window, users can specify the last date on which a line item must be produced by. This prioritizes the earliest produce dates.
By Selection Rate – On the Planning > Planning Rules Config > Selection Rate users can define what percentage of pieces will fall into certain sizing and bone count categories. This is useful for telling the planning system how many pieces it needs to plan to produce if a customer has ordered a specific category. This selection will prioritize demand with a lower selection rate over demand with a higher selection rate.
By Is Proxy – Proxy demand is generated when a product has been ordered that is only yielded by the creation of a different product. This will prioritize non-proxy demand over proxy demand.
By Conversion Rate – Conversion rates indicate what percentage of the raw materials coming down the production line can be converted into a specified product in the current production set up. This will prioritize lower conversion rates over higher conversion rates.
By Planning Priority Adjustment – On the Sales > Customer Order > Customer Order details tab users can edit this field directly. The values must be integers of 1 or more. This will prioritize a lower priority number over a higher priority number.
By Unscheduled Pieces – The planning system tracks how many pieces of product for each line item have been scheduled. This prioritizes orders with less unscheduled pieces over those with more unscheduled pieces.

> Users can choose to include all, none or some of the demand sorting criteria options on a priority rule. The user can also choose an arbitrary order in which the planning system should apply the demand sorting criteria. The higher the criteria is in the list the higher its priority.

Destination – The destination that a customer order will be shipped to. Destination is distinct from Customer Destination in that it is not necessarily the final stop for the order. Rather, it is just where the plant is concerned with shipping it to.

Details Tab – A details tab is a new closeable tab that opens on a page in CutLogix when a record is being created or has been double-clicked. Details tabs show the user detailed information about the selected records. They are also often used for data entry when adding or editing records. Some records do not have a details tab. In this case, the record’s attributes are usually divided up among a series of tabs at the bottom of the screen.

Downtime – The period during which a production line or equipment is non-operational. Downtime can be categorized as:

Mainline Down – The plant's production has been completely halted.
Reduced Speed – Slowed production due to partial failures, but workarounds are possible.

> Downtime records are important for identifying root causes of production inefficiency.

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Edit – In CutLogix, most records can be modified after they have been created. Typically, this is done by selecting a record and clicking on the Edit button in the Actions sidepod. Clicking the Edit button puts CutLogix into a special editing state. This is reflected in certain buttons that are usually enabled becoming temporarily disabled (i.e. Add, Edit, Copy, Save, etc.). At the same time, the record’s data fields, which are usually read-only, become active, allowing users to make their desired changes. A screen remains in Edit mode until a user reloads the screen, saves their work, or clicks the Undo button to roll back any changes.

Efficiency (Chain Efficiency) – This refers to how quickly raw materials are converted into products relative to the speed of the main production line. Efficiency is calculated as the number of units processed per hour divided by the main line speed.
For example, if the main line speed is 400 hogs per hour and 350 hogs are processed per hour, then the efficiency is 350 / 400 = ~0.875 or 87.5%.

End Buyer – This is the Customer that placed the order and to whom the load will ultimately be delivered. The End Buyer may be distinct from a Customer Contact assigned to the order as a Consignee.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) – An ERP system is software that manages the core business processes of the plant. CutLogix functions as an ERP system for pork processing plants and also has the capability to integrate with other ERP systems.

ERP ID – A unique identifier assigned to a record by an external ERP system. For example, Customers and Packaging Materials can have ERP IDs if they are managed by systems integrated with CutLogix.

Even Weight – In terms of product weight limits, even weight products are required to be produced at a specific weight without variation.

Export – On several pages in CutLogix, there is an Export button in the Actions sidepod. This button exports the data in the Datagrid as a printable and shareable report.

> The report is saved locally as a spreadsheet file (.xlsx).

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Filter (Search) – Many screens in CutLogix include a Filter, sometimes labeled Search, located in the Sidepod on the left-hand side of the screen. These filters include text fields, dropdown menus, checkboxes, etc. Users can fill these out to narrow the Datagrid results to what they want to see.

Fixed Activities – Ongoing tasks that occur regardless of the product being produced.
(Ex. Loin Puller)

Freezing Time Constraints – ser defined constraints related to freezer locations that are referenced by the Planning System. For example, to ensure that frozen demand is produced on time, the planning system has to know the travel time to the freezer location and how long the product will take to be fully frozen.

Forecast Manifests – Forecast Manifests are manifests for Chilled Orders generated as part of the chilled container plan for the current week. They are visible in Shipping > Chilled Container Loading > Forecast Manifests.

> They are called Forecast Manifests because they are subject to change until the orders begin loading or are shipped every time the week’s schedule is recalculated.

Formula Pricing – A pricing model where prices are calculated based on a publicly available formula.

> In pork production, Formula Pricing often refers to a weighted average price reported by the USDA, based on recent sales in regional and national markets, over an agreed-upon time period.

Frozen Priority – CutLogix supports three Frozen Priority values:

None – Frozen demand is treated the same as all other demand.
Must Schedule – Frozen demand must be scheduled and cannot be bumped.
Can Reschedule – Frozen demand may be rescheduled if necessary.

> This tells the Master Production Schedule (MPS) how to handle frozen production orders when there are scheduling conflicts.

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Gender – The gender of the hog refers to its biological sex. Sometimes certain products are required to be made with a specific gender.

Mixed – There is no gender preference, so a mix of male and female hogs can be used.
Gilt – A female pig that has not yet had a litter or is being grown for slaughter.
Barrow – A castrated male pig.

Gross Unit Price – This is a price per unit, whether by weight or individual carton, of a product prior to any relevant deductions.

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Hog Block – A group of the same type of hogs. Hog Blocks arrive at the plant together, are slaughtered together, and are processed on the cut floor together. These are found on the Planning > Hog Schedule screen and can be modified there. They are also visible on the Planning > Master Production Schedule > Hog Availability tab.

Hog Count – The total number of hogs for a given record.

> For example, on the daily kill floor report, the total hog count indicates how many hogs were processed on a given shift.

Hog Schedule – This page displays the selected week’s hog blocks. It also allows users to configure these hog blocks by editing the total number of hogs that are to be received and processed on each day of the week. Each day displays the kill and cut totals for the hogs that day.

Hog Type/Program – The hog type, or program, refers to the combined program of breeding and diet the hogs have undergone.

> The idea is that certain combinations of genetic traits and diets can increase the quality of the hogs. Typically, the more strict the program, the more expensive the hog.

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Individually Wrapped Packaging (IWP) – Refers to products where the pieces are individually wrapped as part of the packaging process.

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Kill Date – The date that a block of hogs will be processed on the kill floor. This can be found on the Planning > Hog Schedule screen. Kill dates are displayed for each day of the chosen week.

Kill Floor – The area of the plant where hogs are first processed and slaughtered.

Knowledge Base (KB) – This refers to the CutLogix help site located at: https://help.cutlogix.io. The help site provides comprehensive information about every screen and module in CutLogix. You can also access the KB within CutLogix by clicking the ‘?’ next to the screen’s title. This will take you to the KB site for that page.

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Labor Activities – Tasks performed on the production floor that are necessary for producing pork products. These are not equivalent to a “job”, as multiple activities could fall within one job.

Line speed – How quickly raw material will move through the plant’s production line. Usually specified in hogs per hour.

Load Date – The date that an order will be loaded to be shipped.

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Main Break – A main break refers to the vertebrae between which the hog is cut to separate the shoulder from the loin, belly and the ham. A 3 / 4 main break means that the cut was made between the 3rd and 4th vertebrae. The primal pieces are produced by the main break segment of the production line and sent down the appropriate line (ham line, belly line, loin line etc.). The type of main break can impact the size of the primal pieces and also the products ultimately produced from them. For example, a 4 / 5 main break will extend the shoulder primal but shrink the loin and belly primals.

Main Break Segments – Users can view this on Planning > Master Production Schedule > Main Break Segments tab. This tab provides a detailed breakdown of which main breaks were applied on a given time block, shift and day of the week for the current schedule.

Make Sheet – A make sheet tells the operations team what needs to be produced on the current day/shift, what materials are required and when this production should occur.

Manning Records – These records are added to conversion labor records and packaging labor records. They are used to define the labor activities that are required to complete the conversion or packaging. These consist of a labor activity, cycle time and takt time.

Manual Production Orders – These enable users to enter their own demand records into CutLogix without the use of a Customer Order or Sales Reservation. These will be scheduled along with the week’s other demand when the planning system is calculating the production schedule.

Master Planning System (MPS) – This is the core of CutLogix and of the planning module. It takes in information about what pigs have been brought to the plant, what state they are in, what demand there is and a number of configurable constraints to automatically plan production schedules daily for each shift.

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) – An MES is software designed to track the physical production processes happening in the plant on a daily basis. It will track inventory levels, what products have been loaded, which ones are in the cooler, etc.

Module – A module in CutLogix is a collection of screens that allow the user to perform related functions. For example, the Sales module provides users with the tools to perform sales-related tasks across four screens.

Midshift Adjustment – These are requests to modify the production plan for the current shift while it’s in progress.

Minimum Hog Type – The lowest type of hog, determined by genetics and feed regimen, that can be used to produce a product. This is set on the Product Master > Product Master List > Overall Specification tab on the Minimum Hog Type drop down menu.

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Offline Processing Areas – Where further work or packaging is carried out for work in progress (WIP) products. Typically, credits (sundries) are accumulated at Production Collection Points in large combo bins. These bins are then taken to a specified Offline Processing Area where further processing or packaging is done.

> As the name implies, these areas are not part of the plant’s main production line.

Order Loading Status – On the Shipping > Order Loading Status screen, users can view the loading state of the selected week's orders at a glance.

Origin – The location that a load was first shipped from.

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Packaging Activities – Packaging a cut spec into the packaging materials specified on the product’s Packaging BOM.

Packaging Bill of Materials (BOM) – A list of packaging materials assigned to a product. The list indicates all materials required for packaging the product.

Packaging Labor Records – Records that define which labor activities need to occur, and in what order, to get a product into its packaging.

Packaging Material – A material used in the packaging of products at your plant. Examples include boxes, soaker pads, and bags.

Pass Rate – Used to model quality constraints when producing a product. A pass rate indicates, on average, how often a piece will meet quality standards.

> For example, a pass rate of 10% means only 1 in 10 pieces will “pass,” i.e., meet the standards required to be sold as that product.

Pass Rate Cascades – Tables that can be defined on the Planning > Pass Rate Cascades screen. Each table applies to a product with a pass rate below 100%.

> For example, if a product has a 10% pass rate and demand of 100 pieces, the planning system must schedule 1,000 pieces to get 100 accepted. If a pass rate cascade is defined, the system can use the cascade to determine how to use the 900 rejected pieces.

Payment Terms – Terms that define when a buyer is expected to pay for an order:

None – No payment terms assigned.
Cash Against Documents (CAD) – Payment is made when the customer receives shipping documents proving the goods have been shipped.
COD (Cash on Delivery) – Payment due at time of delivery.
DAS (Documents Against Settlement) – The buyer receives shipping documents after making payment or an agreed settlement.
Letter of Credit (LC) – A bank guarantees payment to the seller, provided the agreed conditions are met.
Net 7, 14, 21, 30, etc. – Payment due N days after invoice date.
For example, for Net 7, full payment is due 7 days after the invoice date.
20/80 – 20% paid upfront, 80% due later.
30/70 – 30% paid upfront, 70% due later.
Pre-Payment Required – Full payment must be made before the goods/services are provided.
Sample (No Charge) – The product or service is provided for free as a sample.
Credit (60 days after) – Payment due 60 days after invoice.
Due Upon Receipt – Payment is required immediately upon receiving the invoice.

Pick Tickets – A list of products that need to be pulled from inventory or stack off and scanned/loaded onto the relevant order.

> Pick tickets include trailer info, CFIA seal and certificate numbers, MES ID, PO number, and more.

Planning – The planning module automates weekly production schedules. It receives input from the sales module (e.g., reservations, customer orders), converts it to demand, and produces a production schedule that honors all relevant constraints.

> Each schedule represents one week of planned production.

Planned Mixed Products – Defining planned mixed products provides users with a way to tell the planning system that if there is demand for certain products then, if necessary, those products can be produced by mixing together the specified products.

> Often used for credits, such as extra trim or fat left over from other cut specs.

Planning Type – A classification used to organize pork products in the planning system (e.g., Loin, Belly, Ham).

Plant Calendar – A calendar view available in Planning > Plant Calendar.

> It displays planned work by day, including scheduled shifts and hog counts for both cut and kill floors.

Primal - A cut spec of meat that is initially derived from a cold carcass.

> Examples of primals include Loin, Belly, Ham, etc..

Priority Rules - Priority rules are used in combination with Rulesets to determine when demand should be scheduled. Users can define criteria to match specific hog blocks as well as specific types of demand. Which rule should take precedence is determined by where the rule sets in the priority Ruleset’s list of active rules. The closer to the top of the list a rule is the higher its priority. If multiple demand records match a rule’s criteria, ties are broken within that list by using the demand sorting criteria specified on the priority rule.

Product - A product is defined as a combination of a cut spec and a packaging BOM. Many different products can be produced following the same cut spec. What sets products apart when they use the same cut spec is the way in which that specification is packaged. For example, there may be a specification that outlines how a pork chop is produced. However, a product that packages them for sale as a single unit vs. for sale in a four-pack would distinguish them as different products despite being made using the same cut spec. Products are added to customer orders and sales reservations as line items that record which product was ordered and how much (in cartons or kilograms). These line items are ultimately converted to demand and their production is planned by the planning system.

Product Collection Points - Stations where credits or work in progress (WIP) products accumulate before being moved to an offline processing area for further work.

Production - This module surfaces information about what products need to be made, what packaging materials they require, downtime that occurred during the production process and data on the actual yields of the product made on the specified day and shift. This provides decision makers with the data they need to gauge the productivity, accuracy and efficiency of the operations team on a given day and shift.

Production Days - Days that the plant is operational, i.e. processing raw materials into products and shipping them out.

Production Defaults - These tell the planning system what product to produce with a given raw material if there is no demand that requires that material. These will have a 100% pass rate and are typically allocated to frozen inventory to be sold at a later date.

Production Line - A specific line in the plant that processes the same kind of raw material.

> Examples include, Belly Line, Loin Line, etc.)

Production Schedule - A schedule that plans the weekly production at your plant based on the week’s demand while adhering to user-defined constraints. Multiple production schedules can be created for a given week. However, only the schedule that has been published will be active, i.e. sent to the production module to specify the week’s production.

Proxy Demand - This demand is generated when a product has been ordered that is only yielded by the creation of a different product. For example, orders for shoulders will also generate picnics and feet because they are generated from the same primal. The planning system will first try to assign the extra cuts to existing orders. If there are not enough orders to absorb the extra production, the planning system schedules the extra product as proxy demand that will be made and shipped to a freezer.

Purchase Order This demand is generated when a product has been ordered that is only yielded by the creation of a different product. For example, orders for shoulders will also generate picnics and feet because they are generated from the same primal. The planning system will first try to assign the extra cuts to existing orders. If there are not enough orders to absorb the extra production, the planning system schedules the extra product as proxy demand that will be made and shipped to a freezer.

Planned vs Actual (PVA) – A measurement of how well the operations team is keeping to the production schedule. It is calculated by taking the amount of product made and dividing it by the amount planned. For example, if 14 cartons of product have been produced and 19 cartons were planned then PVA = 14/19 = 0.737 or 73.7%.

> Calculated as: `PVA = Actual / Planned`.

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Quickfilter (Quicksearch) – Some screens have a Quickfilter, sometimes called Quicksearch, sidepod on the left-hand side of the screen. These sidepods are filled with clickable options that will filter the relevant Datagrid without the user having to set any options themselves.

> For example, clicking a Quickfilter option labeled "Chilled Orders" opens a new tab with the screen’s main Datagrid filtered to only display chilled orders.

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Reload – Many pages in CutLogix have a Reload button located in the Actions sidepod. When clicked, the current screen will re-populate with the most up-to-date data from the database.

Reports – Many pages in CutLogix have a Reports button in the Actions sidepod. When clicked, it shows available reports that can be generated from the current screen.

> When a report is selected, it is downloaded as a spreadsheet (.xlsx format).

Ruleset – An ordered list of active Priority Rules that tell the planning system how to schedule demand. Rulesets can be assigned on the Planning > Master Production Schedule > Config tab.

> The system prioritizes demand matching rules near the top of the list. If multiple records meet the criteria, ties are broken by the Demand Sorting Criteria defined in the rules.

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Sales – The Sales module allows users to manage Customers, Customer Contacts, Customer Orders, and Sales Reservations. This can be done in CutLogix or through financial software integration.

> These records are the main source of demand for weekly production schedules.

Sales Order – A view of Customer Orders broken down by individual line items. Found on the Sales > Customer Orders > Sales Order Search tab.

Sales Person – The individual who negotiated a specific Customer Order or Sales Reservation.

Sales Programs – User-defined criteria used to group Customer Orders. Orders meeting the criteria are automatically tagged as part of the Sales Program, making it possible to compare actual sales to Sales Targets.

Sales Target – A user-specified percentage goal for how much of total sales should fall under a given Sales Program by Planning Type.

> At least one Sales Program must be defined before creating a Sales Target.

Sales Reservation – This is an unconfirmed customer order. Adding a reservation to the system allows CutLogix to reserve production capacity in the plant right up until the production date. This gives the customer the flexibility to place orders even if they cannot yet be confirmed.

> These are useful for large Chilled Orders that don’t fit on a single load. The Planning System automatically splits them into Customer Orders.

Scheduled BOM Change – This enables users to automate the process of changing products’ packaging BOMs by eliminating the need for users to manually log in to CutLogix between shifts to change packaging BOM records. Instead, they can specify the information to be changed about the packaging BOM and choose a time and date that the change should take effect. CutLogix then makes the change on that schedule without any further user input needed at the time of the change.

> Rather than logging in manually between shifts, users can predefine the change and its activation time.

Schedule Calculation/Recalculation (Recalc) – Calculating or recalculating Production Schedules is the primary function of the planning system. Each production schedule covers one week of time. Thus, this process starts by pulling all demand records (orders, reservations, mid-shift adjustments, manual production orders, etc) and placing them into an unsorted list. It then uses the assigned ruleset to determine which priority rules should be used to determine which demand should be scheduled next. If multiple demand records meet the criteria of a rule then ties are broken by demand sorting criteria. These are specified by users when they define the priority rule. On the Planning > Master Production Schedule, users have the ability to hit the Recalc button at the top of the screen to force the schedule to be recalculated. Carrying out this action ensures that the schedule reflects any modified constraints or parameters that would change how the planning system makes decisions.

> It begins by compiling Demand Records, then applies the Ruleset and uses Demand Sorting Criteria to resolve ties.

Screen – A single view in CutLogix that has its own title, interface, and functionality.

> Tabs and pop-up dialogs are considered part of the same screen unless they navigate away.

Selection Tables – Tables that define sizing and bone count categories for a Product.

> These influence how the Planning System calculates how much raw material is needed to meet demand for a specific category.

> For example, if Category A is selected 20% of the time, 1,000 pieces must be scheduled to fulfill a 200-piece order.

Shift – A defined work period with start and end times and breaks.

> Shifts are typically created for both the cut and kill floors.

Shift Configuration – This is where details about each shift can be configured and viewed. The shift configuration includes details such as shift start and end times, coffee breaks and lunch breaks.

> Includes start/end times and break periods. Found on Planning > Plant Config > Shift Configuration.

Shipping – The Shipping module manages the movement of finished products into the cooler, freezer, or trucks.

Shipping File – These are files generated automatically when customer orders are created. They contain much the same information as the order they were generated but with the addition of relevant shipping information for the order. These files are accessible in the Logistics module.

> They include order info and shipping details, and are accessible via the Logistics module.

Shipping Period – When a *Customer Order" is expected to be shipped. This is indicated as the first or second half of the specified month. When creating a customer order, this can be selected manually. It will also be filled out automatically based on the load date the user has defined.

> Set manually or based on the Load Date.

Short Cartons – The number of cartons that will not be made for a given order. Cartons may be shorted for unforeseeable reasons, such as a breakdown of machinery. They may also be shorted for foreseeable reasons that cannot be easily addressed, like a lack of raw materials.

Sidepod – Expandable sections on the left side of most CutLogix screens, typically containing buttons, filters, and quickfilters.

Solution Guide – CutLogix Solution Guides are informational documents based on the larger more comprehensive CutLogix Knowledge Base website, i.e. help site. Solution Guides are more focused than the help site in that they cover a specific CutLogix Module. They provide thorough explanations of all of the screens in the specific module as well as detailed ‘How Tos’ that walk users through key business tasks step by step.

> Based on the full Knowledge Base, but narrowed to key business tasks.

Stack Off – AAn area at the end of the production line where completed cartons of product are stacked on pallets. For frozen and chilled products, these pallets will be moved into a freezer or cooler once full to be brought to the appropriate temperature. For fresh product, once the pallet is full it will be taken to be loaded onto a truck.

Sub-primal – A Cut Spec of meat that is created when a Primal cut spec is used as the starting cut spec.

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Takt Time – The number of seconds that pass before the next product moves down the production line.

Tanked Product – Product deemed unusable and discarded.

> It is usually sent to a tank where it is ground up and sold as discounted material.

Tare Weight – The weight of an empty Packaging Material.

Tentative Load Date – The date on which a Sales Reservation will be tentatively loaded.

Undo – When adding or editing records in CutLogix, the “Undo” button in the Actions Sidepod allows you to revert all changes that have been made to the record in the current add/edit session. In other words, clicking ‘Undo’ resets the record back to the state it was in prior to the user clicking the ‘Edit’ button.

> Clicking Undo resets the record to its pre-edit state.

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Unit of Measurement (UoM) for Weight – The unit used to weigh products on an order, typically pounds (lbs) or kilograms (kgs).

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – This is a department of the United States federal government that is responsible for regulating the production and trade of agricultural products within the United States. Its relevance to this document is the important role it plays in setting the formula price for pork products bought and sold in the United States.

Unscheduled Demand – Demand that wasn’t scheduled by the Planning System during Schedule Calculation.

> It appears on the Planning > Master Production Schedule > Troubleshooting tab.

User Experience (UX) – The overall experience a user has when interacting with a product, service or system. It can include everything from how intuitive the product is to use, how well it performs its intended task and the overall look and feel of the product.

User Interface (UI) – What you see and interact with on a website or digital product. This includes everything that helps you use and navigate the product, including buttons, menus, icons, color and layouts.

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Visual Management System (VMS) – Provides the tools to surface live production information on displays anywhere in the plant. An example of this is a live PVA screen. Its purpose is to display PVA data on a TV that is visible from the production line on the cut floor to tell workers and floor managers how well production is progressing.

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#2 Cut Spec - #2 products are products that have been downgraded because of defects or quality concerns.

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