Applications

Manufacturing Capacity Planning Volume (MCPV)
 

At MCPV you will find capacity planning projections by part number for Ford Motor Company Powertrain plants. You will also have the ability to: enter capacities by part number/ship site, view and respond to special studies, and, view training and reference materials.

Audience
This application is intended for use by:

    • Purchasing
    • Supply Base
    • Product Development
    • Material Planning and Logistics

Technical Requirements
 

    • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or Higher
    • Microsoft Office 95

Registration
To access this web application, you must have:

  1. Permission to the Ford Supplier Portal Service with a Ford Supplier Network (FSN) User Id and Password
  2. A SecurID Token. The SecurID token provides additional security for the MCPV Application; "passcode" information from the token is entered when logging into MCPV. The token must be purchased using the "SecurID Provisioning for Suppliers" application; this application will be available on Ford Supplier Portal in September 2004. For HELP with this application after it's launch, call: 888-317-4957 or 313-317-4957.Permission to the Ford Supplier Portal Service.
  3. Access to the Manufacturing Capacity Planning (MCPV) System
  4. Permissions to the specific site codes (GSDB codes).

If you already have access to the Ford Supplier Portal, but do not yet have access to this application, you must follow the instructions below.

  1. In the left menu bar click "Administration Tools".
  2. Select "Request Service" under "My Profile".
  3. Under "Ford Supplier Portal" click "Request Sub-Package".
  4. Click the request button next to the application.
  5. Select the site codes (GSDB codes) that you want to assign to the application. application.

To check which GSDB codes, or to request access to additional GSDB codes, follow these steps:

  1. In the left menu bar click "Administration Tools".
  2. Under "My Profile" Select "View Service Packages".
  3. In the "Service package information" section either:
      a.Click "Add Site Code" to request a new GSDB code to be added to your permissions for this application.
      b.Click "View current Site Code" to view the list of GSDB codes to which you have already been granted access to for this application.

Note: After requesting access to an application or requesting changes to your application site codes, a company administrator in your organization will need to approve or reject your request.

Training
Training material for the MCPV application is available on-line through the MCPV Help menu. To access the training modules, select the "Supplier On-Line Training" option.

It is recommended that all suppliers accessing MCPV for the first time review the following training modules:

 

    Module 1: Supplier Basic Concepts
    Module 2: CPVs & Capacities: Overview
    Module 3: CPVs & Capacities: View Part Information
    Module 4: CPVs & Capacities: Supplier Reports
    Module 5: CPVs & Capacities: Supplier Capacity Reponses

When the above training is completed, access MCPV to enter your part capacity responses for all of your parts. Then, review Modules 6-13 for Broadcast and What If Study training.

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