Abstract: The present disclosure relates to product supply apparatus. It is described to provide a processing unit with a plurality of orders of a product, wherein the plurality of orders is formed from open orders and shipped orders. The processing unit is provided with a stock level of the product held in stock. The processing unit determines an open demand of the product to be received, wherein the determination comprises utilization of the shipped orders, open orders and a total forecast number of the product to be received. The processing unit determines a product supply plan, wherein the determination comprises utilization of the open orders, open demand and the stock level.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a product planning apparatus. A processing unit of the product planning apparatus is provided with a plurality of orders of a product, wherein the plurality of orders is formed from open orders and shipped orders. The processing unit is provided with a stock level of the product held in stock. The processing unit determines an open demand of the product to be received, wherein the determination comprises utilization of the shipped orders, open orders and a total forecast number of the product to be received. The processing unit determines a net demand of the product to be received, wherein the determination comprises utilization of the open orders, open demand and the stock level. The processing unit determines a production plan, wherein the determination comprises utilization of the net demand.

Abstract: A method for operating a display unit, which is a component of a field device of process automation technology or is connectable to such a field device, The method includes: invoking a function of a display electronics associated with the display unit by a field device electronics associated with the field device, which function serves for visualizing textual information on the display unit; performing the function by the display electronics, wherein the performing of the function includes receiving textual information from the field device electronics, wherein the textual information is essentially free of composition information relevant to the visualizing of the textual information; and visualizing the transmitted textual information on the display unit based on a display schema stored, especially completely stored, in the display electronics of the display unit, which display schema contains composition information, especially in the form of layouts and/or fonts.

Abstract: In a measuring device for automation technology with single-hand servicing, a housing closable with a lid is provided. Arranged at an edge of the lid is a movable ring element, which is mounted to be slightly shiftable parallel to the longitudinal axis of the lid and to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the lid. On the lid are sensors, which serve for registering rotary and linear movement of the ring element, via which a display unit is operated.

Abstract: A method for the identification of a user, especially in the case of devices of process automation technology, where at least one person-specific feature of the user is registered with a sensor and compared with stored features. In the case of a match of the registered, person-specific feature with at least one of the stored features, device access is granted.