You use this program to link any stock code and/or operation attribute to Factory Scheduling (e.g. color, thickness, finish, base material, etc.).
Within Factory Scheduling, you can use these attributes to:
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locate and highlight all jobs or operations with a specific attribute
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apply a scheduling rule only to jobs (or operations) with a specific attribute
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define from-to type setup time matrices (which in turn could be used to apply minimize setup time scheduling rules)
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specify the preferred sequences of jobs based on the values of an attribute (available in the Advanced Scheduler)
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create complex customized scheduling rules that sequentially apply scheduling logic to selections of jobs based on stock code or operation attributes (available in the Advanced Scheduler)
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determine stock codes that can be processed together at a machine based on a common attribute (available in Finite Scheduler and Advanced Scheduler)
| Field | Description | ||||
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| Stock Code Attributes | Indicate the attributes you want to link to stock
codes. These attributes can be any of the standard stock code
table fields, or a custom form field defined for the
table.
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| Stock code attribute 1 | Select the first of three attributes you want to link to stock codes. | ||||
| Stock code attribute 2 | Select the second of three attributes you want to link to stock codes. | ||||
| Stock code attribute 3 | Select the third of three attributes you want to link to stock codes. | ||||
| Loading factor | This is used in conjunction with infinite capacity
machines to model oven-type machines. The loading factor
specifies the part of the oven capacity that is consumed by a
single unit of the item. This field applies only to the Finite Scheduler and Advanced Scheduler products. |
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| Look ahead window | This is used by some of the advanced scheduling rules
to determine whether an operation should be allowed into a
queue for a specific resource. The exact implication of the
look ahead window depends on the scheduling rule used.
This field applies only to the Finite Scheduler and Advanced Scheduler products. |
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| Operation Attributes | Indicate the attributes that you want to link to
operations. These could be any of the standard fields in the
labor allocations table, or a custom form field defined for
the table.
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| Operation attribute 1 | Select the first of three attributes you want to link to operations. | ||||
| Operation attribute 2 | Select the second of three attributes you want to link to operations. | ||||
| Operation attribute 3 | Select the third of three attributes you want to link to operations. | ||||
| Max operation span | Indicate the maximum span for an operation. This can be
used, for example, where an operation must be completed within
a specified time period to avoid a resin from setting. Once
the operation has been started it must be completed within the
specified time (e.g. it cannot be scheduled to span across an
off-shift weekend period). When you apply a scheduling
algorithm it continues to look for a time where a required
machine is available and the operation can be completed within
the maximum operation span. This field applies only to the Finite Scheduler and Advanced Scheduler products. |
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| Operation slack | Schedule a period of slack time between operations
(e.g. curing time, or to create a buffer before a bottleneck).
The operation slack time is specified by operation in the Bill
of Materials module, or can be specified for individual
operations against a job in the Work in Progress
module. This field applies only to the Finite Scheduler and Advanced Scheduler products. |
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| Setup group | Link attributes to products when setup time matrices
are used. The normal stock code attributes are used for
change-over time matrices. Change-over time matrices and setup
time matrices can be configured to run consecutively or in
parallel for a specific machine. This field applies only to the Finite Scheduler and Advanced Scheduler products. |
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