This activity is used to adjust the budget values for one or more vehicles
included in the operational budget. When you define a new budget, the budget
value for the year will automatically be divided and distributed evenly over
the twelve months. These monthly budget values are then distributed evenly over
all the vehicle parts. The value can be changed if some serials are to be used
more than others in a specific month. This information can be viewed or adjusted
in the Vehicles tab.
Observe the following
example:
An operational budget with a budget value of 75,000 engine hours
(EHR) is created for a given year. This budget value is calculated by the system
to 6250 EHR every month. Assume you have two vehicles, for instance, AIRCRAFT
747 and AIRCRAFT 743, belonging to the given part number and owner combination.
The monthly budget value of 6250 EHR is divided by the number of vehicles, and
each vehicle on the
Vehicles tab will automatically receive 3125 EHR as the budget value
for the year. During the month of January, suppose AIRCRAFT 747 will run an
additional 100 EHR. This 100 EHR will be deducted from the budget for AIRCRAFT
743 and added to AIRCRAFT 747's budget for the month of January. The new budget
values for the month of January on the two vehicles are as follows: 3225 EHR
(AIRCRAFT 747) and 3025 EHR (AIRCRAFT 743).
The budget value for the vehicle can be updated, provided that the budget values have not been approved and the total value after the adjustment equals the existing yearly budget value. This will prevent any errors been generated when the budget is approved.
To perform this activity, the budget for the relevant month should not have been approved, i.e., the budget month should be in the Not Approved status.
As a result of this activity, the utilization of vehicles per month will be adjusted in accordance to the operational budget.