Schedule Shop Order(s)
Explanation
This activity is used to calculate the start and finish date of the operations and the shop order, according to
the schedule direction. Efficiency, utilization, maximum hours of operations as well as queue time, transport time
and so on have been taken into account when scheduling the shop order.
To schedule shop order(s) from:
- Shop Order and Disposition Shop Order pages, click Schedule.
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Shop Orders and Production Line Management/Shop Orders pages, select the relevant
shop order(s) and click Schedule.
- Select Schedule Using Existing Shop Order Settings if you want to base the scheduling on the
existing Schedule Direction, Earliest Start Date and Need Date of the shop
order(s).
- Select Forward Schedule From Earliest Start Date and specify an earliest start date if you want to
change Schedule Direction to Forward Scheduling and schedule the shop order(s) from this
date.
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Machine Availability Summary, Machine Load, Labor Load, Machine Operations
Scheduling and Labor Operations Scheduling charts. Select the segments representing the relevant
shop orders and click Schedule Shop Order.
- Select Schedule Using Existing Shop Order Settings if you want to base the scheduling on the
existing Schedule Direction, Earliest Start Date and Need Date of the shop
order(s).
- Select Forward Schedule From Earliest Start Date and specify an earliest start date if you want to
change Schedule Direction to Forward Scheduling and schedule the shop order(s) from this
date.
Prerequisites
An open shop order must exist.
System Effects
- The shop order(s) will be (re)scheduled with the new start and finish dates based on the infinite scheduling
logic.
- If Schedule Direction is set to Forward Scheduling the order will be scheduled from its
Earliest Start Date and forward.
- If Schedule Direction is set to Backwards Scheduling the order will be scheduled backwards
from its Need Date.
- Manual scheduling changes done to the operations of the order will be overwritten.
- Operation scheduling done by IFS/Advanced Planning Board will be overwritten.