Assign Tool/Equipment to Operation
Explanation
This activity is used to assign a tool/equipment to be used in a shop order operation. To assign the
tool/equipment it must be connected to the tool group that is to be used in the operation. The assignment of
tool/equipment provides two main benefits. First, it informs the shop floor worker about what tool/equipment to be
used in the operation. Second, it supports planning as allocations are made when assigning tool/equipment. These
allocations can be viewed to analyze and compare planned usage to scheduled capacity on the Resource
Analysis page. To perform this activity from:
- Shop Order/Operations page or Shop Floor Workbench page,
select the operation to assign, click Assign and select Tool/Equipment.
- Shop Order/Operations/Tools tab or Shop Floor Workbench/Dispatch
List/Tools tab, select the tool group(s) to assign and click Assign
Tool/Equipment.
All assignments made can be viewed in Assigned Tool/Equipment on the Shop Floor
Workbench and Operation Guide and the Shop Order Operation Tool
Assignments page.
Note: If the shop order is canceled, assignments will be removed.
Prerequisites
- A demand for an existing manufacturing tool group with connected tool/equipment must exist in a shop order
operation.
- The operation must not be in status Closed or Cancelled.
System Effects
- The tool/equipment is assigned to the operation.
- Assignment Status on the Shop Order/Operations/Tools page is
updated.
- The activity load created for the tool group is transferred to the tool/equipment assigned.
- A record is created, and a sequence is generated on the Resource Activity
Allocation and Resource Activity Allocation Load page.
- If external setup time and teardown time is defined for the tool group, a resource activity allocation and a
resource activity allocation load are created for each defined time and for each assigned tool/equipment
quantity.