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SH-D Manually Schedule Machines - Machine View

Purpose of Program

This program can be used with manual, lead time or infinite scheduling. If you are using finite scheduling, you should set up parent-child work centers rather than use machines (see How Finite Scheduling Works for details on parent-child work centers).

This program is used to assign routing sequences (operations) to specific machines within a work center, or to reassign machines using a drag and drop method on a visual layout.

Machines must be entered in advance through RO-D Enter Machines and if linked images are attached they will be displayed on the layout view. The images need to be fairly small as the layout display will not resize them.

Creating Machine Layouts

Click New Layout and give it a name. Typically each work center with machines to be scheduled would be a layout but it can be any grouping of machines you want. Then right click anyplace on the main blank screen and Add Machine and select the machine from the list. You can either arrange the machines in a list view or position them on the layout in a simulation of the factory floor plan. The same machine can be in multiple layouts. You could create a work center layout to be used by a supervisor to schedule operations and another layout that is a subset of that to be used by an operator to see what needs to be run on the machines he is responsible for.

General Program Operation

Click the far upper left corner field to enter a date defining the planning horizon (how far in the future you want to find Operations) and then the dropdown to the right of that is the list of Work Centers. Select a work center and all operations for open work orders for that work center will be displayed. Drag an operation from the list of machines to a machine and the list of operations assigned to that machine will be displayed on the right with the operation just selected on the bottom of the list. Clicking any machine on the layout will display the operations assigned to that machine on the layout view in the order in which they have been assigned. Dragging an operation up or down on the list changes the order. Dragging an assigned operation from the left side to a different machine will reassign it.

Once Layouts Exist, clicking Select Layout will present a list of layouts to choose from and clicking Edit Layout allows the machines to be moved on the screen, removed from the layout or new machines added to the layout. Removing a machine from a layout will not change any machine assignments.

If there is an open Data Collection Labor record for an operation, the operation is assumed to be running and will display in green text. If there is no open operation but time or parts have been charged to the operation meaning it has been started it will display in green text. Unstarted operations that are assigned to a machine will display as blue text and unstarted unassigned machines will display as black.

Machine Reporting During Labor Entry

When reporting labor through WO-F Enter Labor you can optionally have a pop-up window display the machine that is currently assigned to the labor sequence being reported.

If, for some reason, the sequence was assigned to another machine than the one that was scheduled, you can change the machine number in the pop-up window. This insures that the labor gets reported to the correct machine.

To get this window to display, set the Display Machine Prompt in Enter Labor? field to Y in SD-E Scheduling Defaults. You can also require that a machine be entered by setting the "Prevent Blank Machine at DC-A" to Y in SD-F Data Collection Defaults

Setting up the Database

See ODBC Data Connection for information regarding setting up the database for the Java programs.

SH-D Manually Schedule Machines

Purpose of Program

This program is used to assign routing sequences (operations) to specific machines within a work center, or to reassign machines. While assigning machines you can also change sequence start and finish dates if you are using manual scheduling (do not enter sequence dates if using infinite scheduling).

Machines must be entered in advance through RO-D Enter Machines.

General Program Operation

Enter a work center number or select a work center by clicking on the Lookup icon (or press F2). You can then limit the work orders that will display in the view area by entering a from/thru range of machine numbers. If you don't know the machine number(s), you can select machines by clicking on the Lookup button (or press F2).

The work order sequences within the selection range are now displayed in a window in the center of the screen. Highlight the one you wish to change and press <Enter> or click on it to bring it into the entry area at the bottom of the screen.

Enter or change the machine number in the Mach field. You can select a machine from a lookup window by clicking on the Lookup icon (or press F2). Change either the Start Date, Finish Date, or both.

As each line is completed, the next sequence automatically comes into the entry area. This is the auto-entry mode. You can disable this by clicking on the Disable Auto-Entry Mode button, in which case you are returned to the list window after each entry.

When you are finished making your entries, click Exit (or press <Esc>) to be returned to the header area where you can enter another work center number or you can click Exit again to return to the Scheduling menu.

Machine Reporting During Labor Entry

When reporting labor through WO-F Enter Labor you can optionally have a pop-up window display the machine that is currently assigned to the labor sequence being reported.

To get this window to display, set the Display Machine Prompt in Enter Labor? field to Y in SD-E Scheduling Defaults.