Schedule View#

The Schedule View is the default View when landing on a Schedule. This view is only populated if there is a released Schedule Scenario, that is, an operational schedule that has been made effective; otherwise it will be empty. This view is similar to the one shown at the Schedule Scenario level.

Should the view be populated, it allows for different visualizations of the effective production plan.

Resource / Material / Employee / Durable Views#

The six top left icons allow changing the visualization of the effective plan in two ways.

• The first four icons allow to alternate between four Views:
  • The Resource view, which shows the Schedule Scenario Job (remaining Steps to be executed for each Material) allocation for each equipment. This can be helpful in determining the load allocation in critical resources in the system.
  • The Material view, which shows, in each row, the sequence of Schedule Scenario Jobs for each Material. This can be helpful in visualizing the execution of a single Material in the chosen timeframe, as well as detecting if there are significant wait times between consecutive operations (as well as between components and finished good Materials, should there be dependencies in the system).
  • The Employee view, which displays a list of jobs assigned to each Employee.
  • The Durables view, which displays a list of jobs assigned to each Durable.

• The second two icons allow to alternate between two different organizations:
  • Calendar view, which draws up a Gantt Chart, showing all the different Schedule Scenario Jobs graphically.
  • List view, showing the different Schedule Scenario Jobs in a tabular view.

It is possible to combine these two view types as needed: there is a Calendar and a List view for both the Resource and the Material view, as can be seen in the following animation.

Calendar View#

The Calendar view has functionalities that help the user browse through the production plan.

• Regarding the time window that is shown, the user can configure its width with the Time Window Width combo box (1.). Its possible values are:
  • Year
  • Month
  • Week
  • Day
  • Hour
  • Custom

Alternatively, the user can use the Planning Horizon Bar (2.) to either move or expand/narrow the time window. Note that within this bar, two symbols are shown:

1. The vertical blue bar represents the current date/time.
2. The dark grey bar represents the presence of Schedule Scenario Jobs in different moments of the Planning Horizon, thereby showing the load across the horizon.

This last functionality is also used on the header of the time window (3.), with the dark grey bar showing the presence of Schedule Scenario Jobs in different moments of the current time window.

In order to restrict the scope of the current window, when using the Resource view (4.), it is possible to collapse/expand the different Areas, hiding or showing their respective Resources. Also, besides using the Search Bar previously described, it is possible to use the Step Filter bar (5.), which shows only the Schedule Scenario Jobs for that Step.

By hovering over a Schedule Scenario Job, a tooltip appears detailing it.

By clicking on a Schedule Scenario Job on the Resource, Durable or Employee Calendar View, the other Jobs related to the same Material will be highlighted, showing the other Steps the Material has to undergo. Additionally, in the Resource View precedence arrows will show what is the planned flow for that Material in the shop floor.

By clicking on the Schedule Scenario Job, the same information becomes available on the right-hand side panel, on the Details tab (6.). This tab also shows information about existing relations to Tools (Durables), Employees or Dependencies that the Schedule Scenario Job may have.

In terms of visibility, there are three extra filters available. The Options filter (7.) besides allowing to hide/show the precedence arrows previously described, also allows to color-code the Schedule Scenario Jobs according to four different criteria:

• Name. Useful for seeing the flows of different Materials.
• Priority. Useful for seeing if the priorities are being respected.
• Product. Useful for seeing when possible setups/changeovers between Products are occurring, as well as seeing when each one is processed.
• Product Group. Useful for seeing when possible setups/changeovers between Product Groups are occurring, as well as seeing when each one is processed.

Using the Options filter you can also choose to view the jobs separated by Production Order by selecting the appropriate option.

Finally, the Resource State (8.) and Material State (9.) allow the user to filter these entities according to the state.

List View#

The List View allows for a time filtering, using the From (1.) and To (2.) textboxes to limit the analysis window. It is also possible to expand and collapse the Schedule Scenario Jobs assigned to an entity, by clicking on the Name (3.) of that entity.

Furthermore, viewing the Materials currently scheduled, you can see the Due Date of each Material (4.), as shown in the image below: