Manage Scheduling/Batching#

Resource.Edit

Overview#

This operation is used to define and manage the Resource Scheduling details.

Setup#

No specific setup is required other than to meet the precondition of the transaction.

Preconditions#

• No specific setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

Sequence of Steps#

Step 1: Manage Resource Scheduling#

If the Scheduling module is properly licensed in the system, the Scheduling section will be enabled and you will be able to define the Resource Scheduling information.

1. Select the Dispatch Schedule Type which can be Dispatching or Scheduling. If Dispatching is selected, the Resource, when marked as Include in Planning, will be considered for Planning. If Scheduling is selected, the Resource will be both considered for Planning and Scheduling.

2. Specify whether the Resource should be included in Schedules of type Planning or not. If a Resource has the Dispatch Schedule Type set as Scheduling, it is both considered for Planning and Scheduling.

3. Define the Scheduling Type:

   • Batch - a Resource of a certain capacity, capable of processing multiple Materials together, where the start and end job is the same for all.
   • Machine - a Resource that processes only one Material at a time.
   • Tunnel - a Resource like a conveyor belt that processes multiple Materials continuously.

   Note

   If the Scheduling Type is Batch, please refer to the Manage Batching section.

4. Select whether an operation can continue in non-working time, if it has started during a working time period.

5. Specify the Saturation (between 0-1). This is a cut-off value after which the scheduler will look for alternative Resources when scheduling an operation. Zero means saturated - the scheduler will always look for an alternative when the higher priority ones are busy. One means non-saturated - the scheduler will always try to schedule the operations on their high-priority Resources, unless their delivery dates are at risk. When that happens, it will try to use the all alternative Resources.
6. Optionally, select a Setup Matrix to be used when scheduling the Resource.
7. Define the default Setup Time and the time frame (Days, Hours, Minutes or Seconds).
8. Optionally, define the Track-In Tolerance. This defines the number of jobs ahead that you can start at the particular Resource, with the normal Track-In. For example, if it is defined as one, it indicates that one of the two first Material jobs for the Resource can be tracked-in.
9. Define whether the Resource is set as the preferred Resource.

10. Select the Resource Capacity Mode out of the two options: Finite or Infinite.

    Info

    The Resource Capacity Mode property is directly related to the RESINFINITE property in the Scheduling engine, with the direct mapping:

    • 0 - Finite capacity
    • 1 - Infinite capacity

11. Select whether to exclude the Resource from Scheduling, typically a temporary exclusion.

12. Optionally, define an Availability Date. If defined, for Scheduling purposes, the Resource will only be considered after that date.
13. Define the Efficiency (between 0 and 1). The efficiency is used to adjust the processing time - for example, a Resource with an efficiency of 0.5 (50%) takes twice the processing time to perform a certain operation.
14. Define the Default Schedule View (Day, Week or Month).
15. Check the Use Timeline Time as Default to use a timeline as the default schedule view.
16. Optionally, define the number of hours to restrict the Scheduling jobs to be displayed in the Resource view.

17. Specify the Scheduling View Mode for this Resource. The available options are:

    • Material - The scheduling engine will take the existing work in progress in its current form and schedule it appropriately.
    • Production Order - The scheduling engine will set production quantity targets per Production Order Step, schedule them to Resources and track the quantities.

    Info

    For more information, see Scheduling Modes.

18. Select Update to complete the operation.

Step 2: Manage Batching#

If the Scheduling Type is Batch, a new section named Batch Configuration will be available in the Manage Resource Scheduling wizard, and you will be able to define the Resource Batching information.

1. Optionally, define the Minimum Batch Capacity Usage after which the Resource can begin processing.
2. Define the Material Split Mode - Allowed or Not Allowed. This option defines if the system is allowed to split the Material quantity of a chosen Batch Material if it surpasses the maximum limit of the Batch Size.

3. Optionally, choose the Processing Mode - Batch or Material. If the Processing Mode chosen is Batch, choose:

   • Batch Type - from the Lookup table BatchType.
   • Load Mode - None, Offline, or Resource. If you choose Offline or Resource, you will need to specify the Load Start Mode (After Release or Before Release). The default state for the Load Start Mode is After Release.
   • Container Type - from the Lookup table ContainerType.