SH-D  Manually Schedule Machines

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.  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.

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.