SH-R Work Center Scheduler

 

Purpose of Program

This program is used to view and schedule work orders within work centers using a visual drag and drop technique.  See ODBC Data Connection for more on setting up the ODBC database.

General Program Operation

When the program loads, you will have the option of Initializing the scheduling files and starting the scheduler, continue editing, or post changes to the live work order files.  The scheduler is working with copies of the Work Order and Work Order Routing files and until changes are posted, no other programs will see the changes.  You also have the option to schedule Work Orders looking at the entire production backlog on a macro level or specific work centers.

 

Work Order Scheduler
Once  the scheduler loads, you will be prompted to identify priorities and Locations to be included, the order in which to list the work orders, whether to include Status R and F work orders, a planning horizon date.  If you are running the scheduler for the very first time and have work orders with invalid (past) dates, it is suggested you first run SH-P Lead Time Scheduling to reschedule all operations to the current and future dates.  The display will list the open work orders and their current dates to be run in the order specified.   Work Orders with Status R will be displayed as red and Status F will be displayed as black on the left side listing them.   The timeline bars on the right will be colored based on priorities as entered at SM-P-G Enter WO Priority Codes.

You can drag Work Orders forward and backward in time to balance load.  You can also click Options and toggle between moving and stretching/squeezing Work Orders.  If you do so, you will be prompted to enter new Routing Operation dates within the new Work Order date parameters.
 

Once the schedule is complete, click Close and select Post Visual Scheduler Dates to finalize the schedule and save back to the live Work Order files.

Work Center Scheduler
Once the scheduler loads, you will be prompted to select a Work Center, identify priorities and Locations to be included, whether to include Status R and F work orders, a planning horizon date and a date to start with (normally today but if you manually enter labor you may want to start with the day after the last time sheets have been posted.)  If you are running the scheduler for the very first time and have work orders with invalid (past) dates, it is suggested you first run SH-P Lead Time Scheduling to reschedule all operations to the current and future dates.  The selected Work Center will be displayed with all Work Order Operations scheduled for that work center displayed on a time line and colored based on priorities as entered at SM-P-G Enter WO Priority Codes..

You can drag Operations forward and backward in time to balance load and when doing so, prior and subsequent operations on the same work order will be pushed out and pulled back.  You can also click Options and toggle between moving and stretching/squeezing operations.

 

Once the schedule is complete, click Save and select another Work Center.  Once all Work Centers have been scheduled, click Close and select Post Visual Scheduler Dates to finalize the schedule and save back to the live Work Order files.