Capacity Planning Run Selection
To undertake Capacity Planning select any function from the Capacity Planning hierarchical menu in the Process main menu. Once an analysis has been processed the results remain in your workstation as long as the capacity planning task remains visible in the task toolbar. To re-run an analysis select the Run Capacity Analysis menu function. For an introduction into Capacity Planning see the Capacity Planning menu topic.
Operation scheduling will apply to your selection of un-kitted, kitted, backflushed and/or MRP forecast Work Orders and/or Job Operations providing Kit-To, Work Centre Load and Make-To listings and reports. The results of analysis are not saved in the data file.
Field |
Description |
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Analysis extent date |
Enter the extent to which results will be presented. I.E. the final date to which results will be shown. |
Un-kitted Work Orders |
To include operations from normal WOs as yet un-kitted. |
Kitted Work Orders |
To include operations from normal WOs that have been kitted. |
Backflushed Work Orders |
To include operations from Backflushed WOs. |
Job Operations |
To include operations from Jobs. |
MRP Forecast Work Orders up to: |
To include operations from MRP forecast WOs up to the entered date. If you choose to include MRP forecast Work Orders, you may limit the extent of the calendar that is included. If limited, recommended orders for completion up to the date entered will be included in the analysis. |
MRP forecast date |
Enter the date limit for MRP forecast Work Orders. |
or working days |
Enter the limiting number of active Make days in the calendar for MRP forecast Work Orders. |
Button |
Action |
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Cancel |
Aborts the process currently in session. The keyboard equivalent is the Esc key for Windows computers and Command-.(full stop or period) for the Mac. |
Run |
To run the capacity planning analysis. The data is collected and held in memory. When the Capacity task closes you loose the data. |
See also: – |
Compiled in Program Version 5.10. Help data last modified 12 Oct 2001 22:14:00.00. Class wCplSelect last modified 16 Jul 2016 04:45:55.