Scheduler Basics

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Scheduler Basics

• Fusion 08
• John Berenguer

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10,000 foot view

• Integrated systems
• ePace Browser based
• Scheduler Windows based
• Server application on Windows Server as service
• Workstation client on Windows PC
• Database is on ePace appliance

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10,000 foot view

• Moving parts
• Estimate converted to Job
• Creates Job Planning records
• EDI moves ePace Job Plan info to scheduler inbox
  - export
• Schedulable jobs
• Designer plans schedule and adopts the board
• EDI updates ePace Job Planning record
• Info comes from published scheduler board
  (import)
• Data Collection updates published scheduler board
• Real time via TCP/IP packet

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10,000 foot view

• Requirements
• Job Part must have
• a status that is configured as schedulable
• at least one Job Planning record whose activity
  code is configured as schedulable and has planned
  hours

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ePace Procedures

• Activity code Setup
• Planning integration
• Set to schedulable
• Rollup
• If needed to group functions on same piece of
  equipment
• Ask if Complete
• D/C interface automatically removes entry from
  board

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ePace Procedures

• Creating Job Planning recs
• Manually entered
• User keys in activity, hours, dates/times
• Estimate Convert
• Automatic if system is configured to do so
• Job Type
• A template to automatically create Job Plan
  records
• Can be sophisticated - use of xpath expressions
• Duplicate Job Part
• ePace can be configured to duplicate Job Plan
  records

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ePace Procedures

• Scheduler EDI
• Launch from menu - Production/JobPlanning/Run
  Scheduler EDI
• View log details from admin console
  (Config/edi/Logs)
• Data Collection
• Status update ( ready/running/interrupted/complete
  )
• View log details from admin console
  (Config/edi/Logs)

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ePace Procedures

• Data Collection
• Status update ( ready/running/interrupted/complete
  )
• View log details from admin console
  (Config/edi/Logs)

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Scheduler Procedures

• Tray vs Board
• Tray is the inbox where you choose what goes on
  board
• Board is where you see your availability/load
• Design vs monitor
• Design is your sandbox hypothetical
• Monitor is the published active board - official
• Resource vs activity code
• Resource is something you are scheduling in
  Scheduler
• Activity code is a process in ePace

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Scheduler Procedures

• Display options
• Workstation specific
• Background color/bar color/tags
• Down Bars
• Also called proforma your plant holiday/shift
  schedule
• Scale
• User defined, workstation specific
• Short run shop use small scale, long run shops
  large scale

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Scheduler Procedures

• Moving jobs
• drag/drop/fix left/reassign
• Scheduling methodology
• Forward scheduling
• Backwards scheduling (just in time)
• Pin row
• Take control away from scheduler automation
• Resource view
• See all jobs for a selected resource

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Scheduler Procedures

• Job View
• Displays job summary info
• Displays job part info
• Production list
• Displays each scheduled activity in grid format
• Summary at bottom of board
• Displays key information for selected process

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Reports
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Questions and Answers