Shop Floor Control - Load Balance Inquiry

Function

The Load Balance How evenly the workload is distributed between work centers. The Load Balance Inquiry compares available hours to scheduled hours. Inquiry provides a view of the impact that open work orders will have on the work schedule presented graphically. The inquiry displays a 24-day period from the date entered. A graphic presentation displays the available hours for each operation A process in the production of an item, component, or finished good. based on the calendar entries compared to the amount of work that is scheduled. You may select to display open, planned, or quoted work orders, or any combination. This task also features a zoom/unzoom feature that allows you to view your load balance down to a fraction of an hour.

Sample Load Balance Inquiry

About the Fields

Work Order Status checkboxes...

• Mark the box next to Open to view only open orders.

• Mark the box next to Planned to view only planned orders.

• Mark the box next to Quoted to view only quoted orders.

• Mark any combination or all of the above.

In the Operation Code field...

• Enter the code of the operation to display.

• Click  to select from a list of valid operation codes.

In the Queue Time field...

Display only. Shows the queue time A record of the average amount of time material will wait in line for the next operation. established in the Operation Code Maintenance task; or from the Bill of Materials A listing of materials, operations, and subcontracts used to describe the manufacture of an item. Master File if installed.

In the Pieces Per Hour field...

Display only. Shows the pieces per hour established in the Operation Code Maintenance task; or from the Bill of Materials Master File if installed.

In the Begin Date field...

The inquiry shows a 24-day period beginning from this date.

• Enter the beginning date to display.

• Press the Tab or Enter keys to accept the default of today’s date.

• Click to use the tool to select the date.

In the Days to Display field...

• Enter the number of days to display.

The graphical image is a data widget and has the same features as those found in the Digital Dashboard.

When finished making entries to the fields...

• Click to display the inquiry.

• Click to save the selections for future runs.

• Click to clear entries.

When clicking , the Load Balance Inquiry’s graphical display appears. It shows the available hours set up for this operation and the hours that are scheduled against those available hours. All selections in the upper fields are interactive and changing these selections automatically changes the graphical display.