Shop Floor Control - Load Balance InquiryFunctionThe Load Balance 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 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.
=>To access this task... Select Load Balance Inquiry from the Shop Floor Control main menu.
Sample Load Balance Inquiry
About the Fields
Work Order Status checkboxes...
In the Operation Code field...
Display only. Shows the queue time established in the Operation Code Maintenance task; or from the Bill of Materials 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.
In the Days to Display field...
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…
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.
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