Plant workcentres are used to process production orders which have been assigned process routes.  You can track production orders at a shopfloor level and manage workstation assignments.

Production orders are expanded into manufacturing routes by running the mrp program.  A process route can be unique for each item, or a route can be assigned to multiple items, and holds the workcentre sequence and sufficient instructions and images to complete the  order. A current production order route can be modifed where necessary.

Finite Loading

Finite loading is used to provide estimated completion dates for workcentre job loading. Finite loading data is constantly being rebuilt whenever a work centre job status is changed, and always reflects the current load. This data is collected at a workstation capacity level and is shift adjusted. There are two types of finite loading: 'planned' and 'operator'. 

Planned loading is created when production orders are expanded into workcentre routes after running the mrp program. Planned loading extracts an estimated completion date adjusted for other jobs previously loaded.

Operator loading occurs when an operator manually takes a job from the workcentre loading list and assigns a workstation. The planning data is reset with operator loading. 

 view workcentre finite loading data

Last updated: 30 July 2007