What is the schedule in Production Scheduling?

Article code: PSHDA07
Tags: Visual Schedule, Terms, Definitions

Answer

The schedule is a visual representation of production work scheduled at your facility. Based on the production demands of the work orders that you accept from your customers, the schedule, which closely resembles a Gantt chart, will display when (i.e. the time on a shift) and where (i.e. the linee) you plan for production to take place at your facility.

You may use the schedule to do the following tasks:

• Visualize scheduled and completed production at your facility
• See how production capacity is planned and utilized at your facility
• Highlight areas where there are scheduling conflicts (e.g. multiple work orders share the same deadline)
• Identify and resolve scheduling risks (e.g. a power outage occurs and stops production for two days)
• Run “what if” scenarios for existing or future production (e.g. plan how to run production if a power outage occurs and stops production for two days)
• Identify and assess the number of workers/machines required to fulfill production commitments

To learn about the different navigation buttons at the top of the schedule, please read the HelpDesk article called “How do I change the date on the schedule in Production Scheduling?”

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