| # Working Hours Types (tcccp0103m000) Use this session to display and maintain working hours types. For each working hours type you can enter data such as start time, end time, and day percentage. This data is used as default data when you create or maintain a calendar. Related topics Overview of calendars and periods To set up the calendar structure Working Hours Type The code that identifies the working hours type. A working hours type defines a part of a day. Start Time The start time and end time mark the time frame to which this working hours type applies. End Time The start time and end time mark the time frame to which this working hours type applies. Efficiency Factor You can use the efficiency factor to: Take into account resources that work more efficiently in the planning of shop floor operations. For example, in the morning a certain employee works harder than in the afternoon, then you enter an efficiency factor of 1.1 for the calendar line with time interval 0900 - 1200. Shorten the lead time of operations by hiring extra resource for certain work. Note Do not confuse efficiency factors with capacity percentages. Efficiency factors impact on the lead-time calculation for which the corresponding calendar is used. In other words, they influence the speed at which the work is executed. Capacity percentages give information about the utilization rate of a resource. Related topics Efficiency factors Capacity Percentage The maximum utilization percentage of a resource for this working hours type. For example, if you enter 80 here, a resource cannot be used for more than 80% of a time interval of the current time interval type. By default, LN sets the value of the Capacity Percentage field to 100%. Related topics How to calculate available capacity Overtime If this check box is selected, the working hours type is defined as overtime. This Overtime indication is only used for informational purposes. |