| # Work Centers Dashboard (timfc1501m000) Use this session to check work center capacity and utilization in order to carry out production orders on schedule. If problems occur, they can be early distinguished to take suitable measures. Related topics Input / output control Week Capacity [Hours] The weekly capacity of each resource unit in the work center. This value is used to calculate the normal capacity of a work center by week, which is displayed in work center utilization reports. Related topics Calculating basic week capacity by resource unit Queue Time The amount of time that an order remains at a work center before setup or work is performed on it. The queue time is used in lead time calculation. The queue time is expressed in days or hours. The days or hours must be interpreted as days and hours in the working time calendar that is linked to the work center. Related topics Lead times in Manufacturing Basic Day Capacity The daily capacity of each resource unit in the work center. This value is used to calculate the normal capacity of a work center by day, which is displayed in work center utilization reports. Related topics Calculating basic week capacity by resource unit Wait Time The time that an order remains at a work center after an operation is completed until it is moved to the next operation. ERP LN does not plan wait times according to a specific calendar. Planning of the wait time is based on a 7 * 24 hours week schedule. A typical example is the time required for drying after the application of paint. When ERP LN calculates the start times and end times of planned orders based on the routing, ERP LN takes the wait time into account. The plan buffer enables you to build in a certain tolerance between successive operations, which makes it possible to shift operations. The wait time is expressed in days or hours. The days or hours do not relate to a calendar. The availability of time is considered as 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Note This field is not used if the Work Center Type field is Costing Work Center. Related topics Lead times in Manufacturing Number of Machines The number of machines that is available for production on the work center. This value can be calculated and updated in the Calculate Resources (tirou0201m000) session. ERP LN searches for all machines allocated to a work center by means of the Machines (tirou0102m000) session. The number of machines for a work center is calculated as follows:
    Number of machines = Sum of weekly capacities of all
    			 machines linked to the work center / Weekly capacity of the work
    			 center
The work center's weekly capacity is defined in the Week Capacity [Hours] field. The number of machines and the number of operators that is linked to a work center is used to calculate the work center's available capacity. Example
Work center A | 40 hrs/week
Machine A | 40 hrs/week
Machine B | 60 hrs/week
    Number of machines = (40+60)/40 = 2.50
Related topics How to calculate available capacity Move Time The time that a semifinished good is in transit from one operation to the next operation. After the last operation, the move time is the time to transfer the finished good to the warehouse. Move time is one of the lead-time elements ERP LN plans according to a specific calendar. Number of Operators The number of operators that is available on the work center. This value can be calculated and updated in the Calculate Resources (tirou0201m000) session. Each work center is a department. ERP LN searches for all operators assigned to the department by means of the Employees - General (tccom0101m000) session, and sums up their weekly capacities. The number of operators for a work center is calculated as follows:
    Number of operators = Sum of weekly capacities of all
    			 operators linked to the work center / Weekly capacity of the work
    			 center
The employees' weekly capacities are entered in the Employment field in the Employees - People (bpmdm0101m000) details session. The work center's weekly capacity is defined in the Work Centers (tirou0101m000) details session. The number of machines and the number of operators that is linked to a work center are used to calculate the work center's available capacity. Example
    Today's date: 2000-11-07
    Work center A: 40 hrs/week
Employee | First date | Last date | Hrs/week
A | 2000-01-01 | 2000-01-01 | 40
B | 2000-01-01 | 2000-06-01 | 20
C | 2000-01-01 | 0 | 30
    Number of operators = (40 + 30) /40 = 1.75
Related topics To define departments How to calculate available capacity Desired Queue The difference that the user wants between the output and input of a work center. This value is the default for initial queue calculations. Print Instructions If you use a microrouting, you can define instructions for production orders for each operation and for each operation step. If the value of this field is Yes, those instructions are printed. Related topics Microrouting Work Center A specific production area consisting of one or more people and/or machines with identical capabilities, that can be considered as one unit for purposes of the capacity requirement planning and detailed scheduling. Work Center Type The work center type. Allowed values Work Center Type Related topics Costing work centers Main Work Center A work center that is subdivided into subordinate work centers. Shared Work Center Type Specification of the work center. Allowed values Shared Work Center Type Related topics Shared work centers Critical in Master Planning If this check box is selected, the work center is critical. As a result, the work center is included in the bill of critical capacities used in Enterprise Planning. Company A working environment in which you can carry out logistic or financial transactions. All the transaction data is stored in the company's database. Depending on the type of data that the company controls, the company is: A logistic company. A financial company. A logistic and a financial company. In a multisite structure, some of the database tables can be unique for the company and the company can share other database tables with other companies. Enterprise Unit A financially independent part of your organization that consists of entities such as departments, work centers, warehouses, and projects. The enterprise unit's entities must all belong to the same logistic company, but a logistic company can contain multiple enterprise units. An enterprise unit is linked to a single financial company. When you carry out logistic transactions between enterprise units, these are posted in the financial companies to which each enterprise unit is linked. You can define the relationships between the enterprise units, and thus the goods transfer that can take place between the enterprise units. To use invoicing and pricing between enterprise units, you must link the enterprise units to internal business partners. You can use enterprise units to do separate financial accounting for parts of your business. For example, you can define enterprise units for separate parts of your organization that belong to one logistic company, but that are located in different countries. The accounting of each enterprise unit is performed in each country's national currency, and in the financial company linked to the enterprise unit. Task Relationships Click to start the Task Relationships (tirou0104m000) session. Shared Work Center Relationships Click to start the Shared Work Center Relationships (tirou3100m000) session. Print Work Centers Click to start the Print Work Centers (tirou0401m000) session. Calculate Resources Click to start the Calculate Resources (tirou0201m000) session. Utilization by Week Click to start the Work Center Utilization by Week (tisfc1501m000) session, which displays the detailed planning and capacity usage of a specific work center. Shop floor order-schedules are displayed for a specific week. Detailed information can be viewed, such as operation, operation status, machine hours, and man hours. This data is very important for planners. They can see work center progress, and based on this detailed information, take action. Utilization by Day Click to start the Work Center Utilization by Day (tisfc1506m000) session, which displays the detailed planning and capacity usage of a specific work center. Shop floor order-schedules are displayed for a specific week. Detailed information can be viewed, such as operation, operation status, machine hours, and man hours. This data is very important for planners. They can see work center progress, and based on this detailed information, take action. Build Utilization Click to update the calculations of how much you have planned to use machines and work centers. Input/Output Control Click to start the Work Center Input/Output Control (tisfc3510m000) session. Input/output control can be used to judge how efficiently your work centers are operating. The input/output figures are expressed in number of hours. If the actual input is less then the planned input, not enough work is at a work center or machine, which leads to poor productivity. An actual output that is less then the planned output can indicate problems at a work center or machine. The difference between input and output is the queue. To ensure a continuous production flow in the work center a planner aims at a minimum amount of work waiting at a work center, which is called the desired queue. Based on all this information a shop floor planner can take corrective actions. Generate I/O Control The input and output control figures must be generated before they can be analyzed. Click to do so. You can also generate the input/output data directly from the Work Center Input/Output Control (tisfc3510m000) session. Delete I/O Control Input/output data for a specific work center that is not used anymore must be deleted. Click to do so. You can also delete the input/output data directly from the Work Center Input/Output Control (tisfc3510m000) session. Resource Order Plan Click to start the Resource Order Plan (cprrp0530m000) session. The resource plan displays the planned capacity usage of a specific work center on the mid-long term. The resource plan takes into account planned orders (not yet transferred), and already transferred orders. This data is important for shop floor planners because based on this data they can take action in an early stage, even before shop floor orders are created. Tool Requests Click to start the Tool Requests (titrp0515m000) session. The list of requests are displayed by work center. For every request, ERP LN shows whether the requested tool is available. This information can be important to planners. Although sufficient capacity is available, a tool might be unavailable so that the operation cannot be performed. Request/Return Tools Click to start the Request and Return Tools (titrp0215m000) session to actually request a tool for a work center. You must also use this session to return a tool after utilization from the work center to the warehouse or to another work center. |