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   <Header>
      <Title>Efficiency factors</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1451593">
         <Level1>Calendars</Level1>
         <Level2>efficiency factors</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1451598">
         <Level1>Efficiency factors</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>ERP Enterprise uses <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000368" role="glossary">efficiency factors</Link> to take
		into account variable daily capacity for lead-time calculation.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Various reasons can
		exist for variability in daily capacity: reduction of work force in the holiday
		season, or hiring extra work force in busy periods means that there is more or
		less plan time available on a specific day.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The default value of the efficiency factor is 1.0.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>To define the efficiency factor</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>You can define efficiency factors when you set up a calendar in
		the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp" role="module">Calendars and Periods</GUIRef> module of <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc" role="package">Common</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The following table shows several ways to define efficiency
		factors:</Paragraph>
      <TABLE border="1" borderstyle="default" space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
         <THEAD noTR="1">
            <TR no="1" isLast="true">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">To do this...</TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Use this
				session...</TD>
            </TR>
         </THEAD>
         <TBODY noTR="5">
            <TR no="1" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">To define a default efficiency
				factor for a <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#TimeIntervTy_tc" role="glossary">working hours type</Link>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0103m000" role="session">Working Hours Types (tcccp0103m000)</GUIRef>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="2" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">To define the default efficiency
		  factor for a particular day of the week</TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0140m000" role="session">Standard Calendar (tcccp0140m000)</GUIRef>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="3" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">To define an efficiency factor at recurring dates</TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0144m000" role="session">Calendar Recurrences (tcccp0144m000)</GUIRef>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="4" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">To overwrite a default
		  efficiency factor on a particular date</TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0120m000" role="session">Calendar Working Hours (tcccp0120m000)</GUIRef>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="5" isLast="true">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">To change the efficiency factors for
		  multiple calendars and <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#ResoActiType_tc" role="glossary">availability types</Link>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0225m000" role="session">Update Efficiency Factor and Capacity (tcccp0225m000)</GUIRef>
               </TD>
            </TR>
         </TBODY>
      </TABLE>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>After you change the efficiency factor, you must update the
		  calendar. Use one of the following methods:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Run the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0226m000" role="session">Update Calendars (tcccp0226m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0120m000" role="session">Calendar Working Hours (tcccp0120m000)</GUIRef> session, click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0120m000#actualize.calendar" role="command">Update Calendar</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>After you changed the efficiency factor, update the calendar by
		using the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0226m000" role="session">Update Calendars (tcccp0226m000)</GUIRef> session, or by clicking <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0120m000#actualize.calendar" role="command">Update Calendar</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0120m000" role="session">Calendar Working Hours (tcccp0120m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>To view the effective availability factor on particular dates,
		use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0120m000" role="session">Calendar Working Hours (tcccp0120m000)</GUIRef> session. Remember to update the
		calendar.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>To use efficiency factors</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>ERP Enterprise uses <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000368" role="glossary">efficiency factors</Link> for the
		  following purposes:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>To take into account
		  that resources can sometimes work more efficient than the average. For example,
		  if a particular employee works harder in the morning than in the afternoon, you
		  can enter an efficiency factor of 1.1 for the calendar line with time interval
		  09:00 - 12:00.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>To take into account
		  that, if you hire additional resources to perform the work, the lead time of
		  operations shortens.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>Do not confuse <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000368" role="glossary">efficiency factors</Link> with <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#CapaciPercen_tc" role="glossary">capacity percentages</Link>.</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>Efficiency factors affect the lead-time calculation for which
			 the corresponding <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Calendar_tc" role="glossary">calendar</Link> is used. In other
			 words, these factors influence the speed at which the work is carried out.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#CapaciPercen_tc" role="glossary">Capacity percentages</Link> provide information
			 about the utilization rate of a resource.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000128" role="manual">Overview of calendar functionality</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000440" role="manual">Efficiency factors in Enterprise Planning</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>