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The Capacity variation function is used to carryout a mass update of the Variation tab for the selected work centers.

It is also used to carry out the mass deletion of capacity variations.

Prerequisites

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Screen management

Presentation

This screen makes it possible to select the work centers along with the capacity variation to be applied to them.

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Fields

The following fields are present on this tab :

Selection criteria

The production site associated with the user is proposed by default. It can be modified by another site authorized for the operator, depending on its authorizations.

Start - end range

The work center group is a physical or fictitious entity grouping several work centers of machine, labor or sub-contracting type.

 
  • Work center type (field WSTTYPDEB)

The type of a work center can be either machine, labor or sub-contracting.
The work centers of "sub-contracting" type are used to manage the operations carried out externally by sub-contracting suppliers.
  • field WSTTYPFIN

 
  • Work center (field WSTDEB)

The work center is attached to a work center group. It corresponds to a production resource on which a routing operation is carried out.

This is an entity for which it is requested to plan loads and track production times.

Each work center is associated with an attachment site.
  • field WSTFIN

 

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  • field FIL3

 
  • Purge of variations (field VREMOVE)

Box checked: mass deletion of capacity variations.

Box not checked: no deletion of the capacity variations.

Variation of capacity

  • Start date (field VSTRDAT)

Start of the period over which the variation is actually operative.
    • End date (field VENDDAT)

    End of the period over which the variation is actually operative.

    This field is used to identify a reason for a
    capacity variation. (breakdown, maintenance etc.)
    The available reasons can be parameterized via the
    miscellaneous table
    management.


      A weekly structure is a set of 7 values, each specifying the hourly capacity of a day in the week.
      The weekly structure is used in the calendar management.

      The Manufacturing module must exist in the folder for this field to be available for entry.

      Calendars are used for calculating the capacity of a work center.
      A calendar can be common to multiple work centers or specific to an individual work centre. It is made up of a succession of periods linked to weekly schedules.
      • No. of copies (field VVARWSTNBR)

      The number of work centers makes it possible to manage the number of resources for identical resources in order to carry out an operation.

      For instance, a labor work center may comprise 3 people. This is indicated by entering 3 in the number of resources.

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      Entry screen

      Presentation

      The selection criteria

      • Site: it is possible to select a site, however by default the site associated with the user is proposed,
      • Work center group range: it is possible to filter the work centers to be processed to those within the selected groups,
      • Work center type range : it is possible to filter the work centers to be processed by their type (machine, labor, sub-contractor),
      • Work center range : it is possible to filter the work centers to be processed to those within the selected range.

      Purge

      • Purge the variations : authorization (or not) to purge the existing variations.

      Capacity variation

      This section is used to load the variation tab of the work center.

      • Start date and End dateend: period during which the capacity will vary,
      • Reason: stock variation reason,
      • Weekly structure : weekly structure during the period of the variation,
      • Number of resources: number of resources during the variation period.

      The [OK] button leads to the display of a second screen where the selected work centers and the new variations are summarized.

      Variations table:

      The grid is loaded with all the processed work centers and their variations. The Period, Reason, Structure, Work center number fields can be modified.

      If the period of an existing variation and the new one overlap, the tick box Load existing variations is used, if ticked to modify the dates of the existing variation. In this way, the new variation will be inserted within the already existing variations. On the other hand, if the box is not ticked, no date modification will take place. The new variation will not be taken into account if there is an overlap.

      Mass deletion of capacity variations:

      The tick box Purge variations in the first screen is used to carryout a mass deletion of the capacity variations. If this box is ticked, the variations can be deleted by using the right click Line deletion.

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      Fields

      The following fields are present on this tab :

      Block number 1

      Each work centre group is linked to a site, which makes it possible to geographically locate it.

      In addition, this site must be a production site.

      • field FCYDES

       

      Grid

      The work center group is a physical or fictitious entity grouping several work centers of machine, labor or sub-contracting type.
      • Work center (field WST)

      The work center is attached to a work center group. It corresponds to a production resource on which a routing operation is carried out.

      This is an entity for which it is requested to plan loads and track production times.

      Each work center is associated with an attachment site.
      • Description (field WSTDES)

      This field designates the work center.
      • Type (field WSTTYP)

      The type of a work center can be either machine, labor or sub-contracting.
      The work centers of "sub-contracting" type are used to manage the operations carried out externally by sub-contracting suppliers.
      • Start date (field STRDAT)

      Enter the start date to filter for data within a date range.
      • End date (field ENDDAT)

      Enter the end date to filter for data within a date range.

      This field is used to identify a reason for a
      capacity variation. (breakdown, maintenance etc.)
      The available reasons can be parameterized via the
      miscellaneous table
      management.


        A weekly structure is a set of 7 values, each specifying the hourly capacity of a day in the week.
        The weekly structure is used in the calendar management.

        The Manufacturing module must exist in the folder for this field to be available for entry.

        Calendars are used for calculating the capacity of a work center.
        A calendar can be common to multiple work centers or specific to an individual work centre. It is made up of a succession of periods linked to weekly schedules.
        • Number of resources (field VARWSTNBR)

        The number of work centers makes it possible to manage the number of resources for identical resources in order to carry out an operation.

        For instance, a labor work center may comprise 3 people. This is indicated by entering 3 in the number of resources.

        Block number 3

        • Variance overload already present (field SURCHAFLG)

        Box checked: authorizes the replacement of a capacity variation already set for a given period.

        Box not checked: prevents the replacement of a capacity variation already set for a given period.

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        Error messages

        In addition to the generic error messages, the following messages can appear during the entry :

        The messages listed below are specific to the Work center replacement function.

        During entry, the following messages can appear:

        "No work centre to be processed"

        None of the site's work centers meet the selection criteria.

         Work center: XXX . Work center does not exist at this site"

        All work centers are linked to a specific site, Here the chosen work centre is linked to a production site other than that selected in the header. However, it is mandatory that it is linked to the site specified in the header.

        "XXX : is not a sub-contractor work center"

        On the sub-contractor work center. The type of the sub-contractor work center has to be "sub-contractor".

        "A capacity variation has already been defined for this period"

        If a capacity variation already exists for the work center then the update is not carried out.

        XXX/YYY A capacity variation is already defined for this period!"

        This is an information message. It appears if the period for a variation exists already and the new variation overlaps it.

        Tables used

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