Sequence Orders

Explanation

Use this activity to sequence shop orders. You can choose to sequence the orders using different characteristics, such as color, length, etc. The session can be canceled at any time during the sequencing process and no changes are made.

Prerequisites

A site connected to a Scheduling Server must exist. The characteristics you want to use in the sequencing process must be defined in Part Characteristics.

System Effects

As a result of this activity the system locks the Scheduling Server when starting the sequencing process and unlocks it when exiting. This reschedules the operations according to the criteria you specify.

When the operations which are selected is rescheduled, they will be rescheduled within the given time range according to the sort order. Each shop order/operations individual EPST (Earliest Possible Start Date) will be ignored when rescheduling is done in the sequencing assistant.

Window

Sequencing Assistant

Related Window Descriptions

Sequencing Assistant
Sequencing Assistant - Enter Sequencing Data
Sequencing Assistant - Operations to Sequence
Sequencing Assistant - Order Releasing
Sequencing Assistant - Sequencing Results

Procedure

  1. Type the date range between which the sequencing should be performed in the Start Date and Finish Date fields.
  2. In the Site field, specify the site for which sequencing should be performed. Use the List of Values to select from available sites.
  3. In the Work Center field, specify the work center for which sequencing should be performed. Use the List of Values to select from available work centers.
  4. Select New when focus is in the table. The Sort Order column is automatically filled in.
  5. Select the type of characteristic you want to use when sorting the operations in the Characteristic Code column. Use the List of Values to select from available characteristics.
  6. Select how the sequencing should be done in the Ascending/Descending column.
  7. Click Next to proceed.
  8. Study the orders and operations affected by the criteria you specified in the Sequencing Assistant - Operations to Sequence window. You can choose which ones to sequence by selecting the Sequence? check box.
  9. Click Next to proceed.
  10. If there are any released orders scheduled on the given work center during the specified date range, a warning is issued. You can then decide whether or not to reschedule the released orders.
  11. Study the result of the sequencing in the Sequencing Assistant - Sequencing Results window.
  12. Select the Availability Check check box to perform an availability check for each order. The result is shown in the next window.
  13. Click on Next to proceed.
  14. Study the orders affected in the Sequencing Assistant - Order Releasing window. Choose which ones to release by selecting the Release? check box.
  15. Click Finish to complete the sequencing process.