Create Proposed Schedule

Explanation

This activity is used to generate proposed schedules for all the parts or individual parts on a production line, based on the retrieved line demands. Proposed schedules represent a trial run at creating a schedule. The temporary output can be overwritten with another attempt, or confirmed if acceptable as the new schedule. After generation, you can review the proposed schedule relative to the demands and current schedules.
Several different options can be offered for schedule generation, considering different inputs and scheduling approaches. The production line calendar is used to govern all the available production days. You can generate a proposed schedule by indicating:

• The "production line" or "production line part" for which a schedule should be generated
• The demand date range to use for the quantity inputs.
• The scheduling approach. The available options are:
  • Schedule to exactly meet demands - Loads demands directly to the schedule date without any modification 
  • Backward schedule using line rate as capacity limit - Demands are allocated to the line, using the line rate to determine the allocated proportions of each part. Quantities that cannot be produced within a single day roll to the previous day. Any unallocated demand quantities at the firm horizon are stacked at the firm horizon limit.   
  • Forward schedule using line rate as capacity limit - Demands are allocated to the line, using the line rate to determine the allocated proportions of each part. Quantities that cannot be produced within a single day roll to the next day. If necessary, schedule quantities can be promised beyond the scheduling horizon, as firm schedules that will meet the demands.

Prerequisites

Production line demands must exist.

System Effects

• Proposed line schedules will be generated for the production line. 
• Existing proposed schedules for the affected date range and parts will be deleted and replaced with the new schedule. The proposed schedule is a temporary working place to create simulated schedules for a production line. Only one proposed schedule can exist at a time for a given production line (i.e. two different planners cannot simultaneously work on their own versions of a proposed line schedule).

Window

Production Line Management

Related Window Descriptions

Production Line Management 
Generate Proposed Schedule

Procedure

1. Right-click on the Production Line Management window and then click Generate Proposed Line Schedule. 
2. Select values for Production Line and Part Number fields from the list.
3. Select Schedule Generation Option.
4. Enter value in the From Date To Date fields. 
5. Click OK after completing the procedure.