Advanced Scheduling

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Not All Sites Have Scheduling Enabled

If your DataNinja site does not have scheduling enabled, but you would like to utilize this tool, please reach out to our Implementation team via chat.

Setup Checklist:

Each of the following must be set up to manage operations with Scheduling:

1. Work Centers
Work centers are locations where specific tasks or activities are performed as part of the production process. It's recommended that you set up one work center for each building's work area. For example, the following work centers may be present in "Building 1": PreWeigh, Blending, Packaging.

2. Work Schedules
Prevent scheduling conflicts by blocking out when equipment or team members can operate. For example, PreWeigh might arrive at 6am and leave by 2pm, packaging and blending might run from 9am to 5pm. Add a work schedule for each unique equipment or team operating hours.

3.Equipment
Organized by type. "Equipment" is defined as the uniquely identified tools used in production.

4.Process Step Settings
Your BOM process step settings control which manufacturing execution steps will appear with scheduling constraints. To activate scheduling for a particular BOM Process Step:

• Click Edit
• Add Labor minutes ( Variable or Fixed)
• Select "Yes" for "Show on Resource Scheduling"

5.Resources (Assigned To) Field
Sometimes overlapping resources are NOT bad. (your PreWeigh team might be able to on more than one batch) Use resources to divvy up tasks by parallel capabilities when more than one manufacturing record is planned at the same time within the same work center.

Make it Happen! Drag, Drop, and Slide for the Best Schedule

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Tip: Watch out for RED!

Your scheduling chart automatically highlights when there are conflicting resources. Color density also indicates shift times where the schedule has the least room for unexpected delays.

Alternate Scheduling Views

Equipment tab is useful for monitoring scheduling constraints BY job.

The "Assigned To" scheduling tab is useful for monitoring scheduling constraints by Production Room, Operating line, or even Production Management Personnel.