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SchedulePro Basics
A SchedulePro project consists
of recipes and resources.
Recipes describe a series of processing steps or tasks to be
executed. Recipes provide information about how the steps relate to one another
in time and about the resources required. SchedulePro provides an intuitive
interface for creating and editing recipes.
Resources include equipment, work areas, labor, materials, utilities
and inventory capacity. SchedulePro has a convenient calendar interface for
entering time-based resource availability including:
- Equipment down-time and maintenance
schedules
- Labor shift schedules
- Material shipments and receipts
Recipes and Resources Tree
A schedule consists of a series of recipes with specific timing and
resource assignments. Each execution of a recipe in SchedulePro is a batch.
Scheduling Approaches
SchedulePro provides a number of options for generating a schedule:
- Schedule forward from a start date: The
user decides which recipes to run; SchedulePro does the rest.
- Schedule backward from a due date: The
user decides which recipes to run; SchedulePro does the rest.
- Manual scheduling: The user sets timing
and/or resources; SchedulePro reports any resource conflicts.
- Schedule editing: The user may add or delete batches in an existing
schedule. The user may also change durations or resource assignments for
specific processing steps. SchedulePro optionally makes any necessary
adjustments to avoid resource conflicts.
Schedule Visualization
SchedulePro displays schedules in a variety of formats:
- An explorer tree view (similar to recipes
and resources)
- As an interactive Gantt chart
- As an equipment occupancy chart – this view shows the blocking of equipment over time.
Gantt Chart – color coded by activity hierarchy (campaign – batch – procedure -
operation)
Occupancy chart for equipment – color coded by batch or campaign
Schedule Analysis
SchedulePro generates the following charts:
- Resources (material, labor or utilities
demand, or waste generation) as a function of time
- Material inventories as a function of
time.
- Equipment utilization statistics
Material Demand Rate over Time
Inventory of a Waste Holding Tank (emptied when it reaches a max level)
Reporting
SchedulePro generates a number of reports in HTML format, which may be posted
on a website or read by many popular spreadsheet or word processing programs.
The reports include information on production schedules, material requirements,
labor demands, equipment utilization, etc. The contents of the reports and the
time-horizon are user-customizable.
SuperPro Designer Compatibility
SchedulePro can import processes from SuperPro Designer. A batch process in
SuperPro becomes a recipe in SchedulePro.
Compatibility with Other Programs
SchedulePro can export schedules in the MS Project® database format. This
format is compatible with Project 2000 and Project 2002.
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