The system will be capable of maintaining a schedule of shifts for each work center. Each shift in the schedule will be assigned a specific date, star t time and duration.
- Assigns a maximum capacity in terms of total volume (weight) and/or production time per shift.
- Keeps track of capacity (volume and time) assigned to each shift.
- Each shift will have a state: open, finished, maintenance or closed.
- Creates a shift for a work center. The system will prevent shifts from overlapping.
- Creates a schedule of shifts for a work center given a star ting date, ending date and a shift pattern for the work center.
- Deletes a shift for a work center, unless that shift has production scheduled.
- Changes the maximum capacity for a shift.
- Changes the state of a shift, except for shifts that have been finished.
- Queries the schedule of shifts and their maximum, booked and available capacity for a given work center.
- Automatically finishes a shift once its end time has passed. Incomplete production orders that are scheduled for a shift that has not been finished will be marked as late. A system configuration variable will determine if late items are to be automatically rescheduled or not.
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As a vertical ERP for Steel SEMS deploys quickly and configures easily whether greenfield, brown field or even an international joint venture.
