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What Is a Sequence Number in a Routing?
A sequence number sets the order of steps in a routing, usually numbered 10, 20, 30 with gaps. Learn how sequence numbers order operations and why you leave room between them.
What Is a Setup Source in Scheduling?
A setup source is the short code showing which tier of the setup chain produced a step's setup time. Learn how cold start, matrix, and default sources explain a schedule.
What Is a Timeline View Mode in the Gantt?
Timeline view mode sets the Gantt's zoom to week, month, or quarter. Learn how each mode changes the horizon you see and who on the shop floor uses which one.
What Are Applicable Instances in a Routing Step?
Applicable instances set how many of a work center's machines a routing step may actually use, which can be fewer than the total. Learn how the count shapes a schedule.
What Is Capacity Level in Work Center Scheduling?
Capacity level bands a work center's load into low, medium, and high so overloads stand out at a glance. Learn how the utilization bands map to color and what each one means.
What Is Capacity Type in a Work Center?
Capacity type sets whether a work center is measured in hours, pieces, or both. Learn how the hours, pieces, and both settings change how a schedule loads a machine.
What Is Transfer Delay in Lot Streaming?
Transfer delay is the flat material-handling lag after a transfer batch is ready before the next step can start. Learn how it differs from transfer batch size and queue time.
What Is Work Center Efficiency in Scheduling?
Work center efficiency is the percentage of nominal capacity a machine actually delivers. Learn what it means, where EDGEBIC lets you express it, and how it differs from utilization.
Working Day vs Calendar Day in Production Scheduling
Working days skip weekends and closures; calendar days count every date. Learn how the working day vs calendar day choice changes transit and lead-time math on a schedule.
What Are BOR Status Buckets? EDGEBIC Definition
BOR status buckets classify every product as Has BOR, No BOR, or Multiple BORs. See how EDGEBIC uses them to show which products can be scheduled.
What Is a Backward-Infeasible Job in Scheduling?
A backward-infeasible job is a just-in-time order that cannot fit before its due date, so the engine rolls the whole job back and forward-schedules it, then flags it for the planner.
What Is a Build Method in Manufacturing?
A build method is a product's default planning policy: make to order, make to stock, or make to stock with a per-order override. Here is how each behaves.