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How the platform actually works: scheduling, optimization, the shop floor and ERP data.
What Is a Plan Inversion in Scheduling?
A plan inversion is a schedule or booking that ends at or before it starts. Definition, the usual cause in actual-time reporting, and how EDGEBIC flags it.
What Is a Production Schedule? Definition and Example
A production schedule is the engine's dated plan of every operation for a job, bundled with the routing snapshot it was built from. Definition and worked example.
What Is a Reason Code in Production Tracking? Definition and Example
A reason code is a short selectable label that records why a job paused or stalled: machine, material, quality, or waiting. Definition, an example, and how EDGEBIC uses it.
What Is a Replenishment Suggestion in Inventory Planning?
A replenishment suggestion is the system's recommended build quantity when projected stock falls below a trigger. Here is how suggestions are sized and firmed.
What Is a Routing Snapshot? Definition and Example
A routing snapshot is a frozen copy of a product's routing saved with a schedule, so later routing edits never rewrite finished plans. Definition and example.
What Is a Scheduling Anomaly? Definition and Examples
A scheduling anomaly is a schedule-quality or configuration problem a validator flags for review. Definition, categories, severity levels, and how EDGEBIC surfaces them.
What Is a Scheduling Mode? Definition and the Five Modes
A scheduling mode is the scope a scheduling run applies: add-only, full replan, or preserve near-term. Definition of the five modes and how EDGEBIC chooses one per run.
What Is a Scheduling Policy? Definition and Examples
A scheduling policy is the site-wide rulebook that governs how the engine behaves. Definition, what it controls, and how EDGEBIC applies one policy across every run.
What Is a Selection Strategy in Scheduling?
A selection strategy is the rule that picks which machine in a pool runs a step. Learn how earliest completion, primary first, and earliest start differ.
What Is a Shop Floor Kiosk? Definition and Example
A shop floor kiosk is a terminal where operators start, pause, and finish jobs so actuals flow back to the schedule. Definition, punch types, an example, and how EDGEBIC uses it.
What Is a Sub-Assembly in Manufacturing? Definition and Example
A sub-assembly is a component that is itself manufactured through its own routing and then fed into a parent job. Definition, a worked example, and how EDGEBIC uses it.
What Is a Time Fence in Planning? Demand and Planning Fences
A time fence is a horizon inside which the plan behaves differently to protect the near term. Here is how demand and planning fences work in production planning.