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The Schedule Reconciliation Report in EDGEBIC, Explained
Eight parameter checks over two exception grids. See how EDGEBIC reconciles the plan against the plant and shows only the rows that disagree.
Why a Dependent-Parallel Child Is Exempt From the Over-Booked Check
Three synchronized drills book 24 hours on an 8 hour day. That is real plant behavior, not a capacity breach, and flagging it would make the whole check useless.
Confirming a Sub-Assembly Versus the End Product in EDGEBIC
One dialog, two mechanisms. See why confirming an end product reduces the build directly while confirming a sub-assembly works through ordinary stock netting.
Production Confirmation in EDGEBIC: Report What Is Made, Build the Rest
An order for 100 with 50 already on the pallet should not re-plan 100. See how production confirmation in EDGEBIC reduces the remaining build to the true open quantity.
Why an End-Product Confirmation Does Not Consume Stock
Reporting produced quantity adds finished goods to stock and takes nothing out. See why EDGEBIC posts a receipt with no matching issue, and what breaks if it did not.
How Many Kiosk Terminals Does Your Floor Actually Need?
A kiosk session binds to one work center and one machine, not to a person. Learn how that shapes terminal count, siting, and when a shared terminal is the right answer.
Reading the Job Progress Header as a Supervisor
Five fields answer five different questions about a running job. Learn what job progress percent can and cannot tell you, and the three misreadings that cause trouble.
Training Your Floor on the Kiosk in One Shift
The terminal has about five taps that matter. Learn the order to teach them in, the three habits that decide whether the data is usable, and what to let operators get wrong.
What an Over-Estimate Warning on a Step Actually Means
A finished step that used more hours than planned raises a warning on its Actual Live card. Learn the three causes behind it and how to tell which one you are looking at.
What the Good Counter Actually Counts
Piece counters only increment during a run punch, so parts made during first article and run-off are real, in the bin, and numerically invisible. Why that is correct, and what to reconcile against instead.
When the Kiosk Queue and the Floor Disagree
The operator sees one job in NEXT UP and the cell is running another. Learn the five reasons that happens, who resolves each, and why the kiosk cannot re-sequence.
Who May Correct a Kiosk Entry, and When to Escalate
Corrections in EDGEBIC sit on a four-rung ladder from a ten-second undo to a planner reopening a job. Learn which rung fits which mistake and where the line is drawn.