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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.
What Is a Topological Sort in Job Scheduling?
A topological sort orders routing steps so every predecessor is scheduled before its dependent step. Learn how it keeps branching routings in the right order.
What Is a True Alternate Work Center?
A true alternate work center is a capacity-aware fallback that replaces a busy primary machine when it can finish the job sooner. Learn how the swap works.
What Is Actuals Preservation on Reschedule? Definition and Example
Actuals preservation means a reschedule never moves completed work: finished operations stay put by their actual dates while only remaining steps replan. Definition and example.
What Is an Actual Date in Scheduling? Definition and Example
An actual date is when an operation really started or finished on the floor, recorded against the plan. Definition, how it locks completed work, and an example.