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What Is First Pass Yield (FPY)? EDGEBIC Definition and Formula
First pass yield is the fraction of units that pass inspection without rework. See the formula and how EDGEBIC uses it as the Quality factor inside OEE.
What Is FlowStep Overlap?
FlowStep overlap is a start-to-start lag in hours that lets a downstream step begin before the upstream step finishes. Learn how the lot-streaming lever works.
What Is Forecast Consumption in Demand Planning?
Forecast consumption is the rule that stops you counting the same demand twice when firm orders arrive inside a forecast period. Here is GreaterOf vs MinusConsumed.
What Is Independent Parallel Processing?
Independent parallel processing splits one operation across several machines that each check their own capacity, so the job finishes faster. Learn how it works.
What Is Last-Write-Wins Concurrency?
Last-write-wins is the concurrency model where the most recent save overwrites earlier ones with no conflict alert. Definition, the trade-off, and how it works in EDGEBIC.
Make-to-Stock vs Make-to-Order: What Is the Difference?
Make-to-stock builds ahead into inventory; make-to-order builds only after a customer order. Here is how the two policies differ and when each fits.
What Are Planned vs Actual Hours? EDGEBIC Definition
Planned vs actual hours compares scheduled hours against logged hours per machine per day. See the variance formula and how EDGEBIC computes and reports it.
What Is Projected Available Balance (PAB) in Planning?
Projected available balance is the running inventory forecast, bucket by bucket, after supply is added and demand subtracted. Here is how PAB works and reads.
What Is Queue Time in Manufacturing Scheduling?
Queue time is a shift-aware buffer between two operations that counts only during working shifts. Learn how it protects staging, inspection, and cooling gaps.
What Is Safety Stock in Manufacturing? Trigger vs Floor
Safety stock is a buffer quantity that guards against demand spikes and supply delays. Here is how it works as a replenishment trigger and when it is a hard floor.
What Is Schedule Adherence? EDGEBIC Definition and Formula
Schedule adherence is the fraction of operations that started within tolerance of their planned time. See the formula and how EDGEBIC computes it on the Planner tab.
What Is Schedule Nervousness? EDGEBIC Definition and Fix
Schedule nervousness is the tendency of a reschedule to move jobs that did not need to change. See how EDGEBIC measures it as an instability KPI and minimizes it.