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How to Use the Operator Dispatch Board in EDGEBIC
Use the operator dispatch board in EDGEBIC: open the Dispatch tab under Daily Hours to read a per-operator daily work list grouped by person and date, filtered to a window.
How to Use the Executive Dashboard in EDGEBIC
Use the exec dashboard tab in EDGEBIC for a 90-day view: throughput, OTIF, backlog, a multi-plant rollup, and top and bottom products, each with a data-quality chip.
How to Use the Planner Dashboard in EDGEBIC
Use the planner dashboard tab in EDGEBIC to read schedule adherence and attainment, WIP and late-job tiles, and the 14-day load heatmap after every schedule run.
How to Use the Standup Dashboard in EDGEBIC
Use the standup dashboard tab in EDGEBIC for the morning meeting: the SQDC band, an inferred Andon strip, the late-jobs list, and the bottleneck panel on a floor screen.
Inventory On-Hand Looks Wrong After a Reschedule
On-hand is a cache over an append-only ledger, so a wrong figure after a reschedule usually traces to cache drift, an in-flight build, or a missing consume issue. How to reconcile.
My Imported Hours Came In Wrong: Minutes, Hours, and the Conversion Factor
Imported setup or run hours that are 60 times too big or too small almost always trace to a units mismatch. How to read the conversion factor and fix an import mask.
My MPS Firmed Quantity Did Not Become a Job
A master schedule quantity turns into a build order only when you firm it, and only a make-to-stock product qualifies. How to tell a saved row from a firmed one and fix it.
My Partial Holiday Reduced Too Much or Too Little Capacity
A partial-day holiday scales by instances and utilization and only counts the overlap with the shift. How to read the math and fix an over- or under-cut.
The Optimizer Will Not Improve a Job I Know Can Move
When the solver leaves one job exactly where it is, its routing usually carries a feature the solver does not model natively, so the job is locked on purpose. How to read the reason and act.
The Quote Promised Date Does Not Match the Real Schedule
A quote simulation runs in memory and reserves no capacity, so the real plan can differ once other jobs load, the routing changes, or assumptions diverge. How to reconcile them.
The Same Job Shows Different Hours in Two Places
Two screens disagreeing on a job's hours usually means one reads the estimate and the other the schedule, or two internal stores drifted. How to find the true number.
The Schedule Did Not Use My Second Shift: Where to Look
A second shift the scheduler ignores usually is not assigned to the work center, has no hours for the day, or was simply not needed. How to tell which and fix it.