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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.
A Completed Job Moved When I Rescheduled: Why It Almost Never Did
Completed work is never moved by a reschedule. When it looks like it did, the cause is a missing actual end date, a partial step's forward split, or a stale view. How to tell.
A Holiday Did Not Reduce Capacity: Causes and Fixes
When a holiday you added leaves capacity untouched, the cause is usually a holiday added after the last run, the wrong holiday level, or an override holding the day open. How to tell.
A Parallel Operation Did Not Mirror: Causes and Fixes
When a dependent parallel operation's partner machines do not show matching times, the cause is a shared-shift gap, a failed parent, or a miswired parallel setting. How to tell which.