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What Is the Critical Chain in Manufacturing Scheduling?
The critical chain is the longest dependent path through a plan once shared machine contention is counted, not just step precedence. Here is how it differs from the critical path.
What Stock a Job Actually Drew From Inventory in EDGEBIC
A hidden window in Job View shows exactly what a job took from stock, and whether it was finished product that skipped the shop or components drawn to build it. The only way in is a double-click.
I Dragged an Operation and Nothing Happened: Fixing a Planner Drag in EDGEBIC
A drag that snaps back, stages nothing, or seems to be ignored on the EDGEBIC Planner board has a short list of causes. Read the status line, then work down this list.
How to Choose a Schedule Lane Mode in EDGEBIC
The View by setting decides what the Schedule View lanes represent: WorkCenter, ResourceGroup, Job, Planner, or Operator. How to switch, and which one answers which question.
Staged Changes on the EDGEBIC Planner Board
Nothing on the Planner board is written until you press Save Changes, and a machine-only change writes no actual dates at all. What staging protects, and what saving actually records.
Why EDGEBIC Refuses a Drop on the Planner Board
A refused drop is never silent and never destructive. EDGEBIC keeps the machine, keeps your time shift, and puts the reason on the status line. Here is every refusal and what it means.
Why Planner View Focus Is Never Saved in EDGEBIC
Clicking a bar re-orders the machine block for as long as you are looking at it. It is a way of seeing, not a setting, so it never touches your saved configuration.
How to Float the Machines That Matter in the EDGEBIC Planner View
Click an operation's bar and the machine block re-sorts around it: the current machine, then its group's active members, then the rest of the job's routing. Click again to release.
How to Run the Schedule Reconciliation Report in EDGEBIC
Open the reconciliation checklist, read the eight parameter chips, work the two exception grids, and finish when both are empty.
How to Work the Reconciliation Exception Rows in EDGEBIC
Each reconciliation row names the number that triggered it and the next step. Here is the order to take them in and where each drill-down lands.
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.