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What Is OTIF in Production Scheduling? EDGEBIC Definition
OTIF is on-time in full delivery performance. See how EDGEBIC computes the executive tile over a 90 day window, why it reads Plan, and what it does not measure.
What Is Per-Instance Capacity in Scheduling?
Per-instance capacity is one machine's share of a work center's shift hours. Learn how the scheduler uses it to decide whether a machine can take another job.
What Is Planned Value? EDGEBIC Definition and Formula
Planned value is the hours a job was scheduled to have finished by the report cut-off. See the clipping formula, a worked example, and how EDGEBIC computes it.
What Is Adherence Percent on a Daily Production Report? EDGEBIC Definition
Adherence percent is actual hours divided by planned hours for one work center on one day, capped at 200. See the formula, the zero-plan trap, and a worked example.
What Is Schedule Attainment? EDGEBIC Definition and Formula
Schedule attainment is the share of completed jobs that finished by their due date. See the formula, the 85 percent target, and how it differs from adherence.
What Is the Dominant Department Rule? EDGEBIC Definition
The dominant department rule assigns a job that touches several departments to the one that consumed the most hours, so per-plant rollups never double count.
What Is the Next Step Start Date in Rescheduling?
The next step start date is the resume point a reschedule computes from a job's actuals. Learn how it is derived and why it overrides the job's original start.
What the EDGEBIC Refresh Button Actually Does
The refresh button forces a full re-read from the database, which is not the same as closing a screen and reopening it. Why the distinction matters on a shared database, and when to press it.
What to Check in EDGEBIC After an ERP Version Upgrade
The checks to run after an ERP upgrade breaks or changes an export: column headings, units, date formats, row counts, and how to prove the schedule still reflects reality.
What to Decide Before Several Workstations Share One EDGEBIC Database
The software handles the mechanics of several planners on one database. These are the eight decisions it cannot make for you, and what each one costs if you skip it.
What Your ERP Export Cannot Tell You About the Floor
An ERP export carries routings and demand but almost never carries capacity reality. Here are the seven fields you add after the import, and what each one is worth in schedule accuracy.
When Two ERP Rows Map to One EDGEBIC Work Center
Your ERP holds two resource rows for what the floor treats as one work center. Here is how to decide between merging, an instance count, and a machine pool before you import.