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Insights on production scheduling, lean manufacturing, and manufacturing software from 35+ years of industry experience.
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How to See Which Jobs Are Behind a Capacity Number in EDGEBIC
Click an assigned hours or backlog cell in the EDGEBIC Resource Calendar to open the Job Detail list and see the exact jobs, shifts, and hours behind that number.
How to Tidy Up the Routing Diagram Layout in EDGEBIC
Tidy up the routing diagram layout in EDGEBIC: arrange nodes, use zoom and fit to window, and save positions so the drawing opens the same way every time.
How to Un-Start an Operation in EDGEBIC
Clear the actual start date on an EDGEBIC operation so it returns to not started, becomes free for the scheduler to re-plan, and stops reporting progress it never made.
How Variance Data Fixes the Routing That Was Always Wrong
Some routings have been wrong for years and nobody could prove it. See how planned versus actual variance finds them, with worked hours and the honest limits.
I Cannot Copy the Scheduling Failure Details: Causes and Fixes
When the copy button on the scheduling failure dialog produces nothing, another application usually holds the clipboard. How to retry and what to capture instead.
Importing Customer Due Dates vs Internal Need Dates
Your ERP holds several dates per work order. Learn which one to map as the EDGEBIC due date, which to map as the job start, and why importing an MRP need date double-buffers the plan.
Importing Your ERP's Operation Sequence Numbers Into EDGEBIC
How EDGEBIC uses ERP operation sequence numbers to wire a routing chain on import, and how to handle duplicates, alphanumeric codes, sub-operations, and renumbered steps.
Should You Import Your ERP's Manufacturing Calendar?
What an ERP calendar actually gives a scheduler, why shift patterns have to be authored rather than imported, and how to harvest the holiday closure list your ERP already maintains.
Mapping ERP Order Priority Into Your Schedule
How to translate an ERP's priority codes, customer classes, and rank numbers into EDGEBIC job priority, and why priority ranks the queue rather than overriding finite capacity.
My Firmed Job Quantity Is Higher Than the MPS Bucket: Causes and Fixes
Firming an MPS bucket rounds a fractional build quantity up to a whole number, so a small difference is expected. When the gap is real and how to read it.
My On-Hand Balance Went Negative: Causes and Fixes
A negative ledger total on a stocked part means more was issued than received. How to tell a temporary timing gap from a missing receipt and correct it properly.
Onboarding a New Planner Account in EDGEBIC
How to onboard a new planner in EDGEBIC safely: assign a role rather than build one, force a first-login password change, and widen access only when they hit a real wall.