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From Kiosk Punch to Plan Versus Actual Variance in EDGEBIC
Follow one operator tap all the way to the utilization report's variance column. See how logged hours become the per work center plan versus actual picture planners act on.
Handling an ERP Export With Combined Setup and Run Time
How to split an ERP's blended standard hours into setup and per-piece run time when you import into EDGEBIC, so small and large jobs both get accurate finite capacity dates.
Handling Engineering Changes With an ERP Routing Re-Import
How to push an engineering change from your ERP into EDGEBIC: re-import the routing, keep jobs in progress on their original snapshot, and control when the new method takes effect.
Handling Multi-Plant ERP Exports in EDGEBIC
How to import ERP data for several plants into EDGEBIC: naming work centers per site, filtering exports, modeling transit between plants, and deciding one model or several.
How a Constraint Schedule Subordinates Every Other Step
When a job is anchored to a constraint, the engine ranks every other step below it on a descending priority ladder. How the ladder works and why upstream steps drop fastest.
How to Keep a Slow Machine Out of a Machine Pool
There is no automatic efficiency screen on a pool. Four real controls decide which machines a step can use: the member list, the Active flag, the per-member factor, and the selection strategy.
How a Step-Level One-Per-Day Rule Overrides the Machine
One job per day can be set on the machine or on the individual routing step. How the step-level rule wins, when to use it, and what it does to capacity on a shared machine.
How a Synchronized Group Buffer Differs From Queue Time
A parallel group can carry its own buffer after the machines finish together. How that padding differs from queue time and transfer delay, and which one to use when.
How Kiosk Punches Roll Up Into Daily Actual Hours in EDGEBIC
Punches are the source, daily actual hours are the rollup. See how EDGEBIC groups closed run and rework punches by date and rebuilds the numbers the plan reads.
How Sub-Assembly Actuals Are Logged Separately in EDGEBIC
A step that builds several components keeps its actuals split per component. See how EDGEBIC separates those rows, who maintains them, and why totals never double count.
How the Optimizer Is Verified Against Public Benchmarks
The solver is checked nightly against a public job shop benchmark with a known optimal answer, plus parity, determinism, and never-worse tests. Here is what each proves.
How to Create a Setup Family in EDGEBIC
Setup families group interchangeable products so changeover times are configured once instead of per pair. How to create a family in EDGEBIC and assign products to it.