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The Smallest Slice of Capacity a Scheduler Will Use
Why a finite capacity engine refuses to book six-minute fragments of a shift, how the minimum allocation unit prevents rounding drift, and what it means for short operations.
The Ten-Second Piece Undo at the EDGEBIC Kiosk
A mis-tapped piece count is fixable on the spot, but never invisibly. See how the ten-second undo works at the kiosk and why every undo leaves an audit row behind.
What Is a BOR Item Type in a Routing? EDGEBIC Definition
A BOR item type says what kind of thing a routing position refers to: a product, a work center step, a raw material, or a sub-assembly component. See how EDGEBIC uses the four values.
What Is a BOR Level in a Routing? EDGEBIC Definition
A BOR level is the hierarchy depth of a routing step in the product structure tree. See how EDGEBIC uses level zero for end-item operations and deeper levels for sub-assembly work.
What Is a BOR Source Mode in Scheduling? EDGEBIC Definition
A BOR source mode decides which routing a scheduling run reads: the live one, the frozen snapshot from the original plan, or a blend. See how EDGEBIC uses it on reschedule.
What Is a Dependency Type in Scheduling? EDGEBIC Definition
A dependency type says how two linked operations relate in time: finish to start, start to start, finish to finish, or start to finish. See how EDGEBIC uses each one.
What Is a Parallel Factor in a Routing Step? EDGEBIC Definition
A parallel factor is the speed multiplier applied when several instances of the same work center run one routing step together. See how EDGEBIC uses it and how it differs from an alternate factor.
What Is a Routing Header in Manufacturing? EDGEBIC Definition
A routing header is the container that groups every step belonging to one product's routing. See how EDGEBIC uses the header to keep a product's operations together as one addressable routing.
What Is a Scheduling Failure Category? EDGEBIC Definition
A scheduling failure category classifies why a job could not be scheduled, separating pre-flight data problems from runtime capacity problems. See how EDGEBIC uses it to point at the fix.
What Is a Shift Breakdown in Actuals Tracking? EDGEBIC Definition
A shift breakdown splits one day's hours on an operation into the shifts that produced them. See how EDGEBIC uses it to say not just how much ran on a day but when in the day.
What Is a Target Level in Scheduling? EDGEBIC Definition
A target level records whether a target date was set on the whole job or on one operation. See how EDGEBIC uses it to color the Gantt and to tell job-wide intent from step-level intent.
What Is Idempotent Inventory Posting? EDGEBIC Definition
Idempotent inventory posting means running the same posting twice leaves the same stock balance as running it once. See how EDGEBIC keeps reschedule cycles from accumulating phantom transactions.