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A Pieces-Based Work Center Scheduled in Hours: Why, and the Fix
A pieces-based work center only schedules by output when the routing step actually carries a pieces requirement. Miss that and the step falls back to run hours.
A Rollback and Safety Plan for Your EDGEBIC Migration
Migrating to EDGEBIC should carry no risk of a stranded plant. Here is a rollback and parallel-run safety plan that keeps your old system live until EDGEBIC has earned trust.
A Routing Re-Import Wiped Steps I Added: Why, and How to Avoid It
A routing re-import replaces every step for the end product from the file, so steps you added by hand and left out of the file are removed. How the replace works and how to keep your edits.
A Saved Grid Layout Will Not Persist: Causes and Fixes
A grid that forgets your column arrangement usually points at not navigating away to save, a single-column list that does not persist, or an auto-fit on load. How to make it stick.
A Scenario Override Did Not Apply: Causes and Fixes
A what-if override that has no effect usually means you read the base quote not the scenario, the override targets a step the routing does not have, or a scenario cannot change that field.
A Week-by-Week EDGEBIC Migration Timeline
How long does moving to EDGEBIC take? This week-by-week timeline lays out a realistic six-week migration from RMDB, from data export to full cutover.
An Efficiency Factor Change Barely Moved a Pieces Line: Why, and the Fix
A speed factor edit that leaves a pieces-based line running the same length almost always means the factor you changed is not the number that step consults. Here is how to find the one that is.
An Exported Spreadsheet Was Missing Rows or Columns: Why, and the Fix
A grid export is a snapshot of the grid exactly as displayed, so hidden columns, an active filter, and collapsed groups all carry straight into the file. Here is the fix.
My Import Read the Wrong Sheet Tab: Causes and Fixes
An Excel import that reads the wrong tab, or reports no rows from a full workbook, almost always points at a sheet name that does not match the mask. How to align them.
An Operator Pin Left a Step Unscheduled: Why, and the Fix
Pinning a step to one operator narrows its qualified pool to exactly that person, so if they are not certified, rostered, and available, the step has no one to run it.
Boosting a Work Center's Capacity in a Quote Scenario in EDGEBIC
A capacity override in a quote scenario multiplies one machine's effective hours (1.5 means 150 percent) to test a second shift or overtime and see how far it pulls the promised date in.
EDGEBIC for Cabinet and Casework: Make-to-Order Scheduling
Cabinet and casework scheduling in EDGEBIC: schedule backward from the install date, pool interchangeable CNC and edgebanding machines, and keep multi-step millwork jobs on track.