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Migrating From an Abandoned MRP Scheduling Module to EDGEBIC
Your ERP has a scheduling module nobody trusts, so the real plan lives in a spreadsheet. Here is how to move that shadow schedule into EDGEBIC and finite capacity.
My Bottleneck Flag Did Nothing Without a Target Date: Why, and the Fix
Marking a work center as a bottleneck enables anchor scheduling, but anchor scheduling needs a target date to schedule around. Without one, the job schedules forward and the flag looks inert.
My High-Priority Job Scheduled Behind a Lower One: Why, and the Fix
Priority sets the order jobs claim capacity, not a guarantee of the earliest finish. A high-priority job can still land later when it does not compete for the same resource.
My Job Will Not Start and I Cannot See Why
A job sitting later than it should with no obvious cause is usually waiting on material. Five causes in diagnosis order, including the one that leaves no marker at all.
Quoting a Job That Shares Your Bottleneck in EDGEBIC
When a quoted job routes through the same constraint machine as your committed work, the simulation queues it behind that load and the bottleneck sets the promised date. Here is how to read and improve it.
Quoting a Repeat Order Faster in EDGEBIC
A repeat order reuses a product that already has a routing and rates, so a new quote re-simulates against today's live load in seconds. See why conversion is one-way and repeat means a new quote.
Quoting From a Realistic Start Date in EDGEBIC
Raw material does not arrive today. Use a scenario's custom start date in EDGEBIC to simulate a quote from when work can really begin, and get a promise you can keep.
Re-Simulating a Quote After a Change in EDGEBIC
When the routing, rates, or shop load change, an old quote goes stale. See how to re-simulate a quote in EDGEBIC and why a price you typed is never overwritten.
Reading MRP Action Messages: What to Do, and in What Order
A time-phased plan states a position. Action messages state a job of work. The nine EDGEBIC messages, the order to work them in, and the two silences that keep the list honest.
Reading the Simulated Quote Result in EDGEBIC, Field by Field
After a quote simulation, EDGEBIC fills a dozen fields: dates, work hours, labor and material cost, effective cost, price, profit, and margin. Here is what each one means and how to read it.
Receiving Against a Purchase Order Line and What It Releases
Receiving is the single event that turns inbound supply into on-hand stock. What a full or partial receipt changes immediately, what waits for the next schedule run, and what it refuses.
Reshaping a Quote's Routing With Step Overrides in EDGEBIC
Step overrides let a quote scenario skip, replace, reorder, or retime a single routing step before it simulates. See the four override types and when to reach for each.