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What Is an Operator-Hours Ledger in Scheduling? EDGEBIC Definition
An operator-hours ledger tracks how many hours each person is already booked per shift, so no operator is ever overbooked. See how EDGEBIC rebuilds it fresh on every run.
What Is Build-to-Inventory on a Manufacturing Order? EDGEBIC Definition
Build-to-inventory is a per-order flag that overrides the product's default make policy for one job. See how EDGEBIC uses it to build a normally make-to-order part for stock.
What Is Point-in-Time Netting in Inventory? EDGEBIC Definition
Point-in-time netting checks demand against the current on-hand quantity only, ignoring future receipts. See how EDGEBIC uses it and how forward netting extends it.
What Is Run Time Per Unit in Manufacturing Scheduling? EDGEBIC Definition
Run time per unit is the hours a routing step needs for one piece, multiplied by order quantity to size the step. See how EDGEBIC turns per-unit time into scheduled hours.
What Is the Is-Stocked Flag in Inventory Planning? EDGEBIC Definition
The is-stocked flag marks whether a product carries physical inventory. When it is off, EDGEBIC skips netting, replenishment, and receipt or issue posting for that item.
What Is the Work Center Utilization Percentage in Scheduling? EDGEBIC Definition
The work center utilization percentage is the throttle term in the capacity formula that decides how much of a shift becomes schedulable capacity. See how EDGEBIC multiplies it in, and where planning headroom actually comes from.
What Material Pegging Means, in Plain Terms
Material pegging makes a job wait on a specific inbound purchase-order line instead of pretending the material is on the shelf. How a peg forms, where it shows, and what clears it.
What Multi-Level MRP Does That Reorder-Point Planning Cannot
Reorder-point planning watches one item against its own history. Multi-level MRP sees the demand a parent's plan places on its components, before the stock is drawn.
Why a Quote Scenario Respects Maintenance Downtime in EDGEBIC
A what-if quote in EDGEBIC does not run against a fantasy calendar. See how a scenario honors your configured maintenance downtime, holidays, and daily capacity overrides.
Why the Promised Date Matters More Than the Order Date
A purchase order carries two dates and only one of them changes the schedule. Why EDGEBIC plans against the supplier's promise, and what to do the moment that promise moves.
A First-Week ERP Integration Checklist for EDGEBIC
A day-by-day first-week checklist for integrating any ERP with EDGEBIC: export order, mask building, verifying counts, the first schedule, and locking a weekly rhythm.
A Multi-Day Job Spanning Day and Night Shifts in EDGEBIC
Follow one 40-hour milling job across a day shift and a night shift and into a second day in EDGEBIC, with the capacity formula, shift priority, and load balancing shown.