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The EDGEBIC Visual Routing Editor Explained: Draw the Process
How the EDGEBIC visual routing editor lets you build a product's routing as a diagram of connected steps, so branches, alternates, and parallel work read as a picture rather than rows in a grid.
The EDGEBIC Work Center Schedule View Explained: One Station, One Screen
How the EDGEBIC work center schedule view zooms the plan down to a single station, so a supervisor sees exactly what one machine runs and in what order without the noise of the whole plant.
Exporting a Committed Schedule for the Shop Floor in EDGEBIC
Commit a schedule, then hand it to the floor: export the Job View and per-work-center grids to Excel snapshots and read the dispatch list, with an honest note on what exports and what does not.
From a Sales Order to a Scheduled Job in EDGEBIC
Enter a customer sales order, confirm it, link it to a manufacturing order, schedule the job, and track it under the customer in the grouped order view, with every field and status shown.
How Lead Time Offsets a Replenishment Release Date in EDGEBIC
Why a build needs to release before its due date: the release-equals-need-minus-lead-time arithmetic in EDGEBIC, and where automatic multi-level offsetting is roadmap.
How to Allow Parallel Processing in a Scenario in EDGEBIC
Turn on Parallel Processing in an EDGEBIC what-if scenario and cap the machine count to test running a routing's parallel paths at once.
How to Boost a Work Center's Capacity in a Scenario in EDGEBIC
Use a work center capacity override slider in an EDGEBIC what-if scenario to simulate overtime or a de-rated machine and read the effect on lead time and cost.
How to Change a Step's Time in a Scenario in EDGEBIC
Use a ModifyTime step override in an EDGEBIC what-if scenario to change a routing step's setup or process time and see the effect on lead time and cost.
How to Copy Your Scheduler Display Settings in EDGEBIC
Export, import, and reset the EDGEBIC scheduler display configuration so a reinstall or a colleague's machine gets your tuned Gantt settings in one step.
How to Extend Short Operation Bars on the Gantt in EDGEBIC
Set the Extend Op. if below Hours display option in EDGEBIC so short operations stay wide enough to click, without changing any schedule data.
How to Include Sub-Assemblies in the Schedule in EDGEBIC
Turn the 'Include sub-assemblies in schedule' policy on or off in EDGEBIC to decide whether multi-level routings explode and schedule with their parent job.
How to Reorder a Step in a Scenario in EDGEBIC
Use a Reorder step override in an EDGEBIC what-if scenario to move a routing step to a new sequence position and test the effect on lead time.