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How to Run the Scheduler Anomalies Report in EDGEBIC
The Scheduler Anomalies report in EDGEBIC runs 22 automated health checks over the current schedule: how to run it, read the chips, and act on a red one.
How to Run the Work Center Progress Report in EDGEBIC
Run the Work Center Progress report in EDGEBIC to see step-level progress: net hours, actuals, pieces made, and percent complete per BOR step, filtered by job.
How to See a Work Center Group's Pooled Load in EDGEBIC
Read the Resource Calendar in EDGEBIC to see a machine pool's capacity against its load: the group row is a live sum of its member machines, day by day.
How to Set Import Options for a Mask in EDGEBIC
Set import options for a mask in EDGEBIC: open the Options dialog to control update versus reuse, stop-on-error, auto-create, and the actuals-specific toggles.
How to Set Up Sequence-Dependent Setup Times in EDGEBIC
Set up a sequence-dependent setup matrix in EDGEBIC: create setup families, assign products, and fill the from-to changeover grid so the plan tells the truth.
How to Turn On the EDGEBIC Optimizer
The EDGEBIC optimizer ships off by default. Here is how to enable it, pick an engine and a preset, run it, and review the proposal before you Accept.
How What-If Simulation Wins Profitable Rush Orders
Rush orders are won or lost on how fast you can promise a date you can keep. What-if quote simulation lets you test a rush against your real load before you commit.
How Machine Pools Add Capacity Without Buying Machines
Machine pool scheduling adds usable capacity without capital: how a work center group routes work to whichever member is free, absorbing demand spikes you already have iron for.
I Set Two Lot-Streaming Methods on One Step: Which Wins?
When a step has both a transfer batch and a flow-step lag set, the overlap uses the piece-count batch and the flow step is ignored. Why the engine picks one and how to make intent clear.
Logging Actuals From the Planner in EDGEBIC
The Log Actuals dialog lets a planner record real start, hours, pieces, and end for any operation. See how the day grid works and how it feeds the next reschedule.
Measuring Schedule Nervousness: The Instability Metric
Schedule nervousness is the churn a reschedule inflicts on your floor. Here is how EDGEBIC measures it with the instability metric and keeps plans calm.
My Manual Alternates Disappeared After Binding a Group
When a step's manual alternate work centers vanish after you bind a work center group, that is by design: the group is the alternate list. How the two relate and how to restore them.