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How to Capture Hours or Pieces for a Work Center in EDGEBIC
There is no kiosk entry mode field to set. See how EDGEBIC actually captures hours and pieces per machine, and the one control that decides which side you record.
How to Tag a Product for Search in EDGEBIC
How to add search tags to a product in EDGEBIC using the Tags field, so you can filter the product grid by family, material, alloy, or customer group.
I Set Move or Teardown Hours but Nothing Changed
Move and teardown hours do not move the schedule: the scheduler never reads them for timing or capacity. Use setup, queue, or a separate step to affect dates.
My Transit Days Used Calendar Days Instead of Working Days
When a transit set to working-day mode quietly counts calendar days, the routing step's work center is missing or inactive. Reactivate or reassign it, then re-run.
Reading a Projected Available Balance Row by Row in EDGEBIC
A projected available balance calendar reads like a bank statement for stock. Here is how to trace one row into the next, column by column, with real numbers.
Reading Projected Available Balance Across the Horizon in EDGEBIC
How EDGEBIC rolls projected available balance forward bucket by bucket, why past buckets use real ledger movement, and how a negative balance triggers action.
Reading the Inventory Calendar and Matrix in EDGEBIC
One product deep or the whole catalog wide, two views answer different questions. Here is how to read the inventory calendar, the matrix, its lenses and KPI strips.
Reading the MPS Grid: A Planning Cockpit in EDGEBIC
How to read EDGEBIC's master production schedule grid as a decision cockpit: the KPI strip, the demand and supply columns, and the status badges that drive action.
The Cost of an Unrealistic Due Date
An unrealistic due date does not make a job faster; a finite capacity scheduler shows the honest late finish instead. Here is what a bad promise really costs and why the plan tells the truth.
The Inventory Reservation Map Explained in EDGEBIC
When two orders want the same stock in one scheduling run, a reservation map stops them both claiming it. Here is how EDGEBIC reserves stock as it nets.
The Planner's Role When the Software Does the Scheduling
When a finite capacity engine places every operation, the planner's job shifts to intent, master data, exceptions, and judgment. Here is what the human still owns.
The Reschedule Took Too Long
When a scheduling run drags, the usual levers are the run mode, diagnostic logging left on, and parallel groups searching for a shared window. What to tune first.