Analyze Machine Load Chart

Explanation

This activity is used to analyze the machine load in relation to the capacity. Load is represented with bars per day, or week and capacity with a line.

To populate the chart, click the magnifying glass and search either for relevant shop orders, or work centers/time period depending on the page used. When searching for shop orders, chart will show all load for the relevant work center resources and dates.

The chart can be configured using below settings:

Group By - Controls how the bar segments should be divided.
Color By - Controls the color of the bar segments. Only available when group by has been set to Operation.
Load Source - Controls what different types of load that should be considered.
Capacity Type - Controls whether the capacity line should consider the work center utilization or not.
Load Dates - Controls whether load should be shown only for the dates on which the searched data have load, or all dates within the searched data interval.
Aggregate By - Controls whether the X-axis should show load and capacity per day, or per week.
Show Only Load Dates - Controls whether the X-axis should show only dates with visible load, or include also dates without visible load. Note that if Date Selection has been set to Dates, load may exists on dates even if the load is not visible in the chart as it appears on a date where the search result have no load.

When grouping / coloring by load sources, the below classification is used:

Load Source	Explanation
Planned	Load from a planned shop order.
Released	Load from a released shop order.
Started	Load from a started shop order.
Parked	Load from a parked shop order.
Maintenance	Load from a maintenance work task. Note that below must be fulfilled to view maintenance load from this chart: The task should be connected to an object which represents a work center resource. The operational status type on the task should be Obstructive. Planned start and finish date on the task has to be defined. The task status should be Under Preparation, Prepared, Released or Started. The execution time (planned start/finish) needs to be defined on the task.
DOP	Load from an unreleased DOP order.
Requisitioned	Load from a shop order requisition.
Master Schedule	Load from a proposed master production schedule.
Production Schedule	Load from a production schedule.
Promised	Load from a capability check created interim order scheduled using IFS APB/CBS.
Resource Break	Load from a resource break scheduled using IFS APB/CBS.

To limit the contents of this chart based on a selection made in another chart, open the settings dialog by clicking the gearwheel icon and select to filter from any of below charts:

Material Availability Summary - Chart is filtered on the shop order(s) of the selected availability category(s). I.e. only date interval and work centers connected to any operation on these shop orders will be considered.
Machine Availability Summary - Chart is filtered on the selected work center resource(s), work center(s), department(s) or production line(s). I.e. Load and capacity will only be shown for the selected items.

This activity can be performed from IFS Aurena client only.

Prerequisites

The machine capacity must have been calculated for the site using Calculate Work Center Resource Capacity dialog box.
To show loads from sources other then shop order, the capacity requirements planning must be performed for the site using Perform CRP dialog box

System Effects

N/A

Pages

Visual Shop Orders Planning

Visual Capacity Requirements Planning