After a week of trying everything possible, I still can not figure out a way to apply shared labor (a person working more than one job at a time) in APS. A resource applied to an operation is 100% applied to the operation for the duration of the operation, even if they are only partially utilized. And you can’t assign them to another job during the same time. It’s a strict linear optimization. I tried one assembly, peer assemblies, hierarchical assemblies. The only thing I didn’t do is give them fast production factors or try batching jobs. increasing production (reducing the production factor will lead to less time worked but still tied to one job. Batching jobs leads to multiple problems because jobs start and end at different times all the time. If anyone has figured out how model allocation of a labor pool - a few people that operate a couple dozen machines - each machine running a separate job - at the same time, I would be most appreciative.
Change the number of scheduling blocks on the operation to the number of resources you want to apply to it.
I want to apply less than one resource…1/9 of a resource (one person can operate 9 machines). 9 scheduling blocks will split the person’s work into 9 discrete work units, but still be applied only to that one job. No?
When a single operator logs into multiple operations/jobs at the same time in MES, their applied labor and burden are split up to each reporting resource logged into. The employee’s Labor Detail records will show fewer Labor Hours than actually elapsed, since they’re split between all of the resources.
This has the correct costing effects (only 1/9th of the labor cost and burden are applied to that resource), but when you’re trying to track efficiency, your numbers will be inflated 9x.
Yeah, it doesn’t work for APS either. A resource is applied 100% to a job, whether it’s a mahine, a drill bit, or a person. and while that resource is applied to the job, it is unavailable for other jobs. And you can’t infinitely schedule the labor resource with a concurrency of 9.0 while at the same time finitely sheduling the machine. All finitely or all infinitely scheduled. /sigh/
Are your resources machine-based or employee-based?
I have machines, tooling, and labor resources. I need to schedule all three types.
Gil,
PS. Thank you for replying. I appreciate your time.
Feel free to reach out to me at any time. I’ve spent two years learning how Epicor schedules, and I’m not too shy to share.
Hi @BrandonS,
i have not tried this, as my working environment does not allow this, but have you tried this scheduling/Capacity setting filed in your search:
