Rob,
Thanks a million! I went back to the fields you mentioned and found that the resources that were being overloaded were not set to "FINITE". When i corrected the oversight hte schedule fell into place exactly like I'd hoped. Thanks again.
Rick
Thanks a million! I went back to the fields you mentioned and found that the resources that were being overloaded were not set to "FINITE". When i corrected the oversight hte schedule fell into place exactly like I'd hoped. Thanks again.
Rick
--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Bucek" <rbucek@...> wrote:
>
> 1) Ensure the resources you want to finitely control are checked
> Finite within the groups they are located within(resource group
> maintenance). If you do not they will be considered an infinite
> resource and will not honor scheduled hours but will honor days
> available (as defined on the calendar they are tied to).
>
> 2) When you run Global Scheduling, ensure that you check the Finite
> Load box if you want to Schedule using a Finite Capacity model. If you
> do not; all scheduling, regardless of any other parameters, will be
> done in an Infinite Backwards Pass Scheduling mode.
>
> 3) Verify what your finite horizon is. This can be set at various
> places such as company, plant, or resource group maintenance.
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> If you have your setup done correctly, the worst I have seen the system
> overload a work center is by .01 to like .12 hrs.... this could be a
> rounding thing. At most facilities ability to execute a schedule, this
> shouldn't even be a point of contention.
>
>
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> Rob Bucek
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> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of rgraf56
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:11 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] Global Scheduling in Vantage 8.03 Creates Overloaded
> Resources
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>
> Hello everyone. I'm familiarizing myself with Vantage 8.03 job
> management and scheduling in preparation for a planned upgrade from
> 6.10. I created several jobs to play with. When I use the Global
> Scheduler a number of resourcs show scheduled overloads. I've read
> through the publications we have and read through the HELP menus but
> nothing jumps out at me. I tried reviewing each job and each operation
> to see if I set something up improperly but I'm just not seeing
> anything. Can anyone give me some tips as to what I should look for to
> correct this issue? Thanks in advance for your help and advice.
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