How to medium term plan order?
In the Garment IO system, planning the production order plays a crucial role in optimizing resources, maximizing efficiency, and ensuring a smooth production process. This chapter will guide you through the steps involved in planning a production order for long term
Step 1: Accessing Production Order Planning:
After the order is created in our system, from the Production Order page, locate the desired production order in the PO table. Right-click on the production order and select "Production order Planning" from the context menu.
Step 2: Choosing Production Shifts:
Select the production shifts that will be assigned to the production order. This step enables you to optimize the use of available working hours and ensure a continuous production flow.
Step 3: Setting first available production date and delivery date
In the PO planning page, it is crucial for users to establish two key dates that serve as the temporal boundaries for order planning, particularly for medium and short-term scheduling:
- Start Date: Users must specify the earliest date the order can start on. This date signifies the commencement of the production process and is essential for coordinating the subsequent manufacturing steps.
- Delivery Date: Users are also required to set the delivery date by which the production sees fit for the order to finish. Does not need to be related to the delivery date. Production can finish way before this date.
By setting these dates, users can effectively manage and streamline the production workflow, ensuring that each phase of the order planning is executed within the defined timeframes, from the initial fabric preparation to the final delivery to the client.
The system allows you to estimate the throughput per hour, start date, or end date required to complete the production order. Enter any two of the three inputs (start date, end date, or throughput per hour), and the system will calculate the remaining input based on the available time and production requirements. The estimation takes into account the shifts selected earlier.
Step 4: Assigning Sections to Stages:
To effectively plan the production process, you can assign sections to stages. This allocation of resources allows you to streamline the workflow and ensure efficient utilization of available resources. The order can not start working inside the section without being assigned to sections. After that, the line/section supervisors can see the order in the orders queue on their monitoring app to start working on the order inside the production floor.
Step5: Assigning machines to processes
Select the machines you wish to assign to each process within the production order. The required number of machines is calculated based on the section efficiency and production time. The system compares the required machines with the assigned machines and displays the difference. If the difference is positive, the order can be completed within the specified time frame. If the difference is negative and displayed in red, additional machines are needed to meet the deadline.
By utilizing the functionalities provided on the production planning page, you can effectively allocate resources, estimate throughput and dates, and assign machines to each process within the production order. This ensures optimal planning, increased efficiency, and the successful completion of production orders within the Garment IO system.
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