Every small variation in a cut needs its own settings and operations. This update makes sure managing those variations is organized and fast from the very first step.

Styles | Creating and Managing Style Category Variations

How It Works

1. Accessing Styles

From Industrial Engineering Management, go to Styles, and click the "+ Add Style" button in the top right corner to create a new style.

Add Style

2. Adding a New Style

• Select the style category and code the new style belongs to.
• Enter the style name, code, and description, with the option to add an image.
• Click "Add" to create the style.
  

Adding New Style

After clicking Add, you can continue setting up the style through the following steps:

1. Sizes

Enter the sizes the style works with, either by selecting ready-made size groups or individual sizes.

Add Sizes

1. Fabric and Manufacturing
   

Fabric and Manufacturing

Adding Processes

If the new style has no similarity to existing ones, you'll need to add the stages that group stage sets together, then add the stages within each stage group.

• The stage list is automatically populated from the standard stages within the style category.
• You can filter operation types to find what you need faster, then click "+ Add Stage" next to a stage to add it to the selected stages table.
• You can also add stages directly from predefined stage groups within the style category.
  

Add Processes

1. Add the quality stage group and its specific processes for it.
   

Add Quality Process in Style Page

1. and one or more stages are linked to quality inspection, so the quality workstation can view and inspect them.
   

Link Quality Check

Copy Processes From Another Style

AI-Generated Style Sketch

You can now generate a style image using AI based on its stages. The AI analyzes the stage names and piece details to generate front and back views, and this image is then used in the Zones feature instead of the default image.

AI Sketch

Regenerate, Improve with notes / Upload from device

Adding Zones

After generating the model illustration using AI, you can approve it for use in the Zones feature, or upload the front and back images of the model instead.

Next, go to the Zones page, place each zone in its correct position on the image.

Zones

Then click Next. The system will automatically link each zone to its corresponding production process based on the mappings previously configured in the Model Category.

If there are any production processes that were not linked in the Model Category, you can manually assign them to the appropriate zone before saving.

Link Processes With Zones

Note:

1. For new models, all zones will be created automatically because they were already defined in the Model Category.
2.  For existing models, the predefined zones will not be available. In this case, you need to create custom zones, place them on the image, and manually assign the corresponding production processes to each zone.
   

Custom Zones

Additional Features

• Choose the display format for the hourly target: minutes and seconds, minutes only, CMN, or hourly rate.
• Easily move selected processes between different stages within the style.
• Automatically create dependencies between sequential stages within a stage group, with the option to remove a dependency via the x mark.
• Manually set dependencies by selecting stages that rely on one another, or through the operations diagram.
• Search for stages by primary language, secondary language, or stage code.
• View the full stage flow and dependencies across the entire style using the "Diagram" button, with the option to edit dependencies directly from it.
  
• You can exclude a specific process from cost calculations. Once excluded, the stage will not be included in piece pricing, stage costs, or any costing reports in the system.

Exclude a Process From Cost

Model Summary

The model summary displays the following information:

• Total target time per item: The sum of the durations of all stages within the model.
• Number of model stages: The total number of stages in the model.
• Estimated direct cost: The product cost per direct minute for each machine within the model.
• Estimated total cost: The total manufacturing cost of the model, including both the estimated direct cost and indirect costs.
  

Total Target Time Per Piece, Total Processes, and Cost Overview

Distinguishing Required and Optional Operations

1. Required operations must be completed for a piece to be considered produced. Optional operations are not mandatory, and a piece can be considered finished even if they remain incomplete.
2. To mark an operation as optional, right-click it and select "Change to Optional." A yellow flag will indicate its new status, and it can be switched back to required using the same steps.
3. You can also access and edit the machine types for standard operations by right-clicking and selecting "Edit Standard Operation." You can also check whether the operating cost, based on the style's time, has exceeded the cost sold to the customer.

Restrictions and Changes to Active Styles

Once an order is linked to a style and production has started, it's recommended to avoid making changes to that style. If changes are necessary, the system offers three options for applying them:

• All bundles in production orders currently active in the factory: Updates the status of all active and finished bundles for this style across all active production orders.
• All active bundles only: Updates the status of active bundles for this style only, while finished bundles remain unchanged.
• Active bundles belonging to this stage only: Updates the status of active bundles belonging specifically to the modified stage, without affecting other stages.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

• Can I create a new style by copying operations from an existing one?
  Yes, if the new style is similar to an existing one, you can copy its operations and then adjust, add, or remove only what's needed.
• What's the difference between a required and an optional operation?
  A required operation must be completed for a piece to be considered produced, while an optional operation doesn't prevent a piece from being considered finished even if incomplete.
• How can I easily edit operation dependencies?
  Through the "Show Operations Diagram" button, which displays the full operations flow and lets you edit dependencies directly from it.
• What happens if I edit a style linked to an active production order?
  The system gives you three options to define the scope of the change: all active production orders, active bundles only, or active bundles in a specific stage only.
• Is there a limit on how many times I can generate a style image with AI?
  Yes, the maximum is 3 images per style, and 10 images per factory per day.

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