Adding a Style:

When adding a style, you need to provide relevant information. Here's how:

1. Select the style category name and code that the style belongs to.
2. Enter the style name and description.
3. Click on "Add" to create the style.
   
4. After creating the style, you can proceed to add sizes that the style can work with. Select the appropriate size groups or individual sizes associated with the style.
5. Add the fabric types that this style should work on
   

Managing processes

Copying Processes:

Adding Processes:

If the new style has no similarities to existing styles, you need to add stages. Stages categorize processes together. Example for stages can be "Front", which is a stage grouping all processes working on the front of a specific clothing item. Once the stage is added, you can proceed to add processes.

1. click on the "Add/Remove Processes" button at the top of the table. 
2. A popup will open with a the processes list that is populated from the standard processes within the style category to which the style belongs.
   
3. You can filter the process types to make it easier to find and add the desired processes.
   
4. Click on the "+" icon next to a process to add it to the selected processes table on the right.
   

Making processes optional/mandatory

1. Go to the desired process in the list
   
2. Right click on it and choose "change to optional"
   

Changing dependencies in the style

In the realm of garment manufacturing, setting accurate process dependencies is crucial for ensuring a smooth production flow on the factory floor. These dependencies help in accurately tracking the availability of semi-finished pieces at each stage, facilitating precise targeting for each process. It is essential that these dependencies are established correctly to avoid bottlenecks and ensure timely completion of production tasks.

Role of Industrial Engineers in Establishing Dependencies

Dependencies in manufacturing processes are not determined by the physical layout of the production floor but are based on the theoretical knowledge and strategic planning of Industrial Engineers. These professionals are responsible for understanding and defining the order of operations, ensuring that certain processes are not initiated until the preceding ones are completed. For example, an assembly process that combines the front and back parts of a garment cannot complete until both parts are individually processed and ready. This holds true even if the processing of these parts occurs in different areas of the production facility. Therefore, dependencies are dictated by the style configurations rather than the spatial arrangement of the production floor.

Implementing and Visualizing Process Dependencies

To implement these dependencies, details for each process are recorded in a 'Depends On' column within the table. This approach allows for a clear and organized representation of process requirements and sequences.

For a more intuitive understanding of how processes interact and depend on one another, the use of visual tools can be particularly beneficial. By clicking on the "Show Processes Diagram" button, users can access a flow diagram that visually represents all the processes involved in a style, along with their dependencies across various stages. This visualization aids in better comprehension and monitoring of the production workflow, ensuring that all team members are aware of critical dependencies and process sequences.

Additional Features:

• The user can choose the display format for the target per hour: time in minutes and seconds or just minutes.
  
• Selected processes can be moved to different stages within the style.
• Automatic dependencies can be created between processes if they all work sequentially within a stage.
• The user can manually define dependencies by selecting the processes that depend on each other.
• At the bottom of the style page, you will find a summary table that provides essential information about the style:

• Target time per piece inside the style.
• Estimated direct cost, calculated by adding all fees for mandatory processes in the table.
• Total number of processes.
• Estimated total cost, calculated by adding direct and overhead costs per minute to each mandatory process, multiplying the processing time, and summing them up.

Users can access and modify the time or machine types of the standard processes related to a particular process by right-clicking on it and selecting "Edit Standard Process."