Sorting
Explanation
This activity is used to manually sort object before scheduling.
This activity is performed for various reasons.
- Option - Sort by Precedence : When it seems that
scheduling is not taking place as expected, the internal sorting of
operations might not have taken place. This manual sorting option would make
operations sort again and scheduling would happen as expected.
- Options - Sort by , LPST, EDD, Work Order
Priority : When there are identical orders competing for same resources
thee user can select one of these sorting options and force scheduling logic
to give priority to certain orders based on the sort option.
Prerequisites
Sorting will effect only unscheduled operations/orders
System Effects
The internal sorting order of operations or orders will be re-ordered as per
the sort by option.
Window
Scheduling Client
Simulation Client
Advanced Planning Board
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Procedure
- In the Gantt chart, select the unscheduled orders/operations that you
want to sort.
- Select right mouse button menu option Sort by Precedence
if you want to sort operations inside orders with their preceding,
succeeding relationships. - accordingly the operations will be sorted
internally. Execute any scheduling actions to see if desired results are
achieved after sorting.
- Select right-click option and select the sort option which you need as
the dispatch rule for your operations. Sort By LPST will sort
operations or orders according to their latest possible start time. Sort
by EDD will schedule orders according to their earliest due date. Sort
by Work Order priority will set work orders orders to sort according
to their work order priority.
- Once sorted , schedule orders to see if it gives the desired results.
for example , if you sorted orders Sort by EDD, and then if you
schedule orders As Soon As Possible then orders will schedule in the
priority order that the order having earliest due date will take the time
slot closest to current time. If any order happens to become tardy , then
those would be the once who is having later due date.