Analyze Stop Length
Explanation
Use this activity to analyze the length of a stop(s)
reported on your production unit. You can choose to analyze stop lengths using
the number of reported stops and/or the amount of stop minutes reported on the
production unit.
In the Stop Length Analysis window a bar
chart with two predefined views is available. When the window is opened the
default view is set to Analyze Number Of Stop. However, if you want to perform
an analysis using the amount of reported stop minutes, you can change the
default view to the Analyze Stop Minutes view.
- You can hide/unhide one or more values in the graph as
per your requirements.
- If needed, you can get a more detailed view of an
event(s) by selecting the relevant right mouse button option.
- Average lines and/or cumulative lines can be displayed
per value type displayed in the graph by selecting the relevant right mouse button option.
Observe the following conditions:
- to get a good average function line, make
sure that only one value type is active in the current view.
- the cumulative function line represents
the percentage value of the selected value type regardless of the
number of active value types available in the current view.
The lower part of the Stop Length
Analysis window contains the available filter options. In this section, you can specify
the time period for analysis as well as the data you want included in the
analysis.
Prerequisites
N/A
System Effects
The figures for stop minutes and amount of stops can be
analyzed to determine the effectiveness of your production unit.
Related Window Descriptions
Stop Length Analysis
Procedure
- Open the Stop Length Analysis window
for the production unit you want.
- By default, the Analyze Number Of Stops view will
be shown in the window. If you want to change this view, locate the chart view list in the upper right
corner of the window and select Analyze Stop Minutes.
- To view available filter options, right-click
anywhere in the window, and then click Show Search Criteria. The
filter section is shown in the lower part of the window. Note: By
default, the filter section is displayed in the window.
- In the filter section, enter the period of time
that is to be analyzed, as well as the attributes that you want filtered.
Then click Refresh to update the event list.
- To the right of the window you will find several
attributes that are used in the graph. Click on the icon associated with the
attribute you want displayed or hidden in the graph.
- To include an average line in the graph, right-click
on a particular color in one of the bars, and then
click Show Average. Note: To observe a good average value in
the current view, only one value type should be active at any given time.
- To include a cumulative function line in the
graph, right-click on a particular color in one of the bars, and then click
Show Cumulative Function.
- To Zoom In, click the graph and hold down the left
mouse button while drawing a square around the section that is to be enlarged.
Once the square is drawn release the left mouse button. A yellow button
Click to Zoom will now appear. Click this button to change the zoom
level.
- To Zoom Out, right-click on the graph, and then
click Zoom Back to zoom out one level OR right-click and click
Full View to display the original graph size.
- If you want to copy the graph to the clipboard,
right-click on the graph, and then click Copy to Clipboard.
- You can also choose to display only a particular
section of the graph, if necessary. To do so, right-click on the graph, and
then click Preview Pane. The Preview Pane dialog box
opens. Adjust the red square to show the section you want displayed.
- To get a more detailed view of stop events
reported during the specified time period, right-click on the graph, and then click
Show All Events or Show
Selected Events.