Work Center Load for RRP

The Resource Requirements Planning Regeneration program provides a numerical breakdown, by planning period, of the capacity load that is placed on a work center. Use this information to determine whether to adjust capacity or the forecast.

The code in the Prime Load field on the Work Center Master Revisions form determines the type of load. For example, if you enter machine and setup hours as the prime load code, the numbers that appear differ from those that appear if you enter machine hours only.

This table describes the calculations for the types of load:

Calculation Type	Description
Rated profile	The amount of capacity that is available for a work center.
Loaded profile	The capacity that is required to meet the forecast: Loaded profile = (forecast quantity × labor or machine hours) ÷ (efficiency × utilization) × time basis code.
Percent resource used	The loaded profile divided by the rated profile.
Resource available	The rated profile minus the loaded profile.
Accumulated resources available	A running total of available resources.

When the system calculates the demand, it is offset by the Resource Offset value from the Capacity Resource Profile table (F3303). The resource offset determines the number of days that the actual use of a work center resource should be offset from the forecasted need.