Finite Scheduling
Finite capacity scheduling planning considers the facility’s current and future capacity. It then compiles this data to organize and release work that uses available resources effectively. Advanced Manufacturing finite scheduling optimizes work center throughput (assigned work completed as quickly as possible).
Planners can influence both the work order sequence and the number of assets that a work order can use at one time.
While creating an Advanced Manufacturing finite capacity schedule, be aware that:
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Work orders not associated with a NetSuite routing should not be scheduled.
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By default, operations are scheduled to be completed on a single asset determined by earliest availability.
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You can define concurrency (occurring at the same time) to allow work order operations to run simultaneously over multiple assets.
The number of concurrent assets should not exceed the number of assets assigned to the manufacturing work bench operation sequence.
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Planned status work orders do not support full scheduling or end-to-end scheduling even when Auto-Scheduling is enabled.
To create a finite capacity schedule, you must release work orders in sequence after they are created. For more information, see Releasing Work Orders.