Add/Removing Work Centers 

Find the desired Product number record.  

The  "Add/Delete"button enables the user to add or delete work centers to the Work Order Traveler Setup. The screen then fills the right side with all of the standard work centers, and enables an Add All and a Remove All button.

Work Centers may be moved to either side by double clicking on the side from which to move.

If the user wishes to add all work centers to the Work Order Traveler Setup, then remove a few unwanted ones, pressing the “Add All” button will transfer all work centers to the Work Order Traveler Setup. Likewise, pressing the “Remove All” button will remove all but the fixed work centers from the Work Order Traveler Setup.

Work Order Traveler Setups may be added more than once, to accommodate multiple visits to the same work area during production (e.g. test).  Depress the Done button when the movement is completed.

The  "Reorder" button allows the user to reorder the Work Order Traveler Setup in any order desired. Pressing this button will bring up ordering buttons on the left side of each work center in the Product Work Order Traveler Setup.

The user may then click on any of these buttons and drag a work center to the desired order.

Depress the Done button when the reordering is completed. 

Update Open Work Orders

This button allows the user the option to update specific work orders which will then reflect the modified Work Order Traveler Setup. Otherwise, current Work Orders will NOT be updated, but future Work Orders created will carry the modified Work Order Traveler Setup. Depressing the button will bring up the following screen: To select multiple items in the list, hold the Ctrl key down and click on those items you want to update. Depress the OK button.

Editing the Run/Setup Times or Part Number Info

Find the desired Product number record.

Depressing the Edit Record button within any of the tabs will display the following dialogue box:

WC Run/Setup time

Selecting the WC Run/Setup Time allows the user to edit the Work Center data on the mid-right side of the screen and if the product is serialized it allows you to choose the Work Center to start tracking ther serial number.

The user should place the cursor on the work center to be edited, then on the times to be edited. The user may modify one or more Work Centers, and then, after modification, the user must either Save or Cancel the modifications.

The area below this screen, labeled All Work Centers, will show the total times of all work centers and/or activities. This will automatically update. 

 

 

Note:  There are two different ways to track SETUP and RUN times for Job Costing and Product Data Management in ManEx.

 

1.    By entering Run and Setup Times in the Work Order Traveler Setup under Production Planning.

2.    By entering the Run and Setup Times in Activities Setup under the Work Center Setup.

Using the first choice is preferred when there is a great variability in the products produced and the setup and run rates in each work center. The second choice is preferred when the product flow is uniform, the machine rates are well established and the setup times very uniform regardless of product. The choice is made in the Production Schedule Setup module. Use of Run and Setup Times is optional unless Job Costing module is in use.

"Starting Work Center for Tracking Serial No"  Choose from the pull down which Work Center you would like to begin tracking the Serial numbers.  The system does not allow selection of "FGI" or "SCRP" as a starting WC for Serialization, because this will cause the system to become stuck bewteen SFT and Serial number assignment.   NOTE:   If the starting work center is removed, when user clicks “Update WO” button, all the WC qty and SN (if any) except for FGI and SCRP work centers will be moved back to STAG work center because the system will treat the STAG as the starting tracking SN work center.   

 

 Activity Run/Setup Time

Selecting the Activity Run/Setup Time will open up the Activities tab and then the system allows the user to edit the timing established for Activities associated with the work center.

If the Work Center has no activities assigned, the screen will remind the user accordingly.

 If there are activities associated with the work center, they may be edited on the lower middle of the Action screen. 

 

Note:  If user enters setup/run times at activity level the system will accumulate the times for all the activities (for that specific work center) and assign it to the WC level and overwrite whatever number if any entered there. If the user tries to change the WC setup/run times they will receive a warning that there are setup/run times at the activity level and these must be removed before they will be allowed to change the WC setup/run times. If the user decreases the activity setup/run times to 0 or remove the activity, then the user can add or edit the WC setup/run time.

After modification, the user must either Save or Cancel the modifications. 

Part Number Information

Selecting the Part Number Information allows the user to edit the part description, status, and/or per pnl/sht.    

Note: Users MUST have special rights within the Security module to check the "Traveler Released" box.  Users with “supervisor’s rights” will automatically have access.    This box must be check when usiing the Unreleased Work Order List and the Work Center Checklist .

After modification, the user must either or Save or Cancel the modifications.