QAD 2016 Enterprise Edition Training Guides > Shop Floor Control > Set Up Shop Floor Control > Exercise: Operation Scheduling
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Exercise: Operation Scheduling
This exercise demonstrates the difference between work order due dates based on system-calculated lead times based on standard order quantity and operation scheduling based on actual work order quantities. It also demonstrates forward scheduling.
1 Using Work Order Maintenance (16.1), create a work order for item 02003 at site 10-200 for a quantity of 100. Let the release and due dates default.
• Either let the system assign the work order number or manually assign a work order number such as Test 01 so you can easily find your work order later.
• Set the work order status to “E” - exploded.
• Note the system scheduled due date.
2 Using Work Order Routing Maintenance (16.13.13), route your work order. Note the due date for operation 30 is the same as the order due date.
3 Using Work Order Maintenance (16.1), create another work order for item 02003 at site 10-200 for a quantity of 500. Let the release and due dates default.
• Either let the system assign the work order number or manually assign a work order number such as Test 02 so that you can easily find your work order later.
• Set the work order status to E (exploded).
• Note the system scheduled due date.
4 Using Work Order Routing Maintenance (16.13.13), check the start and due dates for all operations on your work order. Why are the start dates before the release date?
5 Using Work Order Maintenance (16.1), create another work order for item 02003 at site 10-200 for a quantity of 500.
• Either let the system assign the work order number or manually assign a work order number such as Test 03 so that you can easily find your work order later.
• Set the work order status to E (exploded).
• Let the release default to today’s date and delete the due date (make the due date field blank). This forces the system to forward schedule the order from the release date.
• Cycle through all the work order screens and note the system scheduled due date.
6 Using Work Order Routing Maintenance (16.13.13), check the start and due dates for all operations on your work order. Using forward scheduling, you avoid the conflict of operation start dates before the release date.