Schedule Periods
Schedule periods define the period of time in which you want to schedule production. A period may be a single shift, a day, a week, or any period of time applicable to your manufacturing environment.
A schedule period defines not only a period of time in terms of calendar and working days, but also the total number of production hours available for that period. Although an employee may be scheduled to work an 8‑hour day, the total production hours may be less.
Example: An employee is scheduled to work an 8-hour shift, with 30 minutes for lunch and two 15-minute breaks.
8 – .5 – .25 – .25 = 7 total production hours
If the schedule period is defined as a 7-day calendar week with 5 working days, the total production hours are 35.