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Written by Danna
Updated over a week ago

This article applies and reflects the UI of the older Gantt offering. Please refer to the current Gantt orientation article, based on the current UI.

View the current activity on the production floor and the jobs pending production in a convenient Gantt chart. The Gantt chart offers planning experts and production managers a better way to stay informed, tackle their constraints and meet their production targets.

The GANTT pulls in all of the live updates from across the production floor - current production rates, malfunctions, machine downtime, extended setup - and charts expected completion times for current running jobs and the expected run-times for future jobs.

The chart comes in two forms:

  • View the chart for the entire production floor to allocate assets at scale, across the entire plant.

  • View the chart for a single machine to focus on issues specific to a particular asset.

Scheduling options

  1. Reschedule WOs easily. Drag & drop the jobs to reorder them. The Gantt chart will automatically recalculate to reflect the changes.

  2. Cancel WOs directly in the chart. Bulk-selection is supported. They will be removed for good.

  3. Terminate incomplete WOs directly in the chart. Bulk-selection is supported.

Planning support

  1. Add a requested delivery date or job-end date to the Gantt chart. Now the chart will automatically highlight any WOs that are expected to be completed behind schedule. Overdue WOs (those expected to be completed late) will be highlighted in red. This will help alert you of expected delays.
    The chart constantly recalculates based on the current status in the production floor. So when a minor delay today, is projected to lead to a large delay downstream, the chart will automatically raise awareness and provide notice well in advance. If the problem is over-scheduling and under-capacity, the chart will provide a striking visual that will communicate chronic resource shortages, making it easier to argue your case.

  2. View additional details about each WO directly in the chart interface. It's all there. Hover over a job to see the complete planning details. That way, unless you need to update the recipe, you can get all the information necessary directly from the Gantt chart.

  3. Ask the chart specific questions and get to-the-point, direct answers. For example:

    • Search for the WOs of a particular end-customer to estimate the shipping date, and provide a status report for a particular customer.

    • Search by a mold to see when it will be needed and when it can safely be cleaned and sent for maintenance.

    • Search by a product and consolidate multiple WOs for the same product, to maximize efficiency.

  4. Add the indication for shift changeover times: Click Settings > select Shifts.
    The black bars mark shift changeover times (according to the shift calendar). Take shift changeover times into consideration, and consider their interaction with WO changeover times and other considerations.

  5. Add the indication for scheduled events (lunch breaks, holidays, staff meetings, etc.): Click Settings > select Events.
    The chart display changes. Events are now shown below each WO. The dates in the chart reflect the effects of scheduled events even if the display doesn't show events. But it can be easier to see the effects of events on WO projected times, with the events visible.

Viewing options

  1. Filter by department and/or machines.

  2. Configure the view Settings: Select relevant categories, such as requested end time, shipping date, guaranteed delivery date, etc.
    Click Settings > select the relevant categories.

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