Specifying Machine Group Capacities

The machine group capacity allows you to plan your production orders. The machine group capacity, however, is determined for a fixed period. In most cases, this period will be a calendar year. You should therefore check at the turn of the year whether the validity of the machine group capacity will expire. If so, you should specify the new machine group capacity for the coming year. The following procedure describes how to specify the new machine group capacity.

Specifying the new machine group capacity

1. Open the Capacity groups form.
2. Select the first machine group and click the Capacity lines button.
3. Select a capacity line and open the General tab.
4. Check the contents of the From date and To date fields. If the date range has expired, modify it by specifying the date range for the coming year.
5. Check any other data and save your modifications.
6. Return to the Capacity groups form. In the Edit menu, choose Calculate capacity.
7. Enter the required data.
8. Click Start to calculate the new machine group capacity for the specified date range.
9. Repeat this procedure for all machine groups.

Tip: Once you have calculated the machine group capacity for one machine group, you can use the Copy machine group capacity process to copy the capacity lines to another capacity group. Afterwards, run the Calculate machine group capacity process.