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Picaso Production Schedule - Classic
Open a schedule
In Picaso, hit this icon: 
. It opens a list of Schedules:
Use the search to find the one you need.
Once you find the one you were looking for, hit: 
You may also create a schedule (hit: 
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Schedule properties
The schedule properties, beside its name and description, is mostly its a list of lines.
Use the 
icon to open the inventory of lines; and use the arrow keys to update the list of lines.
All lines show next to each other, in a sequence that is determined by the equipment "Unit Position"
Schedule properties - Edit Display
EDIT SCHEDULE Properties
Each User can display fields in the sequence you want from top to bottom
For example display Product description on top line then Qty on next line , etc
System will save for each User
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Linking runs together
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| Select two runs, then hit this key. Runs are now linked in a predecessor / successor relationship. See Predecessor/Successor. |
| To cancel the relationship. |
Candidate runs
Picaso generated runs. Resulting from imbalance between demand and supply
Run details
Inserting a run on the schedule
From scratch
Position your cursor on the production line / existing run on that line. Right click:
and select "
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You may insert a run after or before an existing run:
It opens a window as below:
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In that window, populate either the SKU, or the Picaso material & package code. Picaso will pull in complementary data. The default formula auto-populates. You may pick another valid formula if necessary. Valid means: within validity date & formula assigned to the relevant production line via production standard effectivity. |
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For this product/package/line, there is only one production standard effectivity: Would there be more than one, the one with the default check mark would be selected automatically by default (duh!). |
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| As per previous run (+transition), the new run can start Nov 27 at 7:15 am the earliest. |
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| You may also anchor the new run to a given date/time (here, we indicate that we want the new run to start no earlier than Nov 30 at 8:15 am) |
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Enter a quantity: It results in the duration of the run being recalculated as per rate (here, 0.4 MT/h), Up Time from the line (or Op, here = 80%), and yield (here = 100 %) |
Duration = 10 MT / (0.4 MT/h) = 25 h. However, a 80 % Up Time affects negatively the duration: 25 h / 0.8 = 31.25 h. Or 1 day, 7h, and 15 min. The yield is 100 %, therefore it does not affect the run duration.  | ||||||||||||||||
If the yield was set to 80% (you can modify it in the run, and it will only affect that run), it would result in both: |
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| The standard rate is pulled from the production standard efficiency (through the formula picked for that run). |
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| The rate can be modified in the run itself. It will only affect that run and its duration. |
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| Note that you may enter quantity with alternative units of measures or multiples of lot size:
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Formula | |||||||||||||||||
| The formula tab of a run shows the components of said run. Here, only one component. |
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Highlight the component and hit the
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| These values are auto-populated from the standard formula details: |
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Effect of yield on components quantityUsing the example above: 80% yield results in an increased component consumption:
Contrary to output gross production, the effect of a yield is visible on the component's grid. | |||||||||||||||||
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By default, a predecessor / successor relationship links together two consecutive runs on the same production line. | When inserting a run, the | ||||||||||||||||
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However, a link can be setup between a run and any other run of any other line. Select two runs (keep the shift key down), then hit the The Link Properties dialog box lets you adjust the details. |
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Once saved, the runs are linked. In this example, the PVDF 6006/0001 CZ run on XCOMPOUND is the predecessor and the PVDF 6010/1001 CZ is the successor. |
Note that because of this relationship, the later run to the left (PVDF 6010/1001 CZ) was pushed down to meet the requirements of that relationship. | ||||||||||||||||
Now that these runs are linked together, moving one run results in the other run moving too to comply with the link properties. Any other run in the way will be pushed down. |
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Notes | |||||||||||||||||
Free text. A yellow icon in the run header Notes can also be inherited from Production Standard Notes and Formulation Notes. |
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Copy from another run
Copying multiple runs
Modifying a run
Moving a run
Deleting one/multiple runs
Inserting a floating downtime
Units of measure and lot sizing
As long as they have been defined, other units of measure can be used
Package
Picking package let you enter quantity in multiple of a the material package code. Here, 25 kg bags. The 25 kg is defined in the packages table of ADM
15 kg bags will therefore translate in a 380 kg run.
Lot size
Going with Lots let you enter quantity in multiple of one lot size. Here, 1 MT. The lot size comes from the Production Standard for this material on this line.
This default lot size can be modified in the run itself (and for the sake of this example, we will do just that). Lot size is now 0.35 MT per lot.
once modified in the run, it updates the corresponding production standard in ADM.
It is now much easier when thinking in lots: just enter the number of lots to be produced (here: 250 lots); Picaso will calculate how it translates in MT: 87.50 MT.
The lot size comes from the Production Standard for this material on this line:
Transitions
Picaso calculates changeover times between runs (if configured in ADM). The transition in the right-hand screen screenshot, indicated by XXX, is generated automatically. |
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| The duration is derived from the transition matrix assigned to the line (here, line CO4 in Oudenaarde) in the equipment table. |
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The transition matrix itself can be found in the ADM Transition Table. If the Default checkbox is activated, the Default values are used. Here, there is a default Down time of 240 min. |
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If a product specific transition is defined, it will take precedence over the default. In this example, no product-to-product specific record match the actual run sequence. Hence, default duration being used (240 min).
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Alternative to product-to-product transition, a group-to-group transition makes the maintenance of transition matrices less labor intensive. Instead of a list of product-to-product transition being maintained in the transition matrix, groups of products are defined. The transition rules are defined at group level. |
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| Groups are defined in the Classification table, and products are assigned to them. |
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Equipment Calendars
Lines recurring downtimes (i.e. weekends, shifts, etc.) are maintained there. In this example, lines CO2, CO3 & CO4 are down every WE. Line CO5 is a 24/7 type line. |
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Lines CO2 CO3 and CO4 are assigned to "24 Hours/5 Days" calendar Line CO5 is assigned to "24 H/6 D OUD" calendar. |
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| "24 Hours/5 Days" calendar shows that Sundays and Saturdays are off. |
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| "24 H/6 D OUD" calendar configuration shows that all days are working days. |
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But it'll start Friday around noon, and complete early Monday morning. |
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Equipment Calendar Events (fixed downtimes)
This is where you want to manage your shutdowns and fixed downtimes. Contrary to floating downtimes, these events cannot move. They are therefore ideal to represent annual shutdown. Insert a fixed downtime in the Equipment Calendar Events table. |
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It will create show on the Schedule
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| Note that a fixed downtime applies to a calendar. Hence to all lines assigned to that calendar. |
Saving a schedule
| Only one person may edit a schedule at a time. One person editing, other people displaying is fine. |
| Some plants created a Google Chat Room to check with other site planners when going in a schedule in edit mode |
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Production Schedule upload to SAP
The production schedule is uploaded once a day into SAP. For more on this, read the corresponding note.
On-demand upload is also supported. Security must be given to a user to be allowed to upload the schedule. When running on-demand, runs on lines/locations that the user is allowed for are uploaded into SAP. More about this here.)
Print a schedule
| From the menu, pick "Gantt Print..." |
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| Hit 'OK' |
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| It opens an Excel spreadsheet. |
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| The layout of the Gantt may be configured: click “Add-ins”, then “Time Scale”, then choose “Set Scale” from the dropdown list, you should see an Edit Time Scale window open up (See demo screenshot below). |
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| This ables to update the Time Increment value. |
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Dynamic Scheduling
Dynamic Scheduling is an add-on to standard Picaso. It enables the generation of a production schedule with more sophisticated which, contrary to the standard, can account for the production wheel, production cycle, and other constraints that can be programmed.