Production Scheduling Assistant - Andrew Shelley, Radius Solutions

Production 

Scheduling 

Assistant

Production Scheduling Assistant 

• Position within Vision 

• Functionality 

• PSA3 – SQL version 

• Future 

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PSA2 – within Vision and SFDC 

PsaConnect 

Vision II 

PSA2 

SFDC 

Vision 

Pv_job Pv_jobline Pv_jobstep Pv_jobstepprintchanges Pv_jobcomponent Pv_req Pm_item 

Pv_itemgroup Pm_units Item-coating Pv_porderline Pv_poreservation Pv_supplier Pv_joblink 

Pv_sorder Pv_sorderline Pv_sorderitemtype Pv_workcentre Pv_workcconfig Pv_jobline 

Pv_customer Est-attrib-list Pm_user Esthead Wi-die-profile Wi-set Wi-setdef Wi-imp-names 

Wi-multiweb Wi-multiwebdef Wi-profile Wi-r-sub-comp Wi-die Wi-diemat Pv_jobcosts Styleglue 

Sal-cutter Sal-cut-assdie Wi-bform Wi-head Wi-pack Wi-qtylam Pv_itemapprovlevel 

Pv_itemapprovstatus Pv_itemapproval PV_UDElement pv_itemspecialdetails pv_ppbatch 

pv_workcoptions 

SFDC 

Sfstatcode Sfplan Sfjobdet Sfjobitem Sfmachine Sfgrouporder Sfopevent sfeventcds 



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PSA2 – structure and flows 

vision 

sfdc 

PsaConnect 

PSH 

sched2 

check2 

PSA 

PSA 

sched2 



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User Set Up 

• 4 Access levels 

• Control over 20+ separate activities 

• Update access at work center level 

• Update access at individual resource level 



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Parameter Definition 

• File Paths 

• Functionality 

• Parameters 

• Planning Board Warnings 

• Materials 



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Planning Board 

• Display Codes 

• Horizons 

• Defining the text 

• Dragging and Shunting 

• Spot light 

• Running Bars 

• Context sensitive menus 

• Resources 



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Dynamic Work to List 

• Configurable to user requirements 

• Drag one task or a group 

• Multiple column sorting 

• Popular 



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The Scheduling Process 

• New Orders 

• 4 Principal Scheduling Styles 

• Get it on the board – sequence via Dynamic Work List 

• Use Isolated Firm Zone to separate new and sequenced 

• Load to ‘holding area’ and drag 

• Retain in Schedule Control until week of production 

• Re-imported Orders – Merge and Replace 

• Auto Merge and Replace 

• SFDC Feedback 



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Resources 

• Defining and styles 

• Controlling Access 

• Viewing – Planning Board, Task Maint, , Order Maint 

• Key Dates 



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Attributes 

• Multiple tables as source 

• Links via task or item 

• Business forms – multiple parts 

• Viewing – task card ticket, 

Schedule Control, Dynamic work to list 



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Standard and user defined neons 

• 9 standard neons 

• Up to 10 User defined neons 

• Adding a new neon 



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Work Center parameters 

• Default speed and efficiency factor 

• Capability groups – in use and defined 

• Scheduling Styles – serial/parallel 

• Generic Work centers 

• Firm Lines – moving or static 

• Isolated Firm Zone 

• First Schedule to 

• Auto Complete 



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Housekeeping 

• Defining and linking patterns 

• Applying into the future 

• Changing Patterns 

• Exceptions – Bank Holidays etc 

• Retaining Completed Orders 

• Non working periods 

• Compacting 



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Custom Reports 

• Report directories 

• Letter v A4 

• Custom versions of standard reports 

• Work center specific work list 

• Search Rules 

• DSN for linking to Vision and SFDC tables 

• Standard queries for efficient links 



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Utilization 

• Report by shift, day, week or month 

• Available, Overload, Material usage 

• Customer reservations 



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PsaConnect 

• Optimized attribute retrieval 

• Faster PSA to Pecas transfer 

• Notify Pecas of PSA deletes 

• Test for missing material updates 

• Monitor data returned from SFDC 

• Automatic SFDC delete cycle 

• Separate update for attributes and resources 

• Credit checking at order and customer level 



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Queuing 

• Small number of What-If users 

• Large number of Auto-Sync and read only users 

• Conflicts with PsaConnect 

• Resolution by 4 queues prioritized to What-If 

• Standard in future version 



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Recent Improvements 

• Bypass PSA to give direct SFDC visibility 

• Utilization Graph Summary 

• Material criticality at subgroup level 

• Display code change from the planning board 

• Difference check enhancements 

• Color codes work centers 

• Chinese translation 



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PSA3 – the SQL version 

• Evolution 

• Security 

• Simplicity 

• Increased integration 

• Single db - multi company, multi plant 



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PSA3 – the SQL version 

• Live at 3 plants – parallel running at other 

• Simplified user interface 

• Better multiple screen support 

• Item level attributes 

• Full Delivery Schedule and Inventory visibility 

• Improved Dynamic work to list – materials, resources 

• User defined neons use formula and field/field compare 

• Simplified PsaConnect runs as and when required 

• Enhanced notes system 

• Plotting assistants usage 



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Under Development 

• Windows Authentication 

• Task and Order Grouping 

• Multiple plant views 

• Automatic test for software updates 

• Tooling – requirements, availability, usage, allocation 

• Optimization of one or more work centers 

• Better documentation 



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Under Development 

Questions 



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