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mkjain
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Sep 06, 2024

Creating production schedule in Project

Hi, I am struggling to find right software for a production scheduling application, for a fast moving manufacturing environment. Eventually I reached to Microsoft Project plan 3 free trial. I find i...
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John-project
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Sep 21, 2024
mkjain,
Again, not fully knowing or understanding your process flow I can't tell you how to arrange your scheduling by color or size. You are the best one to determine which better fits with your process flow.

I suggest you try different scenarios and see which works best for you.
John
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mkjain
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Sep 21, 2024
Hi,
I meant basic steps how to group based on color, like what features of ms project to use and how to. One way I expect is , create a custom field for color, group them by color.
View more group and create a group for color .

Then apply and level all?
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    mkjain
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    Sep 22, 2024

    RodFromm ,

    I tried to create a simpler example on the link below:
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mHOdtK6_3zPY89O6aBfbJ-QHhW2kus47/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101171441246165589914&rtpof=true&sd=true

     

    Each bold row item indicated as firstone, secondone is a summary task, which basically is a finished product, and M1, M2, M3 are the machines for three different process stages. There will be multiple machine suitable for a stage, and we will allocate the one while creating a schedule. 

     

    I will try to keep similar color product as closely scheduled as possible, if in all cases it may be not possible that's fine, similarly at another stage I will prefer to keep same size product near by scheduled. 

     

    I have seen "Siemens Opcenter" as an alternative for this purpose, you may find it on internet.

    Opcenter Production Scheduling for Plastic Injection Molding - ATS Global

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzPnpAsS4PA

     

    APS vs ERP Scheduling: What APS Does that ERP Does Not (Opcenter Planning & Scheduling Webinar)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffcOSuskqEs

     

    Basically we are able to schedule it well, challenge is current practicle does not care if all or most blue are nearby scheduled? so we need to do many set up changes if wish to follow, do you find some workaround? Please suggest. 

     

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    RodFromm
    Iron Contributor
    Sep 22, 2024

    mkjain Can you give an example of what color/size represent in the schedule. Have you seen this functionality in other project management tools? Regardless, if you could mockup a screenshot in Excel it may help provide a solution, assuming it's even possible.

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    mkjain
    Brass Contributor
    Sep 21, 2024
    John,
    If so, then it simply means we can not schedule based on color/size/such attributes and if there are no other ways to achieve it in MS project, then I would infer MS project is not suitable for production scheduling. I was hopeful that this would be achieved, at east with some tricks etc.
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    John-project
    Silver Contributor
    Sep 21, 2024
    mkjain,
    Yes you can create custom fields for color, size or any other attribute and you can even group on those fields. But custom fields are independent of Project's scheduling engine, custom fields are simply adjunct information.

    Keep in mind that leveling only applies to resources, information in custom fields cannot be "leveled".

    John

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