Quantity Limits

what it means by setting up the maximum quantity in quantity limits, you can decide the highest number of units your machine or workstation can handle at the same time for example “this furnace can only process 100 parts in one batch ” once you’ve set that limit, planeus will make sure your plan never overloads the resource how it works in resources when the “limit quantity” option is enabled in the resource settings , you enter the maximum quantity the resource can handle at once from then on, the system will always keep this in mind when scheduling orders you can simply type the number units of measurement are irrelevant here the following rules apply to a resource with a quantity limit it will become a multi assignable resource , allow processing multiple tasks at once, up to the maximum quantity you set it cannot be an attendant resource docid\ pwn ellfhl 1hhin7efbn it cannot be a parallel resource docid 5e4pjd vvyxlpkic3oha or installer docid\ u20v5caiqg lvseixch resource how it works in technology in the current version of planeus, if you assign a resource with a quantity limit to a work step you must enter a setup time (the time needed to prepare the resource before work can start) under resources with quantity limits, instead of the duration/unit time, the setup time will be determining the actual length of the work step in the resource planning rules when planeus schedules with maximum quantities, it follows these rules order items stay undivided the system won’t split a single order item into smaller parts if the order fits , the whole item goes on the resource if the order is too big , planeus will fill the quantity on the resource up to the max the leftover quantity is then scheduled as a follow up task on the same resource if the resource have some free space left, a new order that fits into that space will be scheduled there no overlapping allowed when you add new work steps to a resource, planeus always respects the start and end times of the work steps already scheduled this means you cannot place work steps in a staggered or overlapping way on the same machine manual changes if you need to stagger or move work steps anyway, you can do this with free move to prevent mistakes, it’s best to keep fix production orders docid\ mcscw6cemmikvg wspxzv enabled if you need to move a specific work step, you can unlock it docid 7ls4ff8z5 1z5 8egi tl on the gantt chart example 1 machine capacity oven a has a max quantity of 100 pieces you want to run four orders order 1 20 pieces order 2 30 pieces order 3 30 pieces order 4 40 pieces together, that’s 120 pieces — too much for oven a at once what planeus does schedules orders 1 + 2 + 3 = 80 pieces in parallel leaves 20 pieces free puts order 4 = 40 pieces right after so the oven never goes over 100 pieces example 2 using remaining capacity in the case above machine a still has space for 20 pieces now a new order comes in 20 pieces planeus fills the 20 piece gap with the new order — no wasted space with quantity limits , planeus automatically fills leftover capacity , avoids overloads , and keeps machines at the right load manual changes are possible, but you stay in control by fixing or unlocking orders as needed