Changing the number of workers within a shift

It is necessary to enter the number of workers in the following cases:

• The target cycle time depends on the number of workers (automatic line with variable allocation)
• For calculating productivity (i.e. part per worker hour)

There are two kinds of workers:

• (Planned) workers (number is an integer, no decimal values allowed)

  May be used to determine the correct target cycle time (where dependent on the number of workers) and to calculate productivity.

  Can be activated by the Shift Book Admin operator under Shopfloor > Administration > Configuration using the configuration parameters Workers dependent target cycle times (for target cycle times dependent on the number of workers) or Enable "Planned workers" (only for calculating productivity).

  The possible value range (min/max) can be set using the configuration parameters Minimum number of workers or Maximum number of workers.

• Additional workers (number is a floating-point value)

  Exclusively used to calculate productivity and has no influence over target cycle times dependent on the number of workers. Can be used for indirect workers, for example (milk runners, etc.), who sometimes operate multiple lines simultaneously (therefore floating-point values are possible).

  Can be activated by the Shift Book Admin operator under Shopfloor > Administration > Configuration using the configuration parameter Enable "Additional workers".

The number of workers can be entered as follows:

• When adding or editing a shift

  Add a shift or shift series, Edit a shift, Edit a shift series

  Enter the planned number of workers (valid until revoked, see next point).

• During a shift (procedure below)

  Entry/change can be made at any time.

  However, this method must not be used for correction purposes in the event that an individual worker does not attend work and this non-attendance is unplanned (e.g. due to illness). This function is only intended for when individual workers are moved within production (e.g. when changing over to a more complex type or when starting an order within a shift).

Prerequisites

• Shift Book Leader or Shift Book Admin role
• The Shift book tab is open. Shift book tab.

Procedure

1. In the calendar, click the corresponding shift and then click on .

   The Manage workers within shift dialog opens.

   This dialog can only be displayed for shifts that began in the past and have not yet been completed.
   Only periods within the corresponding shift can be selected as valid from.
   Additional workers is only displayed if this has been enabled by the Shift Book Admin operator under Shopfloor > Administration > Configuration using the configuration parameter Enable additional workers.

   

   Enter data:

   • — Selected entry for Edit number of workers.
     
   • — Selected entry for Delete number of workers.
   • — Add new entry for number of workers.
     
   • Valid from [date] * — start of validity. By default, either the current time is entered, or the last minute of the shift for shifts that have already been completed.
   • Direct workers * — New/changed number of direct workers for the selected shift.
   • Indirect workers * — New/changed number of indirect workers for the selected shift.

     The number of direct and indirect workers is taken from the previous row or from the information in the shift settings.

   • Click Save.