> Balancing the Workload

Balance the workload by adjusting the schedule.

Follow these steps to balance the workload.

  1. Open the Work order rescheduling form (WXCAPA).

  2. Click Selection criteria to select work orders for which to balance the workload. Datastream 7i displays the Selection criteria dialog box.

  3. Enter selection criteria as necessary, and then click OK to select the work orders. Datastream 7i selects the work orders and displays them on the Work order rescheduling form (WXCAPA).

   Click Count to view the number of work orders to be selected without actually selecting them.

  1. Click to move the current work order ahead in time. Click to move the current work order back in time. In the lower section of the form, Datastream 7i displays colors to represent labor availability versus labor required for the work order:

By adjusting work orders in the schedule, you can reschedule them at times when enough labor is available, and thus balance the workload.

   Click PM Details to view the details of the current work order.