Process Steps
Process step’s Graph Icon: What is it, and what does it do?
Last Updated: April 8, 2025When setting up a process step for a product, you will notice a Graph icon in the field where you assign the time to the process. When you click on this Graph icon, SkyPlanner’s AI will tell you how long it takes to do this process step with accurate information from your past orders. Important:...
Setting and Teardown Times
Last Updated: March 7, 2025This feature lets you define and manage Setting and Teardown times for different process steps. Although different kinds of products can use the same workstation, each one has its own process steps and defined times. When you create an order item or a new product with its process steps, you can adjust Setting and Teardown times from those panels,...
Process Step Completion Degree (Minimum Degree of Manufacture)
Last Updated: March 7, 2025The Process Step Completion Degree (or Minimum Degree of Manufacture) is an intelligent feature that allows the next production step to begin when the preceding step has reached a certain degree of completion. For example, the packaging process can begin when the previous step, like assembly, is 10% complete. This boosts the entire production process,...
Assembly Jobs (Batch Production / Nesting)
Last Updated: March 27, 2025Assembly jobs is a SkyPlanner feature that lets you combine the same process step from different orders into one job. This is useful when you can handle multiple orders at the same time using the same material or setup. For example, if you’re cutting a large sheet of wood for several orders, you can do...
How to edit a job in the GANTT Timeline
Last Updated: March 27, 2025Last-minute changes are common in production scheduling. One job needs to be in a specific workstation or add a new one; you need to divide this job across multiple workstations, or you decide to adjust the setting time or minimum degree of manufacturing. To achieve this: Do not forget to click on Schedule to production...