Utilization

This document explains how to customize Utilization settings for Manufacturing Planning. These settings are mainly useful for resource utilization in line balancing.

Select the Utilization tab to access options for:

Utilization Computation



When this check box is selected, the utilization of systems and working resources is calculated and displayed.

By default, the check box is selected.

Utilization Criteria



The utilization criteria are given as percentages.

Resource utilization over a maximum value (100%, by default) and below a minimum value (75%, by default) are always displayed.

If you select the check boxes on the right-hand side, the two middle ranges will also be displayed.

You can modify the maximum value, minimum value, and middle ranges.

By default, the colors shown above are used to display the ranges, and the two check boxes for the middle ranges are selected.