Define Shop Floor Employees
Explanation
This activity is used to set up existing employees as shop floor employees
belonging to a labor class. Employees defined here are used for planning purposes
as well as for reporting operational and indirect time.
When calculating operation hours, the
priority of calculating the operation hours should be as follows:
- Based on the calendar settings
defined in the Manufacturing Labor Class/Employees
tab.
- If calendar is not defined, when
IFS/Human Resources is installed, refer the employee's work schedules
defined in the Employee
Schedules and Rules
window.
- If employee’s schedule is day type independent or
If IFS/Human Resources is not installed, and no valid schedule exists for
the employee;
then use the
labor class calendar defined in the Manufacturing Labor Class
window.
Prerequisites
- A labor class must be defined in Manufacturing
Labor Class window.
- An employee must be defined in Company/Employees tab.
System Effects
As a result of this activity:
- A new shop floor employee is created.
- The employee will be considered an available resource on the labor
class.
Window
Manufacturing Labor
Class
Related Window Descriptions
Manufacturing Labor Class
Manufacturing
Labor Class/Employees
Procedure
- Open the Manufacturing Labor Class window.
- Select the labor class to which you want to connect a new employee in
the Labor Class field.
- In the Employees tab, create a new line.
- In the Employee ID field, select a value from the list of values.
-
If the utilization for the employee should not be 100%, modify the
Utilization.
- If desired, fill in information in the Filter ID field.
- In the Resume Option field, select a suitable value from the
list. (When an employee reports in, the system resumes operations
according to the value selected in Resume Option field. Only the last
stopped operation will be considered. The last operation should also have
the Auto Stopped check box selected).
- In the Calendar field, enter a calendar if
applicable.
-
If desired, fill in information in the Default Team, Indirect Job
for Diff and Time Idle fields.
- In the Sched Capacity field, select a value from the list.
-
If you
want the employee to be allowed to report time for other employees, select
the Handle Time for Others check box.
- If you want the employee to be allowed to enter and report from
Shop
Floor Workbench window, select the Workbench User check box.
- Click Save (F12).
- Now you can edit the availability range of the employee in the Start Date and
End Date fields if needed. If you do not specify an end date, the shop floor employee will be available indefinitely.