Entering Overlap Percentages

 

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When a routing for a work order is planned, it may often be possible to begin an operation before the previous operation has been completed. The degree to which an operation may begin before the previous operation has been completed is referred to as the overlap percentage. A 100 percent overlap means that an operation is scheduled to start simultaneously with the previous operation. A 25 percent overlap indicates that an operation is scheduled to start when the previous operation is 75 percent complete.

You can control the overlap percentage allowed for an operation using the Overlap % field for a work order step on the Work Order Entry Operations tab. You can also maintain the overlap percentage for a standard routing step using Routing Maintenance.

Note An overlap percentage entry for the first step in a routing has no effect because there is no preceding step. Overlap percentages are also ignored when multiple operations are performed at the same center.

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Scheduling