Balancing Workloads on a Selected System

You can balance operations between systems using the Workload Balancing command.

Before you begin: Open your session content that must comprise a root system with subsystems and operations.

The Leaf System option must be clicked inMe > Preferences > Manufacturing Planning > System Editor for the display of columns in the Workload Balancing panel.

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About Workload Balancing
Using Drifting Operations in Workload Balancing
  1. Select the root System in the tree.
  2. From the Authoring section of the action bar, click Workload Balancing .
    The Workload Balancing panel appears.
  3. Click Process Gantt .
    The Gantt chart opens showing how the operations are sequenced.

  4. Select a rectangle representing an operation in the System2 column of the bar chart.
    The rectangle changes from dark blue to light blue and a tooltip gives information about the operation. The operation is also highlighted in the tree.
  5. Drag and drop the selected rectangle to the System3 column of the bar chart.
    The operation is added to System3. The table is updated accordingly (total time, utilization, and so on).

    The Gantt chart is also updated to show that the operation is now added to System3, and the operations in System2 and System3 are resequenced.

  6. Right-click an operation.
    A context menu appears allowing you to create, edit or delete time analysis information, or to modify operation properties.
  7. Create a time analysis on the operation.
    For more information, see the Time-Motion Study User's Guide.
  8. Right-click the operation and select Properties, then change Time mode to Analyzed time in the Properties dialog box.
  9. Right-click the Total Time cell in the table.
    A context menu appears allowing you to change the time type displayed on operations.
  10. Select Time Type Defined on Operation.
    The bar chart is updated to show analyzed time on the operation with the time analysis.