Labor Hours Per Piece/Pieces Per Labor Hour

This field applies to APS, MRP, and the Scheduler.

Select Labor Hours Per Piece to specify that the value that displays next to this field represents an estimate of the hours of cycle time for one piece. For example, if the value is 2.0, and the job quantity is 10, the run time is 20 hours.

Select Pieces Per Labor Hour to specify that the value field represents an estimate of the number of pieces that can be produced in a single hour. For example, if the value is 2, 2 pieces can be produced every hour.

This setting defaults from the Run Basis field on the Shop Floor Control Parameters form.

Note:  See About Operation Duration for more information about how the system calculates the operation's duration for costing, planning, and scheduling.