Offset

This field applies to APS and the Scheduler. MRP uses this value indirectly if you use the Lead Time Processor utility to calculate lead time with the Use Offset Hrs option selected.

If the Use Offset Hours check box is selected in the Operations forms, enter in this field the number of hours between the beginning of the previous operation and the beginning of this operation in the routing. For example, suppose you have two operations, 10 and 20. If Operation 20 must start 30 minutes after Operation 10 starts, define Operation 20's Offset value as 0.5.

If the Use Offset Hours check box is selected, and the Offset value is 0.0, then parallel operations are invoked. All operations which define Offset in succession are processed as parallel to the first operation.

If there is move time for this operation, the system will not offset this operation.

See About Overlapping Operations for more information.