Production runs

A production run (job) is the execution of one or more operations on a production line to make semi-finished or finished goods, transforming input material into output material. Specific operations are defined by the capabilities of the machines in the production line.

A production order can be split into one or more jobs that are scheduled in sequence when allocated to a line ahead of time.

These are the most common reasons for having more than one job for a production order:

• The routing includes operations from multiple lines, with one job per line.

• Spreads the load across multiple pieces of equipment, with parallel jobs on different lines.

• Splits the order into smaller quantities to make in a series of jobs over time.

• Stops the job part way through and reschedules the remainder as another job for the same production order.

Production runs are the heart of Infor MES, with almost everything connected to a job:

• Material consumed into the process
• Material created from the process
• Traceability
• Counts of material created, scrapped, or reworked
• Quality measurement results
• Tools used

The estimated duration of each job in the schedule is automatically calculated by MES, using these parameters:

• The target cycle time of the bottleneck operation
• The production order quantity for the job
• The budget efficiency for the production line, which is an expected OEE for the production line, assuming it does not always run at full speed.