Creating a Resource - Changeover Tab

  1. Open the Resources overview window by selecting Factory > Resources.
  2. Click New at the bottom of the Resources overview window.
    A dialog box is displayed.
  3. Enter a unique code for the new resource.
  4. Click the OK button.
    The Resource Entry window opens.
  5. In the entry window, click the Changeover tab.
  6. Define the standard changeover.
  7. If the changeover after idle time is not standard, select the corresponding check box.
    Note: 
    • If this check box is selected, the changeover after idle time is taken into consideration when calculating the changeover time for tank batches.
    • When creating resources, only switch to non-standard changeover at resource if necessary. This option can have severe performance penalties for the Solver, especially when a utility or enabling claim on changeover or setup is present.
  8. If you have specified non-standard changeover after idle time, you can enter the time for the changeover after idle time and the idle time in the corresponding fields.
  9. Specify the changeover constraint.
  10. Optionally, specify the duration settings.
    1. In the duration matrices section, click Select.
    2. In the available items section of the Transition Matrix Selection dialog box, double-click the duration matrices that you want to include and click OK.
    3. In the duration rules section, click Select.
    4. In the available items section of the Transition Rule Selection dialog box, double-click the duration rules that you want to include and click OK.
    5. In the duration formula list, select a calculation formula for the selected duration matrices and duration rules.
  11. Optionally, specify the cost settings.
    1. In the cost matrices section, click Select.
    2. In the available items section of the Transition Matrix Selection dialog box, double-click the cost matrices that you want to include and click OK.
    3. In the cost rules section, click Select.
    4. In the available items section of the Transition Rule Selection dialog box, double-click the cost rules that you want to include and click OK.
    5. In the cost formula list, select a calculation formula for the selected cost matrices and cost rules.
  12. Click OK to save your changes and close the window. Alternatively, continue populating tabs on this window.
Related topics
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Overview Windows
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Creating a Resource - General Tab
Idle Time