Viewing the loading of tools

Tools Loading

This page allows you to view the work load as a percentage assigned to the tools. Tell me more.

Select the “Tool Loading” link from the bottom of the “Tools Assignment” or the “View Tool Assignment” page.

The “Tools Loading” page appears.

Enter the following field, if you know the tool for which you wish to view the loading:

Tool Code

The tool for which you wish to view the loading details (Alphanumeric, 30).

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Press <Enter>. The system retrieves the description of the tool below.

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Enter the following field if you wish to view the loading of tools attached to a work group other than the work group specified in the previous page.

Work Group	The work group for which you wish to view the loading of tools (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure that the work group is already defined in the “Create Work Group” activity of the “Work Group” business component and is in the “Active” status. Ensure that the work group entered here belongs to the planning group specified in the “Planning Group” field. Data entry in this field is mandatory if you leave the “Planning Group” field blank.
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	Press <Enter>. The system displays the description of the work group below.
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Note: If you have entered a planning group and have not entered a work group, the system retrieves the loading of tools for all the work groups belonging to the planning group.

If you wish to view the loading of tools of a planning group, enter the following field:

Planning Group

The planning group for which you wish to view the loading of the tools (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure that the planning group is already defined in the “Create Planning Group” activity of the “Maintenance Organization” business component and is in the “Active” status. Data entry in this field is mandatory if you have not entered a work group in the “Work Group” field.

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Press <Enter>. The system displays the description of the planning group below.

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Enter the following in the “Assign. Date” Field:

From (Day 1)	The date from which the work order is scheduled to start (Date Format). Data entry in this field is mandatory, if you have specified a work group or a planning group.
To	The date till which the work order is scheduled to complete (Date Format). Ensure that you enter a date greater than the date entered in the “From (Day 1)” field.

Click the “Get Details” pushbutton.

The system retrieves in the “% Loading” multiline, the tool loading as a percentage for each day starting from the date entered in the “From (Day 1)” field till the date in the “To” field:

Tool Code	The tool for which the loading is calculated and displayed.
Tool Sr. No.	The serial number of the tool.
Day 1…Day 15	The percentage utilization of the tool on the date starting from the date specified in the “From (Day 1)” field till the date specified in the “To” field. The loading is calculated as follows:
	The number of hours for which the tool is available in a day is ascertained either from the tool calendar or from the number of hours that has been specified in the “Option Settings” activity of the “Tools” business component. If a tool calendar is not defined, then the system checks if this tool is defined as equipment and if there is a preventive maintenance schedule attached to it. In that case, the system checks for the availability of the tool for each day. If there is no calendar and no PM Schedule defined, the number of hours for which the tool is available for the day is assumed to be 24 hours.
	The total number of hours for which the tool is actually assigned to the work orders is calculated.
	The loading is then calculated by the following formula:
	Tool Loading = Assigned hours of the tool / Available Hours of the tool * 100
Description	The description of the tool.

Click the “Cancel” pushbutton to return to the previous page

Viewing the loading of tools – An overview

This page allows you to view the work load as a percentage assigned to the tools belonging to the work group that is responsible for carrying out the work order. You can view the workload of the tools for the period for which you wish to assign tools to the work order. You can enter the tool code directly and view the tool loading, or you can also enter a work group or a planning group and view the loading of tools belonging to it. The system displays the tool loading for each day starting from the date that you have specified as the start date till the end date. If you have not specified any end date, the system displays the tool loading for fifteen days from the start date.

The system calculates the tool loading as follows:

The number of hours for which the tool is available in a day is ascertained.
The number of hours for which the tool has actually been assigned to work orders on each day is ascertained.
The system calculates the tool loading as a percentage of the number of the hours the tool has been assigned to work orders to the total number of hours for which the skill is available for assignment.

Prerequisite

Create Work Group of “Work Group” business component
Create Planning Group of “Maintenance Organization” business component