The application makes it possible to display resource utilization in a defined period, i.e. to compare production capacity to resource utilization. It allows the earlier identification of bottlenecks or the overload/underload of resources.

The application is composed of:

• Header – it allows the user to define a search filter
• Work pane – it displays searched data

Header

The header contains the following data filtering fields:

• Resource – select resources for which utilization should be displayed
• Resource group – select a resource group for which utilization should be displayed
• Time period – enter a utilization period; if no period is entered by the user, it is defined by default, starting from the current date and ending 45 days later
• Cost center – enter a utilization cost center
• Material requirements planning – select one or more requirements plans
• Utilization (%) – enter a percentage utilization value to be displayed. It makes it possible, for instance, to filter out resources with utilization equal to 100%.
• Deletion marker – specify whether resources to be displayed should be marked for deletion
• Site – it displays resource utilization according to a selected site

Work pane

The work pane is composed of the following tabs:

Overview tab

The tab allows the user to preview the rate of resource utilization in a table. The tab’s header contains the following fields and buttons:

• Starting time point – it makes it possible to change the initial date of displayed data. It depends on the subsequent fields.
• Number – it enables the definition of a number by which the initial date is to be changed
• Resolution – it allows the user to define the data display mode and the shift period of the starting point. Available options include:
  • Shift – it displays resource utilization per production shift
  • Day – it displays resource utilization per day
  • Week – it displays resource utilization per week
  • Month – it displays resource utilization per month
• [Capacity] – it displays detailed timing data for a resource, such as:
  • Capacity – the period of time available for production
  • Reserved – the period of time reserved by production orders
  • Planned – the period of time planned for production
  • Total – the combined planned and reserved period of time
• [Reservations] – it displays the number of a production order that is responsible for reserving resource working time
• [Output pages already displayed into file] – it exports table data into an XLS file

Diagram tab

The tab provides a graphical view of the rate of resource utilization. The tab’s header contains the following fields and buttons:

• Starting time point – it makes it possible to change the initial date of displayed data. It depends on the subsequent fields.
• Number – it enables the definition of a number by which the initial date is to be changed
• Resolution – it allows the user to define the data displayed mode and the shift period of the starting point. Available options include:
  • Shift – it displays resource utilization per production shift
  • Day – it displays resource utilization per day
  • Week – it displays resource utilization per week
  • Month – it displays resource utilization per month