(14) Resource quantity
You can register as resources any non-consumable thing in the factory that can be used in production, including machines, human workers, tools, jigs, and electric power. Each resource that you register has associated with it a resource quantity, which represents the number or quantity of the resource that is available for use. You can specify the resource quantity for each resource as a real number value (e.g., 1, 2, 2.5) which can vary from day to day or from shift to shift. You can also define the amount of resource quantity consumed by each job to be a number other than 1, such as 0.3, 0.5, 1.1 and so on.
(15) Furnace resources
Asprova supports resources such as furnaces that can group together multiple jobs for simultaneous processing when certain specifications or attributes match.
(16) Tank resources
Asprova supports resource such as tanks which have constraints on the amount of item which can be produced at once.(17) Production time rounding
You can specify a unit for rounding production start and end times so as to always start production right on the hour or minute.(18) MAX production suspend time
You can specify a maximum amount of time for which production can be suspended for breaks and so on. This can be used to avoid decomposition, transformation, or premature drying of partially completed items.(19) MAX setup suspend time
You can specify a maximum amount of time for which setup can be suspended. This can be used to prevent setup from being suspended over a break or weekend or to prevent the setup from being separated from the production run.(20) Sub resources
You can control constraints relating to workers, molds, tools, jigs, or electrical power which are used together with the main machine for production. For example, in a packaging line where 500 workers are available during the day but only 150 at night, you can create a schedule that respects this constraint.
(21) Setup resources
You can control constraints relating to workers or other resources which are used during setup for a job. For example, if there are 2 setup workers and 1 must be present for each setup operation, you can create a schedule that ensures that no more than 2 setups occur at once. You can also make detailed availability settings, where, for example, 3 setup workers are available during the day, but only 1 is available at night.
(22) Dynamic setup time calculation
Asprova calculates setup times based on the ordering of jobs in the schedule. This is useful, for example, when the setup time differ depending on the color sequence.(23) Worker requirement calculation
You can choose not to use worker availability as a strict constraint, and instead have Asprova calculate the number of workers that are needed.(24) Multiple machines per worker
You can specify constraints, for example, where 1 worker can operate up to 3 machines at once, or where 2 workers together can operate up to 5 machines at once.
(25) Next resource constraints
You can specify which resources can be used in the process following production on a given resource. You can choose for this to be a strict constraint or specify a weight for balancing this criterion with others.
Note: Many additional features exist which are not listed here.
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