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5.10. Rough Cut Capacity Plan by Work Center

A rough cut capacity plan takes into account both planned and actual orders—and calculates the labor and machine capacity required to fulfill the production plan generated by MPS. This differs from a capacity plan, which only considers actual orders. To view a rough cut capacity plan by work center, go to Schedule > Reports > Rough Cut Capacity Plan. The following screen will appear:

Rough Cut Capacity Plan by Work Center

When displaying a rough cut capacity plan by work center, you are presented with the following options:

Show Work Centers

Specify which work centers you want to include in the display:

All Work Centers

Select to display rough cut capacity plan by work center for all work centers.

Selected

Specify work center whose rough cut capacity plan you want to display.

Show Tooling

Select if you want to include tooling capacity information in the display. The following options are available:

All Tooling

Select to include capacity information about all tooling items in the display.

Selected Tooling

Specify tooling item whose capacity information you want to include in the display.

All Sites

Select to display rough cut capacity plan by work center for all sites.

Selected

Specify site whose rough cut capacity plan by work center you want to display.

Start Order Date

Planned and actual orders started on or after this date will be displayed. Start date and end date must be entered for calculation to proceed.

End Order Date

Planned and actual orders ending on or before this date will be displayed. Start date and end date must be entered for calculation to proceed.

Rough Cut Capacity Load

Display lists rough cut capacity plan by work center, using the specified parameters.