Timing on a Job with Split over Multiple Presses

Timing on a Job with Split over Multiple Presses

Larger printers usually have identical presses, and when bigger run jobs come in they can split the job and run it on identical presses at the same time.

Viewing the Versions (Kinds) on a Print Job

Viewing Versions (Kinds) on The Job Details

Versions will show up in different places on the Job Details:
In the example job we have multiple versions:


By hovering over either the quantity in blue at the top, or the advanced quantity breakdown a pop-up will give you the information on the PRINT SUMMARY listing the versions:


Viewing the Versions (Kinds) on the Job Bag

The Versions (Kinds) Summary on the Job Bag

These will display on the Job Bag as well both in the heading, and in the Print Summary area:

The Heading with display them as follows:


Versions (kinds) on the Printing Area of the Job Bag

The Print area will display them also:

Splitting Up Versions (Kinds) in Capacity Planning

This sample job was quoted as multiple runs on the same press in the quote:


When pulling the job into capacity planner it is seen as one "large job"


This may have the undesired result of having one large "run" for all 10 versions either on the Job Details and on the Job Bag - not allowing the sections to be dealt with separately, being logged onto by different employees, or moved over to different presses (ie. a duplicate press capable of running the same job to speed up production).

By clicking on the hamburger on the job in capacity planning it will pop open a menu where you can choose to SPLIT the job up:


This will then give you a dialogue box where you can choose to split up the job by the different quantities:

You can choose to split by Quantity, # of Splits or Split minutes (it will calculate the others you do not choose).

This will allow you to capacity plan the job by section:


You can then us the shift key to grab multiple sections:


Then you can drag them to a similar press so that you can run them simultaneously speeding up your time to turn the job:


Instead of using the PLAY button on the Capacity Planner window, the press operators can click on the hamburger and go to the job bag:

From here they can scroll down to the press section where they can time independently on the different sections:



Splitting Up Versions (Kinds) in Job Planning

1. Go the the Job Planning Board:

To split up a job in Job Planning (if you don't have the Capacity Planning Module) you can get to the Job Planning screen several ways:
1. click on the hamburger within the Job Details and choose Job Planning:
2. Click on the Production Menu and go to Job Planning
3. Go to the All Jobs board and click the magnifier on the job and go to Job Planning
  

2. Choose Your Department:

Click on the select departments and check your department and then click the GO button:

3. Use the Action Button to Add Sub Operation


4. Under the Operation choose Production Split



5. Define the splits

  1. Name the new operation
  2. Choose the quantity per spilt
  3. Choose the number of splits
  4. Click add


6. Assign each split to a press:



7. View your results:



8. On the Job Bag you can now time different operators on different sections:



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