Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Scheduler Users Guide - Manual (Page 43)

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A similar feature allows an operation process time to have a resource product
dependency.
FactoryTalk Scheduler also provides several features that determine how setups and/or
teardowns are scheduled. These allow for multiple times, which can be performed in
parallel or sequential fashion. They also allow these activities to be performed in off-shift
time periods.
Additional features provide more control on the timing between successive operations.
These allow for the overlapping of operations at one extreme to the delay of the start of a
subsequent operation at the other extreme.
You can also place limits on the total span of an operation to prevent a specific operation
from spanning off-shift times, such as weekends.
These are just a sampling of the more commonly used special features that can be
included in a FactoryTalk Scheduler configuration.
Summary
Now that we have reviewed the basic modeling features of FactoryTalk Scheduler using
resource, sequencing, material, and operation constraints, let’s turn our attention to a
discussion of finite-capacity scheduling procedures.