Temporarily added orders often cause the originally scheduled tasks to be moved back as a whole. If the scheduling page only allows work orders to be dragged, what you see on site is the new sequence, but you don’t know whether the materials are available, whether the equipment can be processed, or which customers’ delivery dates will be affected. When handling urgent orders, the plan before adjustment should be retained, and it should be clear who proposed the change and why.

How to arrange records and operations

Check the process route, remaining working hours, equipment status and preparation for line change before inserting orders. For tasks that have already been started, it is allowed to switch after completing the current process to avoid stopping semi-finished products in a position where they cannot be handed over. The interface can display original plans and candidate plans side by side, list deferred tasks, and allow planners to confirm.

The urgent order confirmation window can list the original delivery date, recommended delivery date, affected work orders and shortage items. Customer priority is only one condition and is not a substitute for on-site capacity. If the planner chooses a risky option, document the handling arrangements, such as splitting deliveries or adding shifts. After the schedule is released, further adjustments should be made to form the next version of the plan; the old version tags that have been notified to the team will become invalid to prevent the print table and screen queue from being used as execution basis at the same time.

Specific scenarios that need to be checked

For example, if the same equipment is responsible for processing tasks of two specifications at the same time, the mold change time, material shortage and equipment shutdown should be included in the test instead of just comparing order priority. After release, change details are sent to the affected positions, and the execution queue is updated after the new version is confirmed on site.