Preactor User
Preactor User Course 2 days £600 +VAT
Audience:
Individuals who will use Preactor on a regular basis
Individuals who have responsibility for maintaining and developing Preactor applications.
Individuals who have no prior knowledge of Preactor but will be required to build more customised specifications.
Pre-requisites:
Knowledge of Microsoft Windows.
Course Overview & Objectives:
The User Course is designed to give the user an understanding of the available functionality. It is like being taught what the buttons and options do in Excel, it does not teach how to create the spreadsheet or model that will solve a specific problem.
It starts with a simple make to order job shop model (the fixed model used in Preactor Lite and Preactor 100 FCS) then moves to a more complex assembly environment suitable for Preactor APS users.
Note that the course is not designed to teach how to plan or schedule but to teach experienced planners how to schedule with Preactor.
Course Content:
1. Using Preactor for Scheduling o Using the operating system o Setting up the Preactor data tables o Entering orders o Scheduling orders o Adding new orders o Breakdowns, status update, schedule repair o Reports o Day to Day Usage o Using Preactor in Infinite Mode
2. Using Preactor for Capacity Planning o Capacity Management o Planning v Scheduling o Graphical MPS o Example Configuration
3. Using Preactor for Assembly o Single Level BoM o Multiple Level BoM
4. Introducing Preactor APS o Scheduling Rules o Additional Features o Material Control o Pegging
o Order Promising
Next Step
Preactor Configuration (Preactor Developers Only)
