Yeah, Hans is talking about the (complex) task of scheduling manufacturing jobs in order to optimally use assets required to complete the tasks.
Jacopo On Apr 23, 2013, at 2:20 PM, Adrian Crum <adrian.c...@sandglass-software.com> wrote: > No, Hans said a *manufacturing* job - like when you need to manufacture 1000 > widgets. > > -Adrian > > On 4/23/2013 1:13 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote: >> Hi Hans, >> >> I guess you refer to something different/more than the functionalities >> Quartz provides? >> http://quartz-scheduler.org/ >> >> Else, we already discussed that and Quartz has until now been the preferred >> possible replacement for the current job scheduler. Which BTW works not so >> bad. >> >> If those below offer more (and better, I mean safer), how do you envision to >> use them? >> >> Thanks >> >> Jacques >> >> From: "Hans Bakker" <mailingl...@antwebsystems.com> >>> To answer my own question for future reference: >>> >>> currently manufacturing job scheduling is not part of OFBiz. >>> >>> alternative open source job schedulers are: >>> http://www.frepple.com/ >>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/openworkbench/ >>> http://www.taskjuggler.org/ >>> >>> to which OFBiz could interface >>> >>> There is also no link between fixed assets in manufacturing and the >>> fixed assets in accounting/asset maintenance, for the scheduler and for >>> fixed asset maintenance that would be an advantage (amount of time the >>> fixed asset was used) >>> >>> Regards, >>> Hans >>> >>> >>> On 04/10/2013 12:59 PM, Hans Bakker wrote: >>>> We are getting more requests to implement OFBiz for manufacturing >>>> companies. >>>> >>>> In general they are pleased with the functionality except for the >>>> production planning which is missing. Further there are fixed assets >>>> but they are not connected to the accounting system or asset maintenance. >>>> >>>> What is needed is a scheduler which plans the production runs looking >>>> at the last possible finish date and the available fixed assets >>>> (machines/equipment/tools) used in the runs. >>>> >>>> Question to the community: >>>> Anybody already looked into how to do the production planning in >>>> manufacturing? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Hans >
