OK, thanks Adrian, Jacopo, I just had a quick look at frepple and I see what this adds to a simple scheduler like Quartz.
BTW openworkbench has just a Windows UI Licenses: http://frepple.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/License/Main AGPL http://www.taskjuggler.org/tj3/manual/Intro.html GPL http://sourceforge.net/projects/openworkbench/ MPL Just to say Jacques From: "Jacopo Cappellato" <jacopo.cappell...@hotwaxmedia.com> > 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 >> > >
