Capacity Plan

Key Concepts

The Capacity Plan pane allows users to get a visual overview of the capacities in use as well as the available capacities over a specified period.

As APS tracks finite capacity, the scheduled usage of a capacity cannot exceed 100%. Instead, APS will show manufacturers where potential trouble spots are when the scheduled capacity usage is consistently higher than 100%.

The capacity plan can be useful in What-If or Capable to Promise situations where a planner might need to see at a glance which capacities are available in a specified time-frame.

Setting Up the Capacity Plan:

The Capacity Plan can be selected and accessed through the Views drop-down menu located at the top right corner of the page.

From the drop-down menus at the top of the capacity plan pane, users can decide which information will be viewed by changing the:

• Display Type
• Data Type
• Job Commitment Type
• Time Period
• Plot Type