Delays

Delay is an overall term for any activity that will prevent a piece of Equipment from completing a Task. Examples of Delays include:

• Public holidays

• Maintenance

• Relocation

Mandatory properties of a Delay

Each Delay has the following mandatory properties:

• A type to define it called the Process

• An amount of time to complete it

The main Delays window provide global, reusable delays such as public holidays, weekends, known maintenance schedules, etc.

Add a new Delay

Click into “Delays” from the main header, right click “Delays” from the new window and click “Add New”.

• Active: Setting active/inactive controls every instance of this delay.
• Equipment: From a list select which pieces of equipment are relevant for the delay
• Process: Chosen from the list of inactive processes defined already
• Start/End: Controls the start/end time of the first occurrence of the delay
• Duration: Shows the length of time, cannot be controlled (controlled by Start/End)
• Occurrence: Set a recurrence of the delay in Hours/Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Years.
• Last Occurrence: Shows the last occurrence of the delay, cannot be controlled, used for reference/checking.