You can view in a chart the detailed rate of consumption for a given labor by selecting Charts } Labor } Single Batch (Labor Demand Chart (Single Batch)) or Charts } Labor } Multiple Batches (Labor Demand Chart (Multiple Batches)) from the main menu of the application. In a continuous process that contains batch procedures the same chart can be displayed by selecting Charts } Labor } Selected Time Horizon from the main menu. Before the chart is presented, you will be prompted to choose a labor resource type from a list of currently employed labor.
Besides the actual consumption rate curve, users can chose to see at on the same chart the following lines:
1. A time-averaged consumption rate line (averaged over a user-specified periodic window); for example, users may be interested in seeing the consumption rate of a given labor resource in 8-hour average values.
2. A cumulative amount line: Amount total may be of interest when considering labor availability. Users may also specify a time period after which the accumulated amount gets reset to 0.0.
The style of the requirement chart dictates exactly which lines will be plotted. As part of the chart’s style you can also specify the rate units and the amount units to be used for the chart, as well as the visual characteristics of the lines (color, thickness, etc.) The time-line parameters used (absolute vs relative time scale, minor/major intervals & gridmarks, etc.) are, by default, those kept by the process document. They can, of course, be customized for the consumption charts if needed. The chart style can be changed from the Labor Chart Style Dialog.
For the basic common services offered by all time charts (setting the number of batches, zooming in/out, adjusting the time scale, copying the chart as picture, copying chart data to Excel, printing, etc.), see Material Consumption & Material Output Charts.
The process keeps a detailed log of all labor present. If you wish to have a direct view of all the labor present currently, you can open the process explorer and pick the ‘Labor’ tab of the Process Explorer Toolbar. This tab will present a quick reminder of all the labor registered in the process.
If you are interested in seeing the total demand for labor then you should visit the dialog shown when you select Resources } Labor Types from the flowsheet’s context (right-click) menu or Tasks } Other Resources } Labor Types from the application’s menu. The List of Labor Types Currently Used by the Process that appears will itemize all labor resources currently in use in the process, their direct and total demand (per batch or per year), their adjusted basic and lumped price and total cost.
If you are interested in tracking down the locations and rates where the labor resources is employed, then select Resource Demand Breakdown } Labor from the application’s main menu. This will bring up the Labor Demand Breakdown dialog that presents in a tree-like view (with top nodes each labor type) the demand for each labor and how all the exact sources where they are needed.