Recipe Summary Information Popup

This popup appears (and stays on top of your working interface) when you select Scheduling Summary from the command menu of any of the time charts (single or multiple batches).

This window is for display purposes only and it can be hidden at any time by clicking on its top-right corner. The values of all quantities displayed in this window are automatically updated every time the contents of the chart are being refreshed. Users may find it useful to view those parameters as a monitor of the impact on the overall process scheduling of any changes made through the chart that you are currently viewing:

Variable	Default Value	Range

● Batch Time The time elapsed from the start of the earliest scheduled operation to the end of the latest ending operation processing material from the same batch.	24h	Positive
● Min Cycle Time The minimum time possible between consecutive batch starts.	0.0h	Positive
● Cycle Time Slack Time (above the minimum cycle time) elapsed between two consecutive batch starts.	0.0	Positive
● Number of Campaigns A number of consecutive batches defines a campaign. The number of such campaigns scheduled to execute per year.	1	Positive Integer
● AOT Available The amount of time available to this process to execute (per year).	7920h	Positive
● AOT Utilized The actual amount of time this process executed per year.	7920h	0 - AOT Available
● Max # Batches/ Yr The maximum number of batches that can be carried out within the available annual operating time.	0.0	Positive
● Actual # Batches / Yr The annual amount of mass (total flow or component flow) of the reference stream in the process.	0.0	0 - Max # Batches
● Amount of MP / Yr The actual number of batches that will be completed in a year, given the current scheduling settings.	0.0	Positive
● Longest Unit Procedure The unit procedure with the longest occupancy time.	(none)	Any UP Name
● Scheduling Bottleneck Equipment The equipment resource with the longest occupancy time.	(none)	Any Equip Res Name

Symbol Key: ○ User-specified value (always input); ● Calculated value (always output); ◙ Sometimes input, sometimes output

For more information on the terms used in this window and how they are calculated see Scheduling Calculations.