job scheduling with resource groups

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We have a resource group (MG1) that included 6 different resources (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6), all capable of performing the same work. All of them are set to infinite capacity.

Just recently, we have decommissioned 2 of the 6 presses and have removed them from the resource group. Now the resource group includes M3, M4, M5, and M6.

Our routes and production routes use the resource group (MG1) as the requirement type, so that when we run job scheduling, the scheduling engine selects one of the resources in the group.

Since we removed M1 and M2 from the group, we have not been able to schedule the production orders. We get an error message that there isn't enough capacity. It almost seems as if it is still trying to schedule to either M1 or M2. If I add M1 and M2 back into the resource group, the production order can schedule without problem.

I tried putting an expiration date on the resources in the resource groups, hoping that scheduling would look at the next open date on a different resource, but that did not seem to help. I tried assigning a new calendar with zero working hours to the decommissioned resources, but that did not help either.

Does anyone have an idea on where I should start looking next or what else I can try?

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RE: job scheduling with resource groups

This post by Evert covers it www.sikich.com/.../

see points 1 and 5
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RE: job scheduling with resource groups

Hi all,

i have the same problem with the job planning to visualize the Gantt chart. In fact, the problem appears only when i use a resource of type resource group or other than type resource you find bellow the error message attached

best regards
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RE: job scheduling with resource groups

After Removing the M1 and M2 the resource group capacity is reduces as per production requirement, if you still remove the m1 and m2 , increase production quantity in operation with in time otherwise include more resource, its depending your production quantity and delivery and available resource capacity.
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RE: job scheduling with resource groups

Thanks for the response. We do have both job and operations scheduling boxes checked, but the issue remains the same.
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RE: job scheduling with resource groups

Try this and see if it helps. Go to the route of that production order, then go to the operation number that is showing the error, and in the resource requirements tab make sure Operations scheduling and Job scheduling check boxes are checked.