The following describes how you measure the time taken for various stages of the order process to be completed. You determine the time periods, warehouses and order types you wish to check and you can compare the average time taken to a target time defined by you. This function works in a similar way to the function described in Open order analysis, the difference being that here time is the key issue, whereas order status is the key factor in Open order analysis.
- Select the Order progress analysis menu item in the Supply Chain Analysis sub-menu or the All functions list.
- You access the Order progress analysis selection window. Do the following:
- Select the Type of order.
- Check the Backorders and/or Non backorders boxes to include these orders in the analysis.
- Tick the Show steps check box if you wish to see results for activity in all the steps between the first and last log point.
- Tick the Show target time check box if you wish to set a target time to which you can compare the actual time taken for stages to be completed.
- Select the log points in the order cycle for which you wish to view the analysis. Each log point is a particular stage in the order and conforms to an order status in DC1.
- To select the key sequence, click the Key sequence icon. In the Key Sequence selection window, you view the default sequence: Period, Warehouse, Order type. To select your own sequence, drag the icons from the Available box and drop them in the New box in your preferred sequence, or select the icon in the Available box and click Add to add them to the New box.
- To select the relevant warehouses, click the Warehouses icon. Select the warehouses you wish to include and choose Select. To omit warehouses, select the warehouses and choose Omit.
- To select the relevant order types, click the Order type icon. Select the order types you wish to include and choose Select. To omit order types, select the order types and choose Omit.
- To select the relevant periods, click the Periods icon.
Note: If you click OK to run the search now, you will see all orders of the type you have specified.
Running a more selective search:
If you want to run a more selective search, you have the following options:
When you have completed the key sequence selection, click OK.
You access the Order progress analysis period selection window:
Select the year, month, week, day, hour and/or weekdays. When you have completed the selection, click OK.
After defining any of the above information you return to the Order progress analysis selection window.
Save selections
You can save the selections you make if you choose Actions/Save current selection… from the menu bar. Enter the user-defined Selection ID and Description and then click OK.
To view and use saved selections, choose Select/Saved selection… or View/Saved selections or click the Saved selections icon. You open the Saved selections window listing your own user selections, which is the default view. To view the functions of all users, choose Select/All users from the menu bar. To view details of a selection, select the item and click Details. To use a selection, select the item and click Select.
View details
You can view the details of a selection if you choose Select/Selection criteria… from the menu bar of the Order progress analysis selection window. If you select a key and click Select, you can work with the values. Select or omit the applicable Warehouses, Order types and/or Periods, as described above.
Clear selections
To clear the current selection, choose Actions/Clear current selections from the menu bar of the Order progress analysis window or click the Clear selections icon.
Log point details
To view all log points in the current selection, choose View/Selected log points from the menu bar of the Order progress analysis window. You access the Log points browser window for the Type of order. You can view further details of an individual log point if you select the log point and click Select.
Viewing the results of your selections
When you are finished defining the sequence and selections, click OK in the Order progress analysis selection window.
You view the results of your selections in the Order progress analysis details window:
To view the tabulated results in graphical format, click the Graph icon in the Graph box.
Note: The default option in the Graph box is the Lines option. However, if you ticked Show target time on the Order progress analysis selection window and wish to view a comparative graph, choose the Avg time option.
Target time
You can set a target time, on this Order progress analysis details window, for the order progress between your selected log points. To set a target time, select the results with which you wish to work. Click the right mouse button on the results and choose Item/Target time/Edit. In the Edit target time window that prompts, select the target time from one log point to the next in the Target time box.