August 2020
Priorities
On time for once, mostly because I’m very excited to share two significant feature updates.
The first involves a completely new way of handling parts and work instructions in the QR app, which we hope has significantly simplified the way you handle even the most complex workflows in future. As always, the upgrade was developed in close collaboration with our existing users. The upgrade now displays all the parts in the run on a single page. It automatically groups those with the same workflows for that process step so that all their work instructions can be handled at the same time – saving you time. You can, of course, also expand the group and handle them separately if you wish, and the app will display other groups if it detects more than one workflow set in the run.
The second major adds a Priority Score to the scheduling algorithm. This builds on insight from Cosimo’s last monthly newsletter, which asked readers what new scheduling features they’d prioritize. We’ve got the responses of those readers. What do you think? Just click a button below.
Maximise build fill with important parts
Adjust scheduling based on priorities
Workflow changes mid-production
The new Priority Score feature allows each part to be assigned a priority score (in the backend we rate from 1-100), which will then filter up to a run/build priority score (The run priority score = the highest part priority score within that run). This score will determine where on the schedule the run will end up. For instance, if build includes 10 parts, all of a medium priority score (say 50) except for 1, which is at 95: This would make the run priority 95 and make it likely that it would be printed before other runs already present in the backlog.
Priority Score Scheduling gives us the ability to handle your own custom prioritization techniques. For instance, if you want the Due Date to be the only driver of your Priority Score we will use that to dynamically adjust the schedule: The Priority Score of the run will increase over time if the run keeps on getting pushed back and the due date is coming closer. Of course, we will also be able to include more complex prioritization factors a manual priority score, or a customer priority score, …
There is no limit to requirements for workflow software. The only way we know which features to prioritize is to hear from you. So, if any of the above has given you ideas for new features, I would love to hear from you.
Look forward to talking with you soon.