Scenario: Creating a dynamic job plan for non-linear assets

You can use dynamic job plans to calculate labor and materials for work on non-linear assets. For example, to determine how much labor is needed for a work order that inspects multiple assets, apply a dynamic job plan that calculates labor based on the number of assets to inspect.

Before you begin

This scenario creates a dynamic job plan that calculates labor that is required to perform an inspection for a fire extinguisher. To run a simulation to check the accuracy of the job plan, you need two or more active fire extinguisher assets.

About this task

The dynamic job plan in this scenario uses a proportional calculation to determine the amount of labor that is needed for the inspection. The proportional method calculates duration or resource requirements in direct proportion to the scope of the work. For this scenario, the unit of work is EACH, and the multiplier is 1 to indicate that an inspection includes one fire extinguisher.

When this job plan is applied to a work order, the labor for the work order is calculated based on the number of units of work that the work order specifies. For example, if the work order specifies that four fire extinguishers must be inspected, the job plan calculates labor that is needed to inspect four fire extinguishers.

Procedure

  1. In the Job Plans application, complete the following steps to create a dynamic job plan:
    1. Create a job plan for inspecting a fire extinguisher.
    2. Select Is dynamic.
    3. In the Dynamic Job Plan Information section, select EACH for the work unit and specify a multiplier of 1.
    4. Select PROPORTIONAL for the calculation method.
  2. In the Job Plan Tasks section of the job plan, enter an inspection task.
  3. On the Labor subtab, click New Row and complete the following fields:
    Option Description
    Task Select the inspection task that you created.
    Type Select HOURS.
    Calculation Select PROPORTIONAL.
    Hours Enter the amount of time that is needed to complete an inspection for a fire extinguisher.
  4. Enter a labor, craft, crew, or crew type for the labor record.
  5. Save the job plan.
  6. To test the job plan, from the More Actions menu, select Simulate Dynamic Job Plan and complete the following steps:
    1. In Asset field in the Dynamic Job Plan Simulation window, select a fire extinguisher asset.
    2. Click New Row and select another fire extinguisher asset.
    3. Click Simulate.
    4. Check that the Total Work Units field displays the expected amount of time for inspecting the fire extinguishers.

Results

If the simulation shows that the job plan can calculate the labor accurately, you can activate the job plan and apply it to work orders.