Adding and Deleting Machine Types

You can add or delete a machine type.

Adding Machine Types

1. Expand Processes, GCDs & Operations, and double-click the desired process.

2. In the editing pane, select the Machine Type tab. The editing pane displays the machine type page with no table.

3. Click . An empty machine type table appears in the editing pane.

4. Select Save from the File menu, or click in the toolbar, to save your changes. The table is populated with the required fields machine tables:

   1. averageUtilization

   2. goodPartYield

   3. laborTimeStandard

   4. periodOverheadCoefficient

   5. setupTime    

   6. workCenterLaborRate    

   7. workCenterOverheadMultiplier    

   8. workCenterOverheadRate    

5. Enter values into the fields. As soon as a value is recorded in a row, a new blank row appears below it. See Viewing and Modifying Machine Types for more information.

6. Select Save from the File menu, or click in the toolbar, to save your changes.

7. To incorporate your changes into the cost model, select Publish Cost Model and Digital Factory from the File menu, or click in the toolbar.

See Defining and Modifying Machine Types in Common Task Examples for an example.

Deleting Machine Types

Follow these steps to delete a machine table

1. Expand Processes, GCDs & Operations, and double-click the desired process.

2. In the editing pane, select the Machine Type tab. The editing pane displays the machine type page with no table.

3. Click . The table is removed from the editing pane.

4. Select Save from the File menu, or click in the toolbar, to save your changes.

5. To incorporate your changes into the cost model, select Publish Cost Model and Digital Factory from the File menu, or click in the toolbar.