Work Instructions
Task-specific information as well as time recording for work steps is managed in the Work steps > Work instructions menu. The unit load type, material number, trailer type, and location (building, hall, station, storage location) are used as criteria for the time specification.
Description of the Interaction Elements: Work Instructions
The following table describes the columns available for work instructions and special activities.
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Short text |
Short and meaningful description of the work instruction, e.g. collect Kanban cards. |
Long text |
Detailed description of the work instruction. |
Load unit types |
Name of the unit load type for which the work instruction is valid. |
Material number |
Name of the material number for which the work instruction is valid. |
Trailer type |
Name of the trailer type for which the work instruction is valid. |
Building |
Name of the building for which the work instruction is valid. |
Hall |
Name of the hall for which the work instruction is valid. |
Station |
Name of the station for which the work instruction is valid. |
Storage location |
Name of the storage location for which the work instruction is valid. |
Work step |
Activities that are carried out during a tour, e.g. unloading, loading. |
Displaying |
Show or hide work instruction in the Milkrun Application. |
Handling time (sec) |
Sum of other time taken (e.g. opening the door, transporting parts). |
Handling time per unit load (sec) |
Handling time (seconds) per unit load type. |
Replaced |
Replace the work instruction. |
Creating a New Work Instruction
New work instructions can be created and shown in the overview of work instructions.
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Currently only the Preprocessing and Postprocessing work steps are supported. |
Prerequisite
Transport management administrator or Transport management logistics planner role
Procedure
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Open the Work steps > Work instructions menu.
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Use
to create the work instruction.
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Enter information in the General tab:
Description of the Interaction Elements: Work instructions-
Enter a short text for describing the work instruction in the Short text field.
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As an option, enter detailed information about the work instruction in the Long text field.
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To select the work step for which the work instruction is to be valid, select the work step in the Work Step drop-down list.
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To display the short text and the long text in the Milkrun application, click the Display drop-down list and select Yes.
The brief description and long text of the work instruction are displayed in the Milkrun application in the corresponding work step after
is pressed. -
To not display the short text and the long text in the Milkrun application, click the Display drop-down list and select No.
The brief description and long text of the work instruction are not displayed in the Milkrun application in the corresponding work step after
is pressed. -
To change the handling time for other activities (e.g. opening the door), enter the value in the Handling time (s) input field.
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To define the handling time per load unit, enter the value in the Handling time per load unit (s) input field.
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To define filter criteria, click the Filter Criteria tab.
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Enter information on filter criteria:
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The work instruction is only valid according to the applied filters – unit load type, material number, trailer type, location – and can be displayed by the user on request in these cases in the Milkrun application.
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Example: If a material number is defined as a filter criterion in the work instruction, this work instruction is only valid for handling this material number. The work instruction is only displayed for the transport order of this material number in the Milkrun application.
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A unit load type can be added by clicking on the Unit Load Types drop-down list.
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A material number can be added by clicking on the Material Number drop-down list.
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A trailer type can be added by clicking on the Trailer Type drop-down list.
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To select a building, click in the Building input field and click the required building in the drop-down list.
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To select a hall, click in the Hall input field and click the required hall in the drop-down list.
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To select a station, click in the Station input field and click the required station in the drop-down list.
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To select a storage location, click in the Storage Location input field and click the required storage location in the drop-down list.
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To define the work instruction to be created as invalid for a particular work step, click the Replaced tab.
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To define a work instruction that has already been created as being invalid for a particular case, adjust the settings as follows:
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In some cases, the applicability of a general work instruction is intentionally overridden by a special work instruction. The work instruction that should no longer apply can be selected in the Replaced tab.
Example: A hall has 30 stations. At Station 1 to Station 29, Kanban cards are to be collected. At Station 30, no Kanban card is to be collected.
Solution: Define a Collect Kanban cards work instruction that is valid for the whole hall. Define a Do Not Collect Kanban cards at H30 work instruction that is only valid for Station 30. In the Replaced input field, enter the Collect Kanban cards work instruction.
Uncheck the checkbox next to the Display function and enter 0 in both the Handling time (s) and Handling time per load unit (s) input fields. -
Uncheck the checkbox next to the Display function.
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Enter 0 in both the Handling time (s) and Handling time per load unit (s) input fields.
The created work instruction is defined as invalid for a particular case.
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To add a Replaced input field, click
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To select a work instruction, click in input field Replaced.
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In the drop-down list, select the required work instruction that is to be defined as not valid.
The work instruction is transferred to the Replaced input field.
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To delete an input field, click
next to the input field.
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Apply the settings using Save.
The information is applied.
The work instruction is created and appears in the Work Instructions submenu.
Editing Work Instructions
Work instructions can be edited.
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Currently only the Preprocessing and Postprocessing work steps are supported. |
Prerequisite
Role Transport Management Administrator or Transport Management Logistik Planer
Procedure
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Open the Work steps > Work instructions menu.
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Use
to edit the work instruction.
The input fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory and must be completed.
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Edit information in the General tab:
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Enter a short text for describing the work instruction in the Short text field.
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As an option, enter detailed information about the work instruction in the Long text field.
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To select the work step for which the work instruction is to be valid, select the work step in the Work Step drop-down list.
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To display the short text and the long text in the Milkrun application, click the Display drop-down list and select Yes.
The brief description and long text of the work instruction are displayed in the Milkrun application in the corresponding work step after
is pressed. -
To not display the short text and the long text in the Milkrun application, click the Display drop-down list and select No.
The brief description and long text of the work instruction are not displayed in the Milkrun application in the corresponding work step after
is pressed. -
To change the handling time for other activities (e.g. opening the door), enter the value in the Handling time (s) input field.
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To define the handling time per load unit, enter the value in the Handling time per load unit (s) input field.
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To edit the filter criteria, click the Filter Criteria tab.
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Edit filter criteria information:
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The work instruction is only valid according to the applied filters – Load unit type , Material number , Trailer type , Location – and can be displayed by the user on request in these cases in the Milkrun application.
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Example: If a material number is defined as a filter criterion in the work instruction, this work instruction is only valid for handling this material number. The work instruction is only displayed for the transport order of this material number in the Milkrun application.
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A unit load type can be added by clicking on the Unit Load Types drop-down list.
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A material number can be added by clicking on the Material Number drop-down list.
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A trailer type can be added by clicking on the Trailer Type drop-down list.
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To select a building, click in the Building input field and click the required building in the drop-down list.
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To select a hall, click in the Hall input field and click the required hall in the drop-down list.
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To select a station, click in the Station input field and click the required station in the drop-down list.
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To select a storage location, click in the Storage Location input field and click the required storage location in the drop-down list.
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To define the work instruction as invalid for a particular work step, click the Replaced tab.
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To define a work instruction that has already been created as being invalid for a particular case, adjust the settings as follows:
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In some cases, the applicability of a general work instruction is intentionally overridden by a special work instruction. The work instruction that should no longer apply can be selected in the Replaced tab.
Example: A hall has 30 stations. At Station 1 to Station 29, Kanban cards are to be collected. At Station 30, no Kanban card is to be collected.
Solution: Define a Collect Kanban cards work instruction that is valid for the whole hall. Define a Do Not Collect Kanban cards at H30 work instruction that is only valid for Station 30. In the Replaced input field, enter the Collect Kanban cards work instruction.
Uncheck the checkbox next to the Display function and enter 0 in both the Handling time (s) and Handling time per load unit (s) input fields. -
Uncheck the checkbox next to the Display function.
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Enter 0 in both the Handling time (s) and Handling time per load unit (s) input fields.
The created work instruction is defined as invalid for a particular case.
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To add a Replaced input field, click
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To select a work instruction, click in input field Replaced.
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In the drop-down list, select the required work instruction that is to be defined as not valid.
The work instruction is transferred to the Replaced input field.
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To delete an input field, click on
next to the input field.
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Apply the changes using Save.
The information is applied.
The work instruction has been edited.
Delete work instruction
Prerequisite
Role Transport Management Administrator
Procedure
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Call up the Work steps > Work instructions menu.
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If necessary, filter by a unit load type, trailer type, or material number.
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Delete work instruction:
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To delete a work instruction, click
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To delete multiple work instructions, enable the checkboxes for the work instructions and click
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To delete all displayed work instructions, enable the checkbox in the title row of the list and click
in the header.
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In the dialog box, click Delete to permanently delete the work instruction.
The work instruction is deleted and removed from the list of work instructions.
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Remove work instruction with
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Edit the work instruction with
and remove the work instruction in the Work instructions and special activities dialog box using Delete. -
In the dialog window, remove the work instruction with Delete.
The work instruction is deleted and no longer appears in the Work steps > Work instructions menu.
Filtering the Content of the Table
The contents of the table can be filtered according to the unit load type, material number and trailer type.
Prerequisite
Role Transport Management Administrator or Transport Management Logistik Planer or Transport Management Leserechte or Transport Management Fertigungsmitarbeiter
Procedure
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Open the Work steps > Work instructions menu.
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To filter the table by a load unit type name, enter the full or partial name of the load unit type in the Load unit type input field.
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To filter the table by a material number, enter the material number in the Material number input field.
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To filter the table by a name of a trailer type, enter the full or partial name of the trailer type in the Trailer type input field.
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Apply the set filters with Filter
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The table displays only the content that matches the applied filters.