AAOM Handbook

SC.14 Is Additional Work Group Resource Approved Context The draft schedule must deliver the completion of every Work Order prior to its Required Date, regardless of any apparent constraint from workplace or resource availability. While every effort has been made to optimise the draft schedule, and to remove constraints on its completion, there may still be critical issues that will prevent the schedule being completed unless they are managed. There are three basic types of critical issues;  A material, service or specialised tool/equipment that is necessary for the completion of the schedule cannot be made available at the Scheduled Date.  The schedule cannot be completed without changes being made to the Routine Operating Schedule (ROS).  The schedule cannot be completed without changes being made to the Work Group Resources available for executing it. If additional Work Group Resources are required they could come from; overtime, other Work Groups within the area or wider organisation, or from outside sources. The approval of additional Work Group Resources should make the most productive use of internal capacity before outside sources are used. The approval of additional Work Group Resources must also take into account the availability and capability of additional capacity, and the ability of the workplace infrastructure and environment to accommodate them. This Task Assignment applies when the draft schedule identified that it is not possible to complete all Production and all Service Work, by its Required Date, with the available Work Group Resources. Therefore, regardless of whether additional capacity is approved or not, there will be critical issues to manage either to reduce the potential consequences of having insufficient capacity or to mobilise additional capacity. Purpose To decide whether additional Work Group Resources, required for execution of the draft schedule, will be approved. Quantity One decision on the approval of;  additional Work Group Resource numbers,  the source of additional Work Group Resources,  the Tasks that the additional Work Group Resources will be assigned to.

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