Why is the system demanding hours for head count

[former_member594328]

I would like to plan work on a schedule without having to worry about a total of hours. Example. If I have 7 guys on a eight hour shift that is 56 total hours. The work orders was plan and I know that I only need 3 jobs plan . The 3 jobs comes to 46 hours but again there is no need to plan more work if I know we cannot do more work for that day.
why is hours dictated quality work

[peter_atkin]

If your planners are planning the "planned hours" relatively accurately, then if there are 60 hours work required, but only 48 possible, then the remaining 12 hours cannot be done that day and therefore would be moved into the future.

If 60H was consistenly planned per day, but it only takes 48H to complete the work, then the planners arent planning accurately!!.

The planned hours allow you to capacity plan/schedule work. The actual hours are what the technician actually worked and make cost postings to the order.

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PeteA

[former_member594328]

planner do a great job planning the work order for parts and etc but the hours are based on guessing what it could take

When I set up a schedule with multiple work orders for the follow week and each day if I am told I need 60 hours that day and what I have plan comes to 48 hours for that day then that needs be as what it is

I maintenance tech is paid 40 hours a week no matter if he pulling a pump or cleaning shop so why is the labor hours push to dictate what needs sc

[peter_atkin]

Rodney,

The planned work (manhours) are improtant for the following reasons:

• Capacity planning (in my experience, most companies don't capacity plan anyway)
• Scheduling: this allows the planners to do their job
• Cost planning

Are the manhours causing any issues in your organisation?

PeteA

[peter_atkin]

Rodney,

Your question isn't clear to me..

Can you give a practical example please?

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PeteA

[former_member594328]

The planner goes out to plan the job. He puts that the job takes 2 men 5 hours

When I begin to schedule work for next week that day work is below 64 hours . They say for 8 men that is 64 hours. The work I want is only 56 total hours.
I don’t understand why man hours are important. The hours are guess anyway