Dispatching

Selection and release of the next job to a resource according to priorities, constraints and current conditions.

Examples

01Dispatching at the laser cutter means picking the next job from a queue of 25 based on due date, sheet thickness and the nozzle already fitted.
02The supervisor checks dispatching decisions against the plan each shift, to make sure urgent orders are not skipped in favour of easy ones.
03With clear dispatching rules on the screen at the machine, the daily argument about which job comes next disappears and on-time delivery rises from 81 % to 92 %.