The table in the middle of the window is the priority plan. It is the central nucleus of the entire procedure, and shows information in row form about the operations that are planned for this work center. The other portions of the window are all linked to this portion. When a manufacturing order is registered, all the related operations are automatically inserted as rows in the priority plan for each respective work center.
In the beginning, all the rows are sorted in ascending order starting from the Start column that shows the start date for the operation according to the Master plan. Once you enter a priority in the column called Priority operation (P.op), then that operation will always be superior in priority to Start.
The table has a number of columns containing different information, all of which cannot be seen in the window at the same time. However, you can move the columns or change their width as needed, by just "dragging and dropping" with your mouse. The new layout is saved via the Info Menu by selecting Save layout. That way, everyone can customize the priority plan and only show the information that they consider important. Read more about this in the The Info Menu in the Priority planning.
The information in the table should be used to determine in which order the operations should be started, which operations have a higher priority than others. The rows can then be moved around and given different priorities in two different ways:
This will create a priority plan for the work center, which operators can follow when working in the Recording Terminal procedure. All the rows that have been prioritized will turn green, to indicate that they have been Priority planned.
When determining which work should be prioritized, two columns are especially important: the P (previous operation) and M (material) columns. The status of the previous operation and the existing balance for incorporated material are two criteria that must be fulfilled in order for an operation to be "ready to run". All priority planning work should start out based on these two columns, and that is why you also have the two tabs called Material and Operations that provide more detailed information. You will also find additional columns at the end of the table which provide useful information when prioritizing the work.
By using the checkbox Supply analysis and the columns Supply and Cause it is possible to see how the work center will be supplied from previous operations.