value focused. results driven.
Using Assignment Manager to better manage your workforce
Presenter: David Carter
13 July 2011
What is assignment manager?
Planning, scheduling, assignment links
Key Components and Terminology
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Agenda
Live Demonstration
Questions
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New Capabilities
Best Practices / Tips
• A Maximo application to assign work to a team of individuals based on calendar availability
• A part of core Maximo (Work Order Module)
• Released as ‘work manager’ in Maximo 4
• Under utilized
• Misunderstood
What is Maximo Assignment Manager
Add text title Assignment
Manager
Plan Schedule Assign
Work Orders Scheduler
Primavera / MS Project
WO Plans tab Job Plans
Key Components and Terminology • View into Tasks (work)
• View into Labor availability
• Assignment statuses
Supporting / Complementary Applications
• Maximo Scheduler Add-On
• Work Orders
• Resources (Labor/Crafts)
• Calendars/Shifts
• Queries
Terms
• Schedule (when, resource leveling)
• Assign (who, what, today/weekly)
• WAITASGN
When a work assignment is created, the status is set to waiting for assignment
• ASSIGN
Assignment was assigned to a labor code
• STARTED
Laborer has begun work on the assignment and actual labor transactions can be recorded
• INTERPT
Assignment that was started was interrupted before complete
• COMPLETE
Work assignment is complete
Work Assignment Statuses
• Assignment tab on the work order
• Enable direct assignment on the work order, no need to go into assignment manager
New Capabilities – Maximo 7.5
• Ensure you have set up the supporting data correctly (Calendars, Labor, Crafts, Work Orders, Resources, (Labor/Crafts), Calendars/Shifts
• Build your queries
• Understand limitations
• Use for purpose it was built
Best Practices / Tips
value focused. results driven.
Thank You! David Carter Senior Consultant 713-724-2207 [email protected]