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Graphical MPS User Guide

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Issue date: July 2010

Contents

Document information ...................................................................................................... 1

Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 4About This Guide ...................................................................................................................4

Conventions Used in this Guide .....................................................................................4Legal & Fiscal and any Standards Considerations ........................................................4

What is a Master Production Schedule or MPS? ................................................................5

The MPS Process .............................................................................................................. 6Capacity Planning .................................................................................................................6The Objective of Capacity Planning ....................................................................................6Capacity Planning v Production Scheduling ......................................................................7

Capacity Planning ..........................................................................................................7Production Scheduling ...................................................................................................7

Graphical MPS .................................................................................................................. 8Planning Parameters .............................................................................................................8

Configuring Sage ERP 1000 ............................................................................................ 9Data Mapping .........................................................................................................................9Setting the default time bucket for the MPS ....................................................................10

Setting Up Graphical MPS ............................................................................................. 11Resources ............................................................................................................................11Resource Groups ................................................................................................................12Planning Horizons ...............................................................................................................12Weekly Shift Pattern Menu .................................................................................................12

Exceptions for Specific Weeks .....................................................................................13Default Weekly Shifts ...................................................................................................13Delete Calendar Files ...................................................................................................13Return to Maintenance Menu .......................................................................................13Products .......................................................................................................................13

Planning Attributes .............................................................................................................13Point Load and Spread Load ..............................................................................................15Setting up spread loads ......................................................................................................15

Using Graphical MPS ..................................................................................................... 17

Reviewing the Plan .......................................................................................................... 21Plots Window .......................................................................................................................21Operations Editor ................................................................................................................21Sequence Overview .............................................................................................................21

Hot Spots Grid ................................................................................................................. 22Hot Spots Grid - Capacity ...................................................................................................23

Exporting the MPS to Sage ERP 1000 ........................................................................... 24


Using the MPS ................................................................................................................. 25Generate MRP/MPS Recommendations ............................................................................25Production Scheduling .......................................................................................................25

Index ................................................................................................................................. 26


Introduction

About This Guide

This document is designed to provide information on the use of the Graphical MPS functionality, introduced in Line 500 Version 5.5 ER2.

Conventions Used in this Guide

The following format conventions have been used throughout this guide:

• When reference is made to an option within an application, it is displayed in italics.

• Names of files, and options to be selected during an installation or process, are shown in bold.

• Examples of scripts and commands are shown in Courier font, with any user definable entries shown in italics. For example,

sinstall-r service-name

• When you are required to make a selection with the mouse, you will be instructed to “select” or “click”.

• When you are required to type commands or fill in optional fields, you will be instructed to “type in” the information.

Legal & Fiscal and any Standards Considerations

This project makes use of client automation and therefore requires the GUI client (version 5.5 or later) to be installed on the PC used for Graphical MPS . It is, therefore, not supported by the Universal Client.


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What is a Master Production Schedule or MPS?

A Master Production Schedule or MPS is the plan that a company develops for production, inventory, staffing, etc. It sets the quantity of each end item to be completed in each week of the planning horizon. It is the plan for all future production of end items.

The Master Production Schedule gives production, planning, purchasing, and top management the information needed to plan and control the manufacturing operation. The application ties overall business planning and forecasting to detail operations through the Master Production Schedule.

The Master Production Schedule will drive detailed material and production requirements through the Material Requirements Planning module and via Production Scheduling to provide a detailed shop floor plan.

MPS Inputs MPS Output

Forecast Demand Production plan

Sales Demand Resource requirements

Inventory levels – target stock, days of cover Available stock projection

Production lead times

Batch size rules

Shelf life, make span rules

Resource capacity


The MPS Process

Starting with Sales and Forecast demands a company will typically profile its SKUs into fast and slow moving items (‘runners, repeaters and strangers) and decide on the appropriate target stock levels based on trading account customer and market expectations of service level.

The products lead times or throughput rates must be known (or estimated) and the available resources capacity must be known.

Constructing a valid MPS involves matching demand with capacity. This activity is often referred to as capacity planning.

Capacity Planning

To utilise capacity planning tools effectively, it is important to define what is meant, in this context, by the term ‘Capacity’, as this can be influenced by peoples’ understanding of the term:

The Objective of Capacity Planning

The purpose of Capacity Planning is to ensure that the Demonstrated Capacity plus or minus the effect of capacity adjustments equals the Required Capacity.

For example:

Demonstrated Capacity ± Capacity Actions = Required Capacity.

Term Definition

Required Capacity By converting Sales and Forecast orders into measurable units of capacity, e.g. standard hours, the required capacity over a period of time from a facility can be predicted.

Demonstrated Capacity This is the output rate accepted by an organization as the proven capability of a facility. The conditions prevailing at the time the output was measured, such as product mix, manning levels etc. must be identified.

Planned Capacity Resource capacities are often adjusted to take account of future changes in requirement. The predicted output of a facility following the alterations is the Planned Capacity. The Planned Capacity is the Demonstrated Capacity plus or minus the expected results of intended 'Capacity Actions'.

Theoretical Capacity This is the maximum capacity that could be achieved from a facility, assuming current product specifications, product mix and equipment etc. The Theoretical Capacity would be higher than the Demonstrated Capacity and actions would have to be taken to achieve it.


Capacity Planning v Production Scheduling

Capacity Planning

This resolves medium-term or long-term capacity requirements. It considers:

• What to make

• Where to make it

• When to make it

and is based on Forecast Demand, Current Stocks and Inventory Control Rules. Typically its planning horizons cover months or even years ahead.

Production Scheduling

This involves short-term capacity planning decisions, affecting the day to day running of the production facility. It takes information from the Sage ERP 1000 system, considers any production capacity stored in the form of inventories and the current status of work in progress, to produce its production schedules.

Production Scheduling is deciding when to load operations onto which resource and in which sequence, based on Confirmed Orders (MPS, Forecasts or MRP can also be considered) with Defined Process Routes. It typically covers short-term time horizons measured in days or weeks.

Figure 1.Scheduling Management


Graphical MPS

The capacity planning capability is provided by the Graphical MPS module.

Many people regard Master Production Scheduling (MPS), Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP), Finite Capacity Scheduling (FCS) etc. as separate functions on a block diagram, each using different software. In reality they are the same basic function, the difference between them resting on the source of the input data and the level of aggregation, in terms of both demand and capacity.

Graphical MPS can be used at any level of aggregation, for example in:

• MPS resources are plants, divisions, companies etc.

• RCCP resources are cells, shops, process plants.

Production Scheduling resources are individual machines and people.

Graphical MPS is a configuration, designed to meet Capacity Planning requirements.

Planning Parameters

Graphical MPS operates at finished product level (SKUs) and uses single point scheduling, i.e. one operation represents the capacity requirement of the entire product load, whereas in Production Scheduling this would be represented by a complete process route containing several process steps. Demand is typically based on forecast load, while resources represent departments or factories. Production is planned into capacity buckets of one-week duration - these can be set to finite or infinite capacity.


Configuring Sage ERP 1000

Data Mapping

The data transfer from Sage ERP 1000 is configurable, enabling users to map their existing data to the Graphical MPS module where appropriate. This will be dependent on the trading account customer’s specific usage of the fields within Sage ERP 1000.

Data may also be entered directly into the Graphical Planning module. Range selection allows users to selectively plan groups of products.

Figure 2.Data Export to Graphical MPS


Figure 3.Data Export to Graphical MPS - Ranges

Setting the default time bucket for the MPS

When system key MRPMPSUSEUP is set to YES, the MPS is consumed by works orders that lie within the time horizons defined bin the time bucket held against the line in the MPS file.

A new system key, GMBUCKET is used to determine the bucket size used by the Graphical MPS module when creating the MPS in Sage ERP 1000. GMBUCKET may contain the following values:

• F – populate bucket size with the value from the Fixed Period Days field on the stock file.

• Any other value is invalid and will result in a default bucket size of +7 being used. GMBUCKET defaults to a value of +7.

Note that a bucket size of zero has a special meaning within MRP. It results in no consumption of the MPS by works orders. Take care when setting GMBUCKET to use Fixed Period Days.


Setting Up Graphical MPS

When setting up the system it is necessary to establish the systems operating parameters in a specific order.

From the Maintain Database Menu:

1. Establish resources.2. Establish resource groups.3. Establish the planning horizons over which plans will be developed.4. Open the Shift Calendar menu and enter the Default Weekly Shifts data. This also specifies the

resource's default weekly capacity, measured in hours.5. In the Products data table, enter the information related to each product. This includes the

product's target stock levels. The configurable data mappings in Sage ERP 1000 minimise the data set-up requirements here.

Resources

This data table contains the primary resources used by Graphical MPS .

As Graphical MPS typically does not utilise secondary constraints, it is the capacity of these resources that restrict the work load that can be handled by physical system during any given period of time.

To set up the resources data table:

1. Select the option Maintain Database from the Main Menu, then click Resources. The Resources data table is presented.

2. To enter a new record, double-click on the first free line in the table.3. The Edit Resources Information window is opened. This contains a reduced set of fields

compared to the window normally used by the Scheduler.4. Complete the fields as required, using the What's this? help to provide assistance. 5. Note that if the 'Disallow Early/Late Sequencing' checkbox is ticked, the resource will only

accept work that can be started and completed within the period specified by the order's 'Earliest Start Date' and 'Due Date'.


Figure 4.Setting up the Resources Data Table

Resource Groups

The Resource Groups data table allows you to group together resources with a similar production capabilities. By default Graphical MPS uses a backward sequencing algorithm. In this mode the sequencer tries to load every order in turn onto each resource in the group, before deciding the best resource to use. This would be the resource that would start the job last, in choosing this it is, in effect, load-levelling work across the group.

1. Select the option Maintain Database from the Main Menu, then click Resource Groups. The Resource Groups data table is presented.

2. Opening a new record displays the Edit Resource Group Information window. 3. Select Resources to display and choose the valid resources for the group.

Planning Horizons

Because Graphical MPS is essentially a long-term planning tool, its Planning Horizons must be set accordingly. There are two of these horizons to set in the Configuration Set Up Information' window:

• The Historical Planning Horizon - the period of time, prior to the current time, that can be displayed in the Sequence Overview.

• The Future Planning Horizon - the period after current time that can be displayed in the Sequence Overview. The Future Planning Horizon is likely to extend over a number of months.


Weekly Shift Pattern Menu

Exceptions for Specific Weeks

This is a generic option and is not intended for use with the Graphical MPS configuration.

Default Weekly Shifts

Selecting this option opens the Default Calendar data table. Entering a new record in this table opens the Edit Default Calendar Information window. This allows you to establish the weekly resource capacities, in hours per week, for all primary resources, either as group or individually.

Delete Calendar Files

Using this option deletes exceptions made to the default calendar under the Hot Spots Grids 'Capacity' tab, i.e. it restores the calendar to its default value.

Return to Maintenance Menu

Exits the Weekly Shift Pattern Menu and returns the user to the Maintenance Menu.

Products

The Products data table is accessed from the Maintenance Menu.

Figure 5.Edit Products Information

Planning Attributes allow you to specify lead times, stock levels and ordering constraints and hot spots grid parameters.

Product Attributes permit Priorities to be set and allow a product’s specific characteristics to be defined as an attribute.

Warning: This option should NOT be used under any circumstances.


Planning Attributes

The Edit Products Planning Information window contains the following fields:

Figure 6.Edit Products Planning Attributes Information

Field Description

Lead Time The time span required to produce an item. In Graphical MPS this is treated as 'dead period' during which a 'Make Requirement' will not be calculated, as there is insufficient time to implement changes to the plan within this period.

Make Window A specified time window within which Graphical MPS will attempt to load a batch of work backwards from its Due Date. If there is insufficient capacity on the required resources to make the batch within the specified Make Window, the batch will not be loaded. Thus it is used to calculate a time period (Due Date - Make Window) prior to which an order cannot be scheduled. Note that batches are not automatically split.

Target Stock Level Defines the ideal stock level that should be maintained for this product. If a value is entered in this field then it renders the 'Target Days of Cover' field inactive. This also occurs when the data mappings are configured to take this data from Sage ERP 1000 and a non null value is retrieved.

Target Days of Cover Defines the ideal stock cover that should be maintained for this item. By default this field is 'Unspecified', placing a value in this field renders the 'Target Stock Level' field inactive.

Safety Stock Level Only works in conjunction with 'Target Days of cover', specifying a value in this field assists in preventing stock levels from dropping to zero, if 'Target Days of Cover' have been specified and the demand were to drop to zero.

Minimum & Maximum Reorder Quantity

The Maximum and Minimum Reorder Quantity fields are used by Graphical MPS when calculating the batch size quantities, e.g. if the 'Min. Reorder Quantity' was 100 and the make requirement 90, then a batch of 100 would be created. If the 'Max. Reorder Quantity' was 100 and a make requirement calculated was 160 then two batches, one of 100 and another of 60 would be created. However if the 'Min. Reorder Quantity' was still 100, then two batches each of 100 would be created. The data mappings are configured to take the Minimum Reorder Quantity and Maximum Reorder Level (Maximum Stock Level) from Sage ERP 1000.


Point Load and Spread Load

Your sales forecast may be expressed in terms of monthly, four weekly or even quarterly demand. To create a Master production Schedule, we need to understand whether this demand is expected spread over the month or quarter or is to be viewed as a single large sale on the forecast date (a point load).

If the spread load option is used then the forecast is spread over the desired time into daily amounts (not rounded). These demands are then amalgamated into the weekly planning buckets for creation of the MPS.

The resulting load can be seen in the Hot Spots Grid 'Demand' tab, which also includes Sales Orders

Sales Orders are always treated as a ‘point load’.

Setting up spread loads

Tick the Produce in Forecast Period checkbox and select Edit for Forecast Import Options. The default is point load, i.e. the spread over period. Tick the box to select a spread option. This may be Period Type (Daily, Weekly, Four Weekly, Calendar Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly or Yearly).

Figure 7.Setting up Spread Loads

Reorder Multiple Used to define the minimum increment when calculating a batch size. So for example if the 'Reorder Multiple' was 25 the Max. Reorder Quantity was 100 and the make requirement was 160 then two batches one of 100 and another of 75 would be created

Reorder Due Date Offset

The Reorder Due Date Offset is the period in Days, designed to provide a mechanism to spread demand over a number of periods. If, for example, there were three batches each of 100 for a product created and the Reorder Due Date Offset was set to 7, then the second batch would have a Due Date set to the first less 7 days (the Earliest Start Date is also offset) and the third batch to the Due Date less 14 days. In each case, the Make Window is offset in the same way for each batch.

Hot Spots Grid Boundaries

The values of 'Blue % >' (maximum stock) and ‘Red’ (minimum stock) can be specified. Colour coding is used to indicate the status stock in the grid's cells at any point in time:

Blue exposes excess stock.

Green shows a satisfactory level.

Amber indicates less than the target stock level.

Red implies a dangerous stock condition.

Forecast Import Options See the section entitled ‘Point load and spread load’.

Field Description


Daily can have a 'Period Offset', with zero which acts in the same manner as a Point Load.

Weekly has a 'Reference Day', which is the first day of a week:

Figure 8.Setting up Spread Loads - Weekly

Four weekly has a 'Reference Date', which is the first day of any of the four week periods:

Figure 9.Setting up Spread Loads – Four Weekly

Calendar monthly just has the offset, with zero the month starts on the 1st and any forecast in that month is spread over the month

Quarterly has a Reference month, e.g. your quarter might start in June:

Figure 10.Setting up Spread Loads – Quarterly

Half yearly and yearly are basically the same as quarterly, you set a reference month for the start of the period.


Using Graphical MPS

Once the data tables etc. are completed the system is available for use.

To use the system you would typically:

1. Open the Data Transfer Menu and select the option Clear and Import Demand and Stock Data.

Figure 11.Data Transfer Menu

The Import Demand and Stock Data option retains any changes to demands and stock parameters which you have made directly in Graphical MPS .

2. A progress bar shows that Forecast and Stock data is being imported. The import overwrites any existing information. Note that parameters that are maintained solely within Graphical MPS and do not exist within Sage ERP 1000 are NOT overwritten e.g. Process Time Type.You can review the data prior to planning by selecting the ‘Demand Data’ option. This allows you to view and edit the demand by double-clicking on the required record. Any changes that you make here will not be reflected in the Hot Spots Grid until you choose ‘Reload Demand Data’.


You may also edit the weekly demand directly within the Hot Spots Grid. This allows you to view and edit the demand by selecting the fields to update and right-clicking to activate the ‘Edit Value’ window, see Figure 12 - Editing Demand.

Figure 12.Editing Demand

3. Return to the Main Menu and select the option Generate Plan.4. The Sequencer opens showing two active windows:

• Multi Plot window, showing stock level by SKU (Stock Keeping Unit)

• Hot Spots Grid, with tabs which display forecast, stock and production information.


Currently the Demand tab will be open and the Forecast and Sales Order demand data you have just imported is displayed .

Figure 13.Sequencer showing Multi Plot Window and Hot Spots Grid

5. To generate the production load by comparing the forecast with current stocks, select the Create Production option from the Sequence menu bar command. When the production load has been generated the orders to be planned are displayed in the Unallocated Jobs Window.

6. Use the Sequence tool to load the batches of work onto the resources. Typically, the Scheduler backward sequences from Due Date, searching across resources and time to find capacity for the production load.


For each SKU, you can restrict which resources are searched and a Make Window (time span) can be set, which restricts how early work can be made if capacity is not available in the week of delivery.

Figure 14.Sequencer Window


Reviewing the Plan

Graphical MPS allocates work to resources over a period of time. Therefore in adjusting a capacity plan, you are principally restricted to modifying the work load, e.g. modifying stock requirements, modifying time constraints or adjusting capacity. The Sequencer provides several facilities to change the Plan, once it has been generated.

Plots Window

The Plots window is opened using the Display Plots tool bar option.

Using the Configure Plots option opens the Select User Plot dialog. Ticking the checkboxes in this window controls the plots displayed in the window.

Plots enable you to see the capacity utilisation, inventory levels and waiting time produced by the current plan and also allow you to see the impact of any changes you make. Capacity limitations are indicated by a red line on the plot. Capacity requirements exceeding this limitation are also shown in red.

Operations Editor

This shows the load calculated by the Capacity Planner, in infinite capacity, that would completely satisfy the projected Target Stock levels.

This becomes the schedule file that is to be loaded against the finite capacity resources.

There is a column in this data table headed Capacity Required. This is the number of hours of productive capacity that each of these items will take. Double clicking on a operation record opens its 'Edit Jobs Information' dialog, where times, quantities etc. can be modified.

Sequence Overview

The Sequence Overview is effectively a Gantt chart where the vertical bars define periods of time, e.g. weekly time buckets. The jobs produced within the time bucket are stacked vertically one above another. Double clicking on a job opens its Edit Jobs Information window, where times, quantities, routes etc. can be modified.

Jobs can be manually dragged and dropped onto different resources or different time buckets on the same resource.


Hot Spots Grid

The Hot Spots Grid provides a view of stock and production levels, shortages, capacity utilization and shelf life. It consists of several grids each headed with a 'tab' indicating its purpose. The horizontal axis of the grid represents the time scale, while the vertical axis depicts either product references or resources. Target and Capacity levels can be modified from within the grid.

The grid utilises three toolbar buttons:

The Hot Spots Grid is also equipped with Filters.

The grid indicates the status of stock, at a given point in time. This is shown by the colour of the cell:

• Red indicates below safety stock levels.

• Amber indicates less than the target stock level.

• Green shows a satisfactory level.

• Blue exposes excess stock.

Ticking the coloured checkboxes at the top left corner of the grid filters the display to only show those columns that contain cells of the selected colour or colours.

Tool Description

Hot Spots Grid If the Plots window is open this button causes plots, defined with the Configure Plots menu bar command, to be displayed in the Plots window.

Create Production Using this tool compares the available Stock, Demand and Target Stock levels, to calculate the load to be produced. The load may then be sequenced, to generate an initial plan.

Refresh Hot Spots Grid If an existing plan is modified, in the Sequencer or Editor, it may be necessary to use the Refresh tool to update the Hot Spot Grid. This is not the case if you make the changes by using 'drag and drop' methods or by rescheduling the load.


The individual worksheet tabs are as follows:

Hot Spots Grid - Capacity

Resource capacity can be modified from within the Hot Spots Grid. To modify capacities:

1. Click and drag the mouse pointer to select a cell or group of cells associated with the resource(s) and time period you wish to modify.

2. Right-click on one of the selected cells. This opens a window where the capacity of the cell or group of cells can be altered. Resource capacities can be changed from 'Finite' to 'Infinite' from within the Hot Spots Grid.

3. To toggle a resource's capacity between 'Finite' and 'Infinite' capacity:• Double-click on the Resource Name located on the left of the hot spots grid. The resources

capacity type will change from 'Finite' to 'Infinite' or visa versa and the plan is updated accordingly.

• When set to 'Infinite' capacity, the resource name is displayed as bold text accompanied by hash symbols, e.g. #Resource 1#, and the capacity records are also in bold type.

If a resource's capacity is changed from 'Infinite' to 'Finite' and sufficient capacity is not available within the Planning Horizon for their production, work will remain unscheduled. A warning will be displayed and the unallocated jobs sent to the resource's own 'Unallocated Jobs' window rather than the general 'Unallocated Jobs' window.

Tab Description

Demand Imported SOP and forecast data

Initial Stock Imported stock levels

Target DoC Target days of stock cover, established in the Products data table.

Target Level Target stock levels established in the Products data table.

Target Production The production levels required to achieve the Target Stock after demands have been satisfied.

Actual DoC Actual days of stock cover, calculated when the load is scheduled.

Actual Level Actual stock.

Actual Production The scheduled production output of each SKU by week.

Production Shortage Calculated by subtracting Actual Stock from Target Stock Capacity.

Capacity Capacity of the resource (operating hours).

Productive Capacity Capacity of the resource in man-hours. Calculated from Capacity * Productive Hours per Hour.

Utilisation Resource utilisation calculated when the load is scheduled.

Setup Indicates the hours per week and the percentage of hours occupied by set up.

Idle Indicates the hours per week and the percentage of hours occupied by idle time.


Exporting the MPS to Sage ERP 1000

When the MPS has been finalised and an achievable production plan has been agreed, this is exported to Sage ERP 1000 by selecting the Export MPS button shown in the scheduling screen. The resulting MPS is then available for use in the MRP module.


Using the MPS

Generate MRP/MPS Recommendations

A new 'Graphical MPS ' flag is shown on the main screen in the Sage ERP 1000 Generate MRP/MPS Recommendations application. This flag is only displayed if system key GMMPSSET is present and contains a valid MPS reference.

Selecting this checkbox ensures that the MRP module automatically selects the latest MPS file.

Production Scheduling

The recommendations created during the MRP run may be validated for machine, labour and material availability using the Sage Production Scheduling system.



Index

AAttributes

Planning ......................................... 13, 14Product........................................... 13, 14

BBucket .......................................................... 10

CCapacity Planning ........................................ 6

Objectives ............................................... 6Production Scheduling ......................... 7

Configuring Line 500.................................... 9Default Time Bucket ........................... 10

EExporting the MPS ..................................... 24

GGMBUCKET ................................................ 10Graphical MPS.............................................. 8

Configuring Line 500............................. 9Exporting to Line 500.......................... 24Operations Editor ................................ 21Planning Horizons ............................... 12Planning Parameters ............................ 8Plots Window ....................................... 21Products................................................ 13Resource Groups ................................ 12Resources ............................................ 11Reviewing the Plan ............................. 21Sequence Overview............................ 21Setting Up ............................................. 11Using ..................................................... 17Weekly Shift Patterns ......................... 12

HHot Spots Grid ............................................ 22

Capacity ................................................ 23

LLoad

Point ...................................................... 15Spread .................................................. 15

MMaster Production Schedule ...................... 5MPS................................................................ 5

Exporting to Line 500 ......................... 24Process................................................... 6Using the MPS .................................... 25

MPS ProcessCapacity Planning ................................. 6Objectives of Capacity Planning......... 6

OOperations Editor ....................................... 21

PPlanning

Attributes ....................................... 13, 14Horizons ............................................... 12

Plots Window .............................................. 21Point Load ................................................... 15Production Scheduling ................................ 7

Capacity Planning ................................. 7Scheduling Management ..................... 7

Products ...................................................... 13Attributes ....................................... 13, 14

RResource Groups ....................................... 12Resources ................................................... 11

SScheduling Management ............................ 7Sequence Overview .................................. 21Shift Patterns .............................................. 12Spread Load ............................................... 15

TTime Bucket ................................................ 10

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