Introduction - general
1. GENERAL
Production planning is one of the crucial tasks in farming. Planning can be short term, tasks within the season, or long term: planning of different productions and crops on various parcels. Usual long term plannings are Fertilization Plans or Crop rotation. Overview of resource occupation, reduction material costs (fuel, fertilizers, pesticides, seed) and reduction of an impact on environment because of better planned and better directed pesticide use, are so indicators of successful managing of agricultural economy.
New CROP module includes planning of Crop production through introducing of Expert models. Expert model is a kind of technology recipe for particular crop, which includes general information like: expected yield/ha and calendar placement of particular technology tasks which can be planned ahead during the season, with expected norms per hectare. Besides, certain types of mechanization and material quantities necessary for realizing tasks also can be determined and planned ahead. Particular tasks within expert models is possible to connect with phenology phases in order to link certain tasks even more precise ahead no matter of calendar dates. Cost overview is enabled per unit of yield and per hectare too.
Within the Plan user can easily choose or create different Plan versions, regarding to general farm strategy. Connecting Fields and Crop areas with certain version of Expert model is determined by Crop module crop rotation, on chosen Field and enables following several productions. Because of mechanical (texture) and structural characteristics of certain Field, it is possible to change tasks and material usage within Plan order. One CROP area is a starting point for creating of Work order. Every position on Plan order is planned task in Work order. Map viewer enables us to see what is occupation of certain Fields and Crop areas within chosen period.
On created Work order which has information about planned tasks for particular crop, it is possible to schedule certain unoccupied machines (Self-propelled and Implements) and adding workers or group of workers. When adding material it is necessary to define a warehouse from which material will be moved. Also, it is possible to review quantities of chosen material on the stock.
Work orders can be created:
a) from Plan order,
b) from Expert model (it is necessary to add Crop areas),
c) manually (manual adding of Crop areas and manual task addition).
Date and Time are used for Daily work scheduling, where on particular day a list of all planned tasks for particular worker with particular machines are shown. The result of this list is Working slip for particular worker or for supervisor. This Working slip answers to following questions: Who, When, Where and with Which machines, What material and How many material has to be used for particular task on particular day.
Recording of realized task is possible on several ways:
a) recording on Work order on particular task or resource combination through Daily work input per each worker,
b) recording via Task Input where simple and quick selection of Working order and enabled creating of Working order.
c) recording of task via Planned task input: complex input via several search parameters.
Confirmation of added realization creates documents for moving material and services.
Within AD HOC analysis creating of individual reports (templates) is enabled with graphical review for planned and realized material quantities and costs within particular planning stage (Expert model, Plan, Work order) and it is possible to compare realization with the plan.
2. PLANNING LEVELS IN PA FA
Časovna opredelitev načrtovanja ima več stopenj, ki se znotraj PA FA odražajo v različnih menijev/mask:
- stopnja: Generalno/sezonsko planiranje: Uporabnik se odloča za kulturo in jo dodeli na izbrano polje/obdelovalno površino
- V maski Ekspertni model se oblikuje načrtovanje pridelave kulture (Ekspertni model) s podatki na hektar,
- V Administratorski konzoli/Nastavitve/Kmetijstvo/Agronomija/Ekspertni modeli se uvozi prednastavljene ekspertne modele (izboljšjave- v delu)
- V maski Plan se kreira plan s trajanjem glede na usmerjenost kmetije, izbere/dodeli polja v plan, izbere vrsto kulture in dodeli verzijo Ekspertnega modela na obdelovalno površino
- stopnja: Makroplaniranje: Uporabnik kreira delovni nalog in dodeli kmetijsko mehanizacijo&delavce&material za potrebe proizvodnje posamezne kulture
- V maski Plan kreira delovni nalog, ki predstavlja pridelovanje ene kulture na izbrani obdelovalni površini
- V maski Delovni nalog se kreira nov delovni nalog samostojno/ ročno ali pa preko izbire Ekspertnih modelov
- Stopnja: Mikroplaniranje: Uporabnik prilagaja/spreminja dnevne plane za opravila po delavcih
- V maski Orodja/Dnevni načrt/Terminiranje dnevnega dela se prilagaja finalnemu planiranju z možnostjo pregleda opravil na delovnih listkih (izbolšave/prilagoditve)
Picture 1: Planning levels in PA FA
2.1 Starting point of planning
- »Crop planning« koncept se je prenesel tudi na modul GRASS; maske Ekspertnega modela, Plana, Delovnega naloga in Vnosa opravil se ponovijo pri posameznem modulu; z nadaljnjim razvojem se bo prenesel na module FRUIT&NUTS in GRAPES s prilagoditvami, ki jih zahteva kmetijska proizvodnja večletnih kultur oz. trajnih nasadov;
- Dnevni načrt je stičiščna točka vseh modulov: ne glede na lokacijo vnosnega opravila za delavca, bo možen izpis dnevnih opravil po delavcu na enem mestu - iz maske Orodja/Dnevni načrt dnevni Daily plan
- Možnost različnih vstopnih točk v stopnje načrtovanja:
- Uporabnik prične planiranje v maski Ekspertni modeli (določene ekspertne modele v nadaljevanju izbira znotraj maske Plan ali/in maske Delovni nalog)
- Uporabnik prične planiranje v maski Delovni nalogi, kjer izbere Ekspertni model
- Uporabnik prične planiranje v maski Delovni nalog brez izbire ekspertnih modelov
- Uporabnik prične vnos podatkov v maski Vnos opravila, brez predhodnega planiranja (naknadno kreiranja delovnega naloga)
2.2. Comparison of old and new CROP menus
Picture 2: Comparison of "old" and "new" CROP menus
2.2. Work order UI
Work order UI
2.3 Converting process
Example: Conversion of old CROP into new CROP