Jan
Thu Feb 22 03:26:07 CST 2007
Hi,
I slightly disagree with Rod.
I would advise you to use Project for this, it is a near perfect fit.
I did install it for a similar application.
From the start, the thing to worry about is the feedback from the shop floor
(which operations are done): that can be quite a volume; but using any other
software you need the same amount of data.
And one should remember, that yes, Project resuires quite qome learning, but
most production software require at least 10 times more. Compared to the
monsters I looked at, Project is ridiculously simple.
On top of that: production softwares are accounting softwares with some
planning addon.
You want planning, use a planning software.
Hope this helps,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project MVP
http://users.online.be/prom-ade
"Anders Eriksson" <andis59@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I work for a company that builds custom machines for marking. Each machine
> is unique. We have limited resources, man hours, machine hours...
>
> Each machine is considered to be a project.
>
> Is it possible, using MS Project, to have common resources for all
> projects
> so that a machine isn't used by two projects at the same time?
>
> Is it possible to make a summary of all projects so that I can get a Gantt
> scheme over all projects?
>
>
> // Anders
> --
> English is not my first, or second, language
> so anything strange, or insulting, is due to
> the translation.
> Please correct me so I may improve my English!