Work allocation to multiple machines

I have maintained Master Data for material and work center.
When I create a production order for for material system allocates it only to only one work center.
Cycle time is say 1 hour (60 minutes)
shift time is 480 minutes (workable time) (one shift)
I have maintained individual capacities 5 machines in workcenter capacity data
so actual available time is 480 x 5 = 2400 min.
prd order qty is 100
I want system to allocate work to all 5 machines so that the processing is finished in 2.5 days
but as per currant setting system is allocationg to only one machine and system shows it will take 12.5 days for processing.
please provide a solution.
thanks and regards
rajiv

Dear,
it is simple.
Your capacity is 8hrs a day and 5 m/cs
Capacity per day is = 40hrs
To get 1 product form a m/c it will take 1hr.
Hence for 100 qty, it will take 12.5hrs in normal case, if you go for parallel sequence, then it will take 2.5hrs.
Hence you are actually looking for parallel sequence so that m/cs can be processed paralalelly.
In this case you have advatage of confirming the qty m/c wise.
One moer option is make 5 splits in routing, this also will give he same result. In operation overview in splitting sub screen,
activate required spliting
No of splits = 5.
please come back if required

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These should be Enabled if they were when you last used iChat.
Exactly which "Accounts" are logged in can be seen in Message Menu > Accounts and will include the iMessage "Account" and Bonjour.
In the Window menu you will see CMD +0 for the Messages window and CMD+1 for the "Buddies" window which is a combined list at this stage.
Go to the Preferences > General Section and Untick the "Collect all accounts into one list".
This will give you separate iChat type Buddy lists.
You can check if that account/Buddy list is set to Invisible or if in the Preferences > Accounts > Security you have settings that will block some people from seeing you as On line.
You are saying Buddies can see you as On Line which implies they are still sending to your AIM based Names (@Mac.com is a valid AIM Screen Name)
I am not sure from your post if you are trying to iMessage their email IDs thinking they are Apple IDs and that they are using Messages as well.
There is no Buddy list for iMessages side
No-one can tell you are "On Line" until they have your details in the "To" spot in Messages with the correct iMessaged contact info (iPhone Number or Apple ID)
Obviously an Apple ID can be an email or look like one.
In some cases they are also valid AIM Screen Names as well.
In the case or the @mac.com name you may have linked this Apple ID to iMessages as well.
11:31 PM Saturday; August 11, 2012
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