PS. Delays

Delays in the Delays step represent periods of time where equipment is not doing the primary function it was designed to do, such as drilling, loading or hauling.

Delays step overview

To add a Delay:

  1. Press the blue plus icon.

  2. Select the a field from the Name column and rename it, i.e. “Crib Break”.

  3. Set delay configuration as per table definitions below.

Column

Description

Column

Description

Name

Name of the delay

Is Considered Available

  • Ticked - the delay duration will count towards Available Time

  • Unticked - the delay duration will count towards Down Time

Equipment Moved

  • Ticked - equipment will disappear from the animation during the delay

  • Unticked - equipment will appear grey in the animation throughout the delay

Power Type

  • On - equipment is not powered off during the delay

  • Off - equipment is powered off during the delay

Color

The color which will be used to represent the delay on the Gantt chart

The order of Delays in this list, impacts how overlapping delays are reported. Higher ranking delays will be reported before lower ones.