Tutorial - Resource Allocation and Levelling

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The Gantt Scheduler integrates mine design and scheduling into one package, removing the need to import/export or deal with different data and file formats. For current Vulcan users, this means you will no longer need to use a separate scheduling tool. Gantt Scheduler is easy to learn as the menu options, data structure, and terminology are consistent throughout Vulcan.

Opening Your Data File in Vulcan

Dataset for this tutorial is in the GanttSchedulerData file. (Click the link to download the dataset.)

Opening the Gantt Scheduler

1. In Vulcan, select Gantt > Open. The Gantt Scheduler application opens.
2. In the top left corner of the Gantt Scheduler application, click on the Maptek File icon to access the File menu.
3. Click Open, then browse to and select the Beta_DemoUG.vgantt file.

Creating Activities

Create design activities from Vulcan

1. In Vulcan, select Gantt > Activity > Create.
   • Click Select Objects, then click All on the Select By menu that displays to select all objects and return to the Create Activity panel. The List Preview section of the panel shows the Activity Names and Activity Types which are evaluated by expressions defined in the Setup tab of the Gantt Scheduler.
   • Click Browse Triangulations, then browse to the production.tri/Stoping.tri folder.
     • Click the double right arrow icon to select all of the triangulations, then click OK to return to the Create Activity panel.
   • Click OK to send the activities to the Gantt Scheduler.

Create activities for milestone activities from the Gantt Scheduler

1. In the Gantt Scheduler, on the Home tab, in the Activities group, click New to display the Activity Information panel.
   • In the Name box, enter Shaft Complete.
   • Select November 14, 2014 as the Start date. The End date will be updated automatically.
   • Enter 0.0 in the Work box.
   • Click OK.

Resource Allocation and Bevelling

Set up resources

In the Gantt Scheduler, on the Resources tab, in the Resources group, click Settings.

Click the Add icon to create a new resource.

• Enter Development in the Name box.
• Enter 15 in the Default Rate box.
• Enter 4 in the Default capacity box.
• Click OK.

Click the Add icon again to create another new resource.

• Enter Stoping in the Name box.
• Enter 600 in the Default Rate box.
• Enter 4 in the Default capacity box.
• Click OK.

Allocate resources

1. In the Gantt Scheduler, in the Gantt Chart area, click on the icon in the header of the Activity Type column, and then click Drifting to display all activities that have an activity type of Drifting.
2. Click on the ID column header to select all displayed activities.
3. On the Resources tab, click Allocate resources to display the Allocate Resources panel.
4. Click the Development resource, and then click the Add icon.
5. Click Apply rate.
6. Click OK.
7. On the View tab, in the Filter group, click the Clear current filter selection icon.
8. Click on the icon in the header of the Activity Type column, and then click Stoping to display all activities that have an activity type of Stoping.
9. Click on the ID column header to select all displayed activities.
10. On the Resources tab, click Allocate resources to display the Allocate Resources panel.
11. Click the Stoping resource, and then click the Add icon.
12. Click Apply rate.
13. Click OK.
14. On the View tab, in the Filter group, click the Clear current filter selection icon.

Levelling by capacity

1. Click on the ID column header to select all displayed activities.
2. On the Resources tab, in the Resource Leveling group, click Leveling by Capacity.