Shift pattern examples and No Shift shifts

The following examples show how you would set up three shift patterns to accommodate shifts required for three levels of production. They also show how to use a No Shift shift to accommodate time periods when there is no actual shift work occurring. This is required because one (and only one) shift in the pattern is in effect at all times.

Standard Production

Standard production requires three shifts each weekday, but no shifts on weekends. The work week starts Monday at 6:00 AM and ends Saturday at 6:00 AM.

Note that this pattern includes a No Shift shift for the weekend days starting on Saturday at 6:00 AM and ending on Monday at 6:00 AM. If this shift was not defined, then the Night shift for Friday would extend until the Morning shift on Monday.

High Production

High production requires three shifts each day of the week.

Low Production

Low production requires two shifts each weekday, with no weekday night shifts and no shifts on weekends. The work week starts Monday at 6:00 AM and ends Friday at 10:00 PM.

Note that this pattern includes a No Shift shift that covers 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM weekdays and the entire weekend from Friday at 10:00 PM to Monday at 6:00 AM. If this shift was not defined, then the weekday Afternoon shift would extend until the Morning shift of the next weekday or, over the weekend, from Friday at 2:00 PM to the Morning shift of the following Monday.