REEL Widths
Definition
A REEL order width is a finished roll at one width. It is the default width type and the standard output for most mills. The optimizer combines REEL widths across the run to fill the available deckle with as little trim as possible.
Order-Width Fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Paper Type* key: paperTypeId | select | The grade. Must be a paper type from Setup. |
GSM* key: gsmId | select | A GSM under that grade; it also carries the minimum trimming. |
Width Type* key: orderWidthType | REEL / SHEET / THERMAL | REEL for a plain roll. |
Size (mm)* key: widthMm | number | Finished roll width. Entered in the organization's unit (mm / cm / in). |
Weight (MT)* key: weightMT | number | Target weight to produce for this width. Must be more than 0.4 MT. |
Allowed Variance (%) key: allowedVariancePct | number | How far above/below the target the optimizer may land for this width. Defaults to the organization default. |
Sale Price / MT key: salePricePerMT | number | Optional. Feeds the Revenue report. |
Descriptors key: descriptorValues | key = value | e.g. BF = 24, KIT = 5. Used to keep incompatible widths off the same run. |
The order width must be narrower than the available deckle (machine deckle width minus the grade's minimum trimming) of at least one machine, or no run can be built for it.
Allowed Variance
If the optimizer can hit every width's exact target inside the machine's waste target, it does. When it can't, it is allowed to move each width's produced weight within its allowed variance to find a lower-waste mix — and it returns several candidate plans for a planner to compare. A wider variance gives the optimizer more room; a tight variance keeps production close to what was ordered.
Combined-Split Groups
Sometimes several widths draw from one pool of demand — for example a customer will take 30 MT split across 900 mm, 800 mm and 700 mm however is most efficient. Group those widths as a combined split and choose how the pool is divided:
- Proportional or Equal — the split is fixed at order time (by width, or evenly).
- Manual — you set each width's weight yourself.
- Min-Waste — the split is computed when the run is created, from the pattern that wastes least on that machine.
- Priority — like Min-Waste, but higher-priority widths get the larger share among near-equal patterns.
Progress Tracking
Each width tracks Pending, Scheduled elsewhere and Completed MT. A width can be produced across several runs; its status shows Pending, In Progress, Partially Completed or Completed. Finished reels are added to inventory and can then be dispatched on a delivery challan.
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