Factors that do not affect the decision:

Do you have a simple time based schedule?

Do you have a simple meter based schedule?

All else equal (see below first) - pick the one you are most comfortable in.

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    classDef Start fill:#FFA000,color:#FFF,stroke:#F00,stroke-width:2px;
    classDef External fill:#00921a,color:#FFF,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px;
    classDef UserQ fill:#FFF176,color:#000,stroke:#FFEB3B,stroke-width:2px;
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    Start[Start]:::Start  --> OnlyHaveMC{Do you only have MC?}

 OnlyHaveMC -- Yes --> WouldYouConsiderMCe{Would You Consider MCe}
    OnlyHaveMC --  No --> DoYouOnlyHaveMCe{Do you only have MCe ?}

    WouldYouConsiderMCe -- No --> MC[Use MC]
    WouldYouConsiderMCe -- Yes -->DoYouNeed2WorkOrdersAtAnyGivenStep{Do you need 2 work orders at any given step?}

    DoYouOnlyHaveMCe -- No --> DoYouNeed2WorkOrdersAtAnyGivenStep{Do you need 2 work orders at any given step?}
    DoYouOnlyHaveMCe -- Yes --> MCe[Use MCe]

   DoYouNeed2WorkOrdersAtAnyGivenStep -- No -->ComplexSteps{Do the schedule result in some steps having nothing to do such as a schedule with 100 hours 200 hours 250 hours?}
   DoYouNeed2WorkOrdersAtAnyGivenStep -- Yes -->MCe

   ComplexSteps -- No -->DoYouNeedSchedulesThatGoOveraYearEnd{Do you need schedules that go over a year end?}
   ComplexSteps -- Yes -->MCe

   DoYouNeedSchedulesThatGoOveraYearEnd -- No --> DoYouNeedToTriggerBasedOnaSpecValue{Do you need to trigger based on a spec value?}
   DoYouNeedSchedulesThatGoOveraYearEnd -- Yes --> MCe

DoYouNeedToTriggerBasedOnaSpecValue -- No --> ManualPMProblems{Do you have problems with the PMs freezing or failing to run in manual?}
DoYouNeedToTriggerBasedOnaSpecValue -- Yes --> MCe

ManualPMProblems -- No --> Logs{Do you desire logs for more than just 'success'}
ManualPMProblems -- Yes -->MCe

Logs -- No --> GraphicOrText{Would you prefer to work in a graphic environment or text? Graphic}
Logs -- Yes --> MCe

GraphicOrText --Text --> MC
GraphicOrText -- Don't Care --> Preference{Do you work most of the time in MC or MCe?}
GraphicOrText -- Graphic --> MCe

Preference -- MC --> MC:::End
Preference -- MCe --> MCe:::End

Major factors to have you pick MC

You only have MC and don't want to consider MCe

You don't have any issues with the MC procedures and you don't need any of the features that MCe adds and you are ok with or prefer a text UI

Major factors to have you pick MCe

You are willing to consider MCe, or you only have MCe, and especially if you have one of the features that only MCe offers:

• 2 or more work orders at a given step
• A need in your interval for a 'do nothing' step
• You have schedules that start at one point in the year and end in the next calendar year.
• You have PdMs that should be based on a spec value
• You want to see logs of when/why PMs were not generated