The shopfloor overview in your manufacturing setup gives you three different views tailored to the people who work with production every day. You get a production order line view showing what you are producing, a capacity load line view showing how loaded your resources are, and an operation line view for the people on the floor. Each view serves a specific role, and you control all of them from a shared filter at the top.
You can export the capacity load to Excel to see detailed information about which resources are overloaded and when. This makes the capacity load view a useful support tool when you work with Gantt charts and need to level out capacity.
The operation line view lets the people in the production area see what is coming next, check the status of previous operations, and register time output such as start and stop times.
Three views for three manufacturing personas
The shopfloor overview is built around the idea that different people in manufacturing need different information. Rather than forcing everyone into the same screen, it offers separate overviews for separate roles. The header contains filtering functionality that applies across all of them, so you can narrow down production lines, capacity load lines, and operations from one place.
The production order line view
The production order line view shows everything you are going to produce. You get one line per item you are outputting, which gives you a clear overview of what you are actually doing and what you expect to output in the production area. This is the view to use when you want a quick picture of the planned production.
The capacity load line view and Excel export
The capacity load line view gives you a simple overview of capacity within the filtering you have set at the top. You see the allocated capacity and the load percentage, so you can spot where things are getting tight.
For a deeper look, you can export the capacity load to Excel. The export contains a lot more detail and shows you which resources will be loaded too much and when. This view fits the person responsible for aligning or stretching out capacity. If you work with Gantt charts and similar planning tools, this is the view that supports that work.
The operation line view for the production floor
The operation line view is built for the specific users working in the production area. It shows what is coming next, the status of what has already been done, and the status of previous operations so you know when work can be expected to arrive at your station.
You also use this view to register time output, including start and stop times. It is the most hands-on of the three views, aimed at the people actually doing the work, registering what they have done, and seeing an overview of what is coming their way.
Q&A
What does the shopfloor overview show?
It provides three different overviews for different roles in manufacturing: a production order line view of what you are producing, a capacity load line view of resource load, and an operation line view for the people working in the production area.
How do you filter the shopfloor overview?
The header contains filtering functionality that applies to all three views at once, covering production lines, capacity load lines, and operations.
Can you export capacity load data?
Yes. You can export the capacity load to Excel, which contains much more detail and shows which resources will be loaded too much and when.
Who is the operation line view for?
It is for the people working in the production area. They use it to see what is coming next, check the status of current and previous operations, and register time output such as start and stop times.
Which view supports capacity planning with Gantt charts?
The capacity load line view, together with the Excel export, supports the person responsible for aligning or stretching out capacity when working with Gantt charts.