The
Production Control Module is comprised of a series
of display and reporting tools that allow department
managers and production teams to monitor the flow
of work through the plant. The status of processes
within a job are updated by labor entries through
time sheets, shop floor data capture or direct
keying of events into the status screens. The warehouse
receiving system, with ties to inventory and purchase
orders automatically updates material status. The
tracking of proofs and miscellaneous time driven
events in the job's progress is displayed by the
status screens and the PrintStream electronic note
system.
Features
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All users have access to on-line, real
time status of all jobs in the system. (Timeliness
on labor status is dependent upon the use of the Shop
floor Data Capture program.) |
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Electronic notes regarding billing, production,
estimating and certain user defined subjects may be
created or reviewed from any workstation on the network.
These notes trigger events in subsequent modules that
ensure the recipient is made aware of the message. |
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Due date reports can be user defined
to provide the level of detail required in each department.
These reports can be sorted by customer, salesperson,
project manager and date range. The reports show the
current status of each job along with a summary of
hours completed or time still required to complete
the task. |
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Work in Process reporting is totally
automated with the ability to view work in process
totals for labor, materials and sourced work (buyouts).
Estimated sales value can be shown along with the subtraction
of any partial or progress billing. Postage and freight
charges are also separated on many of these reports. |
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A series of production summary reports
show chargeable against non-chargeable costs, actual
time against budget, labor productivity and rework
and spoilage. These reports are available by department
as well as by employee. |
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Reporting of actual make ready and run
time averages across pieces of equipment also supports
the ability to define upper and lower control limits
for statistical balancing and weighted removal of suspected
data entry errors. |
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Turn time reports by date range, either
globally or by customer, allow analysis of on time
performance in terms of delivery. They also facilitate
statistical analysis of early and late shipments and
average days between start and finish of a project. |
