📊 Production Tracking Guide
Monitor production floor activities, update order progress, and track completion in real-time.
🎯 Overview
Production tracking helps you:
- Monitor order status - See what's in progress, completed, or pending
- Update progress - Record actual production quantities
- Track efficiency - Compare actual vs. planned time
- Identify bottlenecks - See which orders are delayed
- Report to customers - Provide accurate delivery updates
📋 Production Order Statuses
Every production order has a status:
Scheduled - Order is planned but not started
In Progress - Production has started
Completed - Order is finished
Delayed - Behind schedule
On Hold - Paused (material shortage, etc.)
🚀 Starting Production
Step 1: View Scheduled Orders
- Navigate to Production → Scheduled Orders
- See all orders ready to start today
- Filtered by production line
- Sorted by start time
Step 2: Start Production
- Click on the order
- Click "Start Production" button
- System records actual start time
- Status changes to "In Progress"
- Materials are consumed from inventory
📈 Updating Progress
Recording Production Quantities
As production progresses, update quantities:
- Open the production order
- Click "Update Progress"
- Enter quantity completed so far
- System calculates % complete
- Updates estimated completion time
Reporting Issues
If problems occur during production:
- Click "Report Issue"
- Select issue type:
- Material shortage
- Machine breakdown
- Quality defect
- Other delay
- Enter description
- System sends alert to manager
- Order marked as "On Hold" if needed
✅ Completing Orders
Finishing Production
- Click "Complete Order"
- Enter final quantity produced
- Record any scrap/waste
- System:
- Records actual completion time
- Updates material consumption
- Calculates production efficiency
- Releases reserved materials
- Updates inventory (finished goods)
📊 Production Dashboard
The production dashboard shows:
- Today's Orders - What needs to be produced today
- In Progress - Currently running orders
- Completed Today - What's been finished
- Delayed Orders - Orders behind schedule
- Line Utilization - % of capacity being used
- Material Issues - Stock shortages affecting production
🏆 Best Practices
1. Update Progress Regularly
- Update quantities at least twice per shift
- More frequent for long-running orders
- Helps identify delays early
2. Report Issues Immediately
- Don't wait until end of shift
- Early reporting allows faster resolution
- Prevents missed delivery dates
3. Track Actual vs. Planned Time
- Compare actual production time to estimate
- Update standard times if consistently different
- Improves future schedule accuracy
🎯 Next Steps