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- Shop Floor Control
- Who it's for
- Component manufacturers
Component manufacturers
Component manufacturers need a clear answer when the floor asks which job should run next and whether its material is ready. Shop Floor Control connects the customer order to a work order, the selected resource and the operator's production report. The planner can explain the intended quantity while the reviewer can follow accepted output back to its lot and job.
How Shop Floor Control is set up for you
Machine-based work
Use the resource and planned window to prepare the production decision. Confirm that the machine is Available before release and review operator assignments when a job changes station or shift.
Material readiness
Check the material lot's on-hand and reserved quantities before issuing it. A component run may be ready from a customer perspective while its usable stock still needs attention.
Output reconciliation
Record good and scrap units separately, then carry the completed output to batch review. This lets the team discuss the run's result without treating every reported unit as an accepted receipt.
Component manufacturers need a clear answer when the floor asks which job should run next and whether its material is ready. Shop Floor Control connects the customer order to a work order, the selected resource and the operator's production report. The planner can explain the intended quantity while the reviewer can follow accepted output back to its lot and job.
Start with a familiar component, its normal production resource and an approved customer order. For example, use a bracket run with a target of 120 pieces and an identified material lot. Rehearse release while the resource is in Maintenance, correct the station choice, and assign the operator for the intended interval. Post a material issue only after checking the free stock.
Record the resulting good and scrap quantities and ask Quality Reviewer to decide the batch disposition. Verify the accepted receipt and discuss any remaining work with Production Planner. Before expanding to other products, agree lot naming, unit conventions and the correction procedure for a wrong issue. Connect detailed machine telemetry or accounting separately when those systems need production results.
Use [work order planning](/shop-floor-control/modules/work-order-planning) and [materials and stock](/shop-floor-control/modules/materials-and-stock) to prepare the first cycle.
Features to start with
Work Order Planning
Prepare customer-backed work with a positive quantity, feasible dates and an available production resource.
Operator Assignments
Connect an identified operator to a work order and station for a defined working interval.
Materials and Stock
Issue the correct item and lot to production while checking units, reservations and the exact stock balance.
Roles on the team
- Production Planner
- Owns production setup, planning and assigned operational work.
- Production Operator
- Captures assigned production work and evidence.
- Quality Reviewer
- Reviews evidence and authorizes eligible domain outcomes.
- Manager
- Owns the customer-order and supplier-order approvals assigned during setup, including the approved demand required before production release.
- Admin
- Administrator for personnel identity, access configuration and master-data setup; business release remains with its named decision owner.
Set up Shop Floor Control your way.
Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.