Start Production

Explanation

This activity is used to register that a production has started on one or several operations. It is possible to register both labor and machine time.

The start time and the stop time of a setup will be recorded. The clocking sequence is a unique number that will be set for each line that is started. Same clocking sequence will be set for all operations that are started together if the Concurrent Operations value in the Work Center window is set to group start operations in sequence.

Operations connected to an operation block is expected to be started together. You are still allowed to start them individually, but a warning will be given.

From time clock, you can start production for only one operation at a time.

Prerequisites

• The status of the operation should not be Planned or Closed.
• The status of the shop order should not be Parked.
• To start labor time, a labor class must be connected to the operation in the Shop Order window.
• To start machine time, a valid resource must exist on the work center.
• If Reporting Mode has been set to Employee Reporting on the used site, at least one Employee must be entered in order to report labor time.
• If an employee qualification requirement exists for the operation, and the qualification check for the site is mandatory, then the reporting employee(s) must have those qualifications.
• To report from time clock, employee should be a time clock user. When reporting as a team, all the employees in the team should be time clock users.
• If the employee has a valid work schedule for time and attendance reporting, the employee must be clocked in for the day.

System Effects

• If the Machine Time check box has been selected, a Machine Clocking will be created and the start time recorded on it.
• If the Labor Time check box has been selected, one labor clocking will be created for each Employee that has been entered in the Employee list and the start time will be recorded on it. If no Employee is entered, one clocking record will be created.
• The start time will be recorded on the clocking. The clockings can be viewed in the Clockings tab.
• The operation will be marked with a cogwheel symbol to the left in the operation list. If several operations was started together the cogwheel will be complemented with a chain link.
• If the operation was marked with a exclamation mark for interruption, this symbol will be now removed.
• The status of the operation is set to In Process.
• If an ongoing setup activity exists, it will be stopped.
• If the employee or team was running an indirect job this will be stopped.
• If the work center resource has an ongoing downtime clocking, this will be stopped.
• If a machine operation clocking is already running on the resource where this one is started and the Concurrent Operations field in the Work Center window is set to Not Allowed this machine clocking will be stopped.
• The selected resource will be set as the preferred resource for the operation.
• If multiple operations were selected and started simultaneously they will either get started in sequence (share the same clocking sequence), or in parallel (individual clocking sequences) depending on the Concurrent Operations value in the Work Center window.
• If multiple operations are started in parallel and the site has been configured to report labor anonymously, the value in the Crew Size field will be distributed among the generated labor clockings based on the planned crew size of the operations.

Window

Shop Floor Workbench
Time Clock

Related Window Descriptions

Shop Floor Workbench
Start Production
Time Clock
Time Clock Data Input Dialog

Procedure

From the Shop Floor Workbench window:

1. Open the Shop Floor Workbench window. If Reporting Mode has been set to Employee Reporting on the used site an employee or team must have been entered in the Enter As dialog box.
2. Click Refresh. The operations will be displayed according to the filter that is being used.
3. Select the operation lines for which you wish to start production, and click Start Production.
4. The Start Production dialog box will be opened. Based on the data entered in the Shop Order window, Machine Time and Labor Time options will be selected. You can change the values if you want to.
5. Choose the resource which on the operation will run in the Resource list.
6. If run in Employee Reporting mode, enter the employees that will work with the operation in the Employee table. If run in Anonymous mode; enter the crew size manually. If a team is entered in Shop Floor Workbench, the employees currently in the team will be displayed and may not be changed.
7. Click OK. The start time can be viewed in the Clockings tab.

From the Time Clock window:

1. Click the Start Production button in Time Clock.
2. Enter the Site to report on.
3. Enter the Employee ID or the Team.
4. Enter the Operation ID you want to start production for.
5. If machine run time exists for the operation, Machine Time will be automatically set to Yes. Set it to No if you do not want to start machine time.
6. Choose the resource on which the operation will run in the Resource ID.
7. If the existing clockings for the employee should be stopped, select Yes in Stop Emp Clockings. The default value is set based on the value of Allow Concurrent Operations for the employee in Shop Floor Employee tab.
8. Click OK.

Note: Depending on the Time Clock configuration, some of these fields may be automatically filled with default data and thereby the fields may be disabled or unavailable for editing.