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Work History: Shopfloor Work Operation Data Collection

OVERVIEW

This window enables you to record when Work Order Operations have been completed on the Shopfloor. Within it you can record the completion, or partial completion, of Operations processing the Work Order assembly.

When the window opens, you select a Work Order using the Select Work Order window that will be presented.

When you locate a Work Order two lists of Operation data are built. The upper list shows the current Process Route for the assembly. This list includes a total of received and scrapped quantity so far logged against each Operation. The lower list shows all history records so far created for the operations.

The window does not provide any facility to change history that has already been recorded. You are restricted in recording a new completion only.

Having selected an order, by default you are provided with the next Operation to record. If the last history record is for a partial completion, you will be presented with the next Operation with a quantity consistent with the previous partial completion. If you want to record a second sub-batch of a previous Operation, click on the operation in the upper list.

You can enter a Good in batch quantity and a Scrapped quantity. The sum of the two cannot exceed a quantity that accumulates with any previous sub-batch receipt for the operation such that it exceeds the Quantity Ordered.

In the File — System Manager — Company Details function you may have set a WO + Receiving variance limit. In which case the permissible total quantity may be more than the Quantity Ordered.

Tip: The Work Order Receiving Variance limit can be usefully used when you build a level of scrap into the Bill of Materials. If you then get a better-than-expected yield from the production process, you can record it correctly.

Having entered the quantities, you may optionally identify the employee who processed the operation. This may be useful as Work History reports can be sorted and selected by employee code. The employee must be pre-defined in the File — System Manager — Employees function.

If you enter a scrap quantity, you will be expected to enter a Scrap Reason code. This is not mandatory, but you will be reminded if you forget. Scrap Reason codes must be pre-defined in the Master — Quality Assurance — Scrap and Test Codes function.

You can now enter the Setup and Run times actually taken in processing the quantity through this Operation. If you Process Entries and save the quantity before you do this, you can always re-enter the times, and employee, using the Log WO Performance function. You have two methods of entering the times. Either enter them directly in decimal hours or use the HMSP syntax here (see below), or construct the hours by entering the days, working time in the day, start time, end time and break time, where all times are in hours and minutes, or use the sliders.

Tip: Times must be entered using the 24-hour clock (known as military time in the US) and can be typed in using almost any character as a delimiter between hours and minutes. For example, ’10 16′, ‘10.16’, ‘10,16’ will all yield ’10:16′

When you are satisfied with the times, confirm by clicking on the Process Entries button. You will then automatically be presented with the next appropriate Operation to record against. If this is inappropriate, change the Work Order or close the window.

Tip: In some circumstances it may be permissible to record operations out of sequence. You can do this with the optWOShopOpOutSeq option in Settings Maintenance at a system level. If the value is 1, users will be able to record operations out of sequence.

Tip: You can use the optWOShopReceive option in Settings Maintenance at any level to have the system automatically open the appropriate Receive Work Order Assemblies from Production or Backflush Work Order window automatically pre-loaded when you record the completion of a quantity on the final operation.

Tip: Normally, after selecting a Work Order, or an operation line in the operation list, the Good in batch is set to the available receipt quantity. However, there is a user-level option that can force the default quantity to zero. The option optWOShopDefaultZero should be set to 1.

Tip: Normally Work History Operation Comments are not recorded. However, there is an option, optWOHistOpCom, that permits the recording of comments when work operation history is recorded. When the option is set to 1, the Work Operation History Comments window is made available for each Shopfloor or Log WO Performance entry. If set to 2, it additionally opens for Receive WO and Backflush WO. With this option set to 1 or 2 you can use the option optWOHistOpComText for default comment text.

File Path

Process > Shopfloor > Shopfloor Data…

This file path takes you to the Shopfloor Work Operation Data Collection window.

Table

Description automatically generated

Work Order

This is the work order number

Click to view any linked external files. Hold the shift key down and click to create a new file link for the record.

Select WO button

To select a specific Work Order. This opens the Select Work Order window.

Kitted field

This is the date the works order was kitted.

Ordered

The quantity ordered is displayed here.

Planned Completion

Date of planned completion.

Assembly

Part number (parent assembly).

Assembly description

Part description.

UoM

Standard stock unit of measure.

Process Route field

A listing of the process route operations for the assembly being processed by the selected WO.

Total route hours for quantity ordered

The total hour planned for the WO quantity, based on process route times.

Record Batch Operation Completion

Operation

Operation number of process route.

Goods in batch

Quantity completed.

Scrapped

Assembly scrap quantity.

Show button

List of available scrap reason codes

Scrap reason

Index code, scrap reason or QA test description

Employee

Employee code and name.

Set up hours

You can use HMSP syntax here (see below). Setup time for operation batch in hours.

Setup Days

Whole days included in the operation setup for the batch.

Setup Time Per Day

The time in hrs:mins that each of a whole day represents.

Setup Breaks

The setup break time in hrs:mins.

Setup Start Time

The setup start time in the day.

Setup End Time

The setup end time in the day.

Setup Slider

Use the slider to increase or decrease the setup duration.

Run hours

You can use HMSP syntax here (see below). Runtime for operation batch in hours.

Run Days

Whole days included in the operation runtime for the batch.

Run Time Per Day

The time in hrs:mins that each of a whole day represents.

Run Breaks

The runtime break time in hrs:mins.

Run Start Time

The runtime start time in the day.

Run End Time

The runtime end time in the day.

Run Slider

Use the slider to increase or decrease the runtime duration.

Production Logged field

A list of the operation batches logged so far. The times can be edited in the Log Performance function.

Total hours logged so far

The total time so far logged to the WO.

Avoid queries tick box

Check this option to suppress normal warning and confirmation messages.

Revert button

To cancel any entries and revert to the original state.

Process Button

To confirm and process the entries you have made.

Entering Time Values using HMSP Syntax

The system stores and uses times in decimal hours. 1.5000 hours rather than 1hr 30min. However, you can enter time in several different ways that will automatically convert to the equivalent decimal hours when you leave the field.

Units

Syntax

Example which Converts to

Hours

H or H

1h30m = 1.5000

Minutes

M or M

20m = 0.3333

Seconds

S or S

3.6s = 0.0010

Hours:Mins

: or ;

1:30 = 1.5000

Combined

All

1:30m36s = 1.5100

Pieces per hour

P or P

100p = 0.0100

See Also:

  • Select Work Order

Compiled in Program Version 6.00. Help date last modified on 26 July 2022.

Class wWohShop last modified 25 May 2022 FP: Process > Shopfloor > Shopfloor Data…

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