Work in progress tracking is a dynamic process moving with transactions entered at the workplace. An operation received at the work center is recorded ready for work. Machine set-up may occur before or after the material receipt. Once setup is complete, activity defined by production operations at the shop floor adhere to various rules among them operation sequence quantiity override, validation or order and operation sequence.
information tracking system applied in both discrete and continuous process industries to provide production management with an online view of work in progress and production status. This view is achieved with actual in-process information tracked at the workplace depicting workflow and cycle run status, labor utilization, in-progress material flow, material position, and machine run/idle status throughout the production cycle.
Transactions reported at the shop floor are utilized to create WIP information, reconciled, and adjusted for an employee shift time-line. WIP determines "time-to-complete" to enhance order fulfillment as an integral part of the shop floor supply-chain process. Functions include.
