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CNC Operators Track Time with Barcodes

CNC operators track time with barcode on manufacturing jobs. Here’s how they do it:   (Watch the little video below, and then visit for more details)

  1. They first scan a username to identify themselves
  2. Then they scan a work order to tell the system which job they are on
  3. Then scan a task or activity they are performing
  4. A timer will start, and a new entry will appear in the WIP dashboard on the shop floor
  5. The CNC operator performs the milling operation
  6. When finished, they scan their username again
  7. Then they scan STOP
  8. The timer stops
  9. Manufacturing managers now have a bunch of new information:
  • start and stop timestamps
  • employee who did the work
  • work order and task status
  • Work-in-progress status

All that information become valuable to the manufacturing process. And it’s all collected with barcodes. No keyboards. No fat fingers. No mistakes. Real data, collected in realtime.

 

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Assembly Line Work Order Tracking

How do your manufacturing managers know which orders are running on which assembly lines? Got software for that? Yeah? Then you’re good to go!

Software to track orders in manufacturing is called an MRP. What’s an MRP?

An MRP is a manufacturing resource planner. It is used to plan and schedule resources like assembly lines, equipment, materials, and even human resources. I.e. employees.

Standard Time® is an MRP. It tracks projects and orders on assembly lines. Or, if you don’t have assembly lines it tracks orders through your manufacturing facility. Find out where each order is, what status it is in right now, and how much work is left to go.

Watch the video and then give it a try.

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Total hours for past due tasks

An important part of project management is to identify past due tasks so they can be dealt with. Past due tasks can be customer jobs you’ve agreed to deliver by a certain date or tasks that need to be finished before others can start. (scroll down for a video)

In any case, consider using the tool below to identify past due tasks. You can get a list of them and the total number of hours left to do.