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Operational Workspace

Exception review, investigation and shared findings

Analytics that lives in a monthly report arrives too late for the person who could have checked the finisher. The workspace is for the people who review production as part of their week: plant managers, production managers and continuous improvement leads, with finance and IT working from the same records.

Exceptions for reviewWorkspace · Example data
Example queue of production runs awaiting review
RunProductAgainst expectedValue at stakeStatus
AP-2417Apple pureeLine 2−1.7 pts$186 to $526For review
AP-2412Apple pureeLine 2−0.4 ptsWithin rangeNo action
PR-1183Pear pureeLine 1−1.3 pts$240 to $610Investigating
AP-2408Apple pureeLine 2−0.6 ptsWithin rangeExplained: fruit lot
  • Review exceptions

    Runs are queued by the size and value of the deviation, so a limited review hour goes to what matters most. Runs within range stay out of the way.

  • Investigate production runs

    Each run opens onto its balance, its source records, associated factors and comparable runs. Missing records are shown as missing.

  • Compare performance

    Runs, lots, suppliers, shifts and lines can be compared on a like-for-like basis, with the normalization applied in view.

  • Communicate findings

    Reviewers record what they checked and what they concluded. A finding marked as explained becomes part of the record and helps the next person looking at a similar run.

Bring us the systems you have today.

We can look at how your production, quality and inventory records are kept, and whether they can support this kind of analysis. A technical conversation with your operations and IT teams is often the most useful first step.