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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 4
2. WHAT IS PLANT MANAGER? ................................................................................................................. 5
3. FEATURES OF PLANT MANAGER............................................................................................................ 5
4. INSTALLING PLANT MANAGER .............................................................................................................. 5
5. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COMMONLY USED METHODS FOR RECORDING PLANNING AND
SCHEDULING DATA WITH PLANT MANAGER ............................................................................................. 6
6. BENEFITS OF PLANT MANAGER ............................................................................................................. 8
7. PLANT MANAGER SOFTWARE ............................................................................................................... 9
7.1 Dashboard ......................................................................................................................................... 9
7.2 Machine Masters .............................................................................................................................. 10
7.3 Select Machines ............................................................................................................................... 11
7.4 Daily Production Input ...................................................................................................................... 12
8. PLANT MANAGER MOBILE APPLICATION ............................................................................................. 13
8.1 Dashboard ....................................................................................................................................... 13
8.2 Job Card Status report ...................................................................................................................... 14
8.3 Order Status Graph........................................................................................................................... 14
8.4 Order Status Report ......................................................................................................................... 15
8.5 TV Display on the Shop Floor ............................................................................................................ 16
INDEX .................................................................................................................................................... 17
TABLE OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................... 3
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Table of Figures
Figure 1 Plant Manager Dashboard ..................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 2 Resource (machine) details ................................................................................................................. 10
Figure 3 Select Machines ................................................................................................................................... 11
Figure 4 Daily Production Input ......................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 5 Dashboard ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 6 Job Card Status Report ........................................................................................................................ 14
Figure 7 Order status graph ............................................................................................................................... 14
Figure 8 Order Status Report ............................................................................................................................. 15
Figure 9 Internet activated device ..................................................................................................................... 16
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1. Introduction This document is a short introduction to the software Plant Manager. It contains the following
information:
What is Plant Manager?
Features of Plant Manager
Comparative analysis of commonly used methods for recording planning and scheduling
data with Plant Manager
Benefits of Plant Manager
Software specifications
Images of the software screens
Details of Plant Manager Android app
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2. What is Plant Manager? Keeping in mind the problems faced by the manufacturing industry, especially on the shop floor
and to have more control over production, planning and scheduling, CNCTimes.com has developed
a software called Plant Manager.
Offers finite capacity planning and scheduling capability
Provides greater visibility & control over manufacturing processes on a day to day basis
Minimizes throughput time
Helps to manage resources optimally
A cloud based software
3. Features of Plant Manager Multiple operation capability of a workstation can be defined into the system
Daily production capacities for different operations or combination of operations can be defined for a workstation
Multiple resources for single operation can be defined
Sequence of operations for a raw material to convert it into a finished product can be defined
Vendors, their resources, and respective production capacities can be defined
Human resource can be defined as individual work station
4. Installing Plant Manager Plant Manager is offered as Software as a service (SaaS). SaaS is a software licensing and
delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted.
Plant Manager is hosted at Amazon Cloud. It needs IIS server and a SQL server for Database.
Plant Manager allows every customer to have their own Database so that read/write access
is private and secure.
Plant Manager is developed using ASP.Net technology
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5. Comparative analysis of commonly used methods for recording planning and scheduling data with Plant Manager There are various methods of maintaining planning and scheduling data. The most commonly used
are mentioned in the following table along with their characteristics.
Parameters Log Book MS Excel document ERP/SAP Plant Manager Data input
method Handwritten
Manual input Manual Manual/MS Excel
import
Safety of data Possibility of losing data
Possibility of losing data Data is relatively safe
Data is safe on the cloud
Data backup No backup
Can be backed up on the local computer
Backup on local
computer
Data can be backed up on local
computer (on demand)/cloud
Reports No instant reports.
No instant report. Need manual calculations
to get results
Instant reports Instant reports
Pricing Inexpensive Inexpensive Very Expensive
Affordable/ monthly subscription
Data interrelation No interrelation of data
No interrelation of data Data is interrelated
Data is interrelated
Maintenance of data
Tedious process Tedious process Relatively simpler
Simple
Training needs Does not require trained
manpower
Does not require trained manpower
Requires trained
manpower to operate
Requires trained manpower to
operate
Data interpretation
Drawing inference from
the data is difficult
Drawing inference from the data is difficult
Focused on other business
areas rather than planning
and micro scheduling
Reports and conclusions are easily generated
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Parameters Log Book MS Excel document
ERP/SAP Plant Manager
Calculations Need manual calculations to
get results
Need manual
calculations to get results
Difficult to get accurate shop
floor data
Easy to get accurate shop floor data
Usage Was used extensively before computers became common
Is used extensively but is not tailored for storing shop floor data
Not used commonly for storing shop floor data
Only designed for storing shop floor data
Implementation Not Applicable Not Applicable
Implementation takes a lot of time
Implementation is easy and quick
Table 1 Comparative analysis of different methods of recording planning and production data
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6. Benefits of Plant Manager
Improve productivity on the shop floor
Get correct data from your shop floor
Reduce churn in production plans
Greater visibility & control over manufacturing processes
Improve resource (Machine/Personnel) utilization
Optimally utilize all your machines
Get shift wise plans for each operator
Get real time information on all activities
Save Time and Money
Plan / Re-plan efficiently within seconds
Productivity improvement – deliver on time
Save costs on the shop floor
Grow Your Business
Optimally utilized machines and operators
Maximize production accuracy
Improved planning, budgeting, and productivity
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7. Plant Manager Software
7.1 Dashboard
The Plant Manager dashboard gives an overview of the status of current orders. The order status
report shows the orders that are in time and orders that have become overdue.
The graph provides a visual representation of the percentage of completed orders with respect to
job card number.
Figure 1 Plant Manager Dashboard
Total orders
Completed orders
Pending orders
Planned orders
In-process orders
Scheduled orders
Total number of
machines
Total number of
products
KEY FEATURES
Order
Status
Report
Percentage of completed orders with respect to job card number.
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7.2 Machine Masters
The Machine Master section includes details about
Machine Capability – Describes the machine process
Machine Details – Provides information on
1. Machine capacity – which can be assigned manually or using capacity calculator
2. Days/shifts of working
3. Machine description - Whether it is a normal or lot machine
4. Allows you to assign capabilities to machine
Machine Maintenance – Provides information on machine maintenance interval
Figure 2 Resource (machine) details
Machine
Capability
Machine Details
1) Machine
Capacity
2) Shifts
3) Machine
description
4) Assign machine
capabilities
Machine
Maintenance
KEY FEATURES
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7.3 Select Machines
You can assign machines in the Select Machines screen, after the details, and the order of the
product to be manufactured have been added.
You can also do the following procedures using the Select Machines screen.
Select multiple machines for a single process
Add setup time for a machine
Assign process dependency for all processes
Figure 3 Select Machines
Assign Machines
Multiple machines
for a single
process
Assign machine
setup time
Assign process
dependency
KEY FEATURES
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7.4 Daily Production Input
You can add real time data of the shop floor through Daily Production Input screen.
You can add the following information using the Daily Production Input screen.
Production quantity
Inspection quantity
Machine downtime
Figure 4 Daily Production Input
Add real-time shop
floor data
Add
1) production
quantity
2) Inspection
quantity
3) Machine
downtime
KEY FEATURES
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8. Plant Manager Mobile Application
Plant Manager has an Android app that allows you to see the following data
1. Quick view summary reports 2. Production data entry
The Plant Manager Android app is an anytime, anywhere “eye” on your shop floor which can be viewed through reports on your android device.
8.1 Dashboard Gives an overview of the status of orders and the summary of all orders and different processes.
Figure 5 Dashboard
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8.2 Job Card Status report
The Job Card Status Report provides information of on-time/delayed orders, its delivery date and expected completion date.
Figure 6 Job Card Status Report
8.3 Order Status Graph
This screen displays the percentage of completed orders with respect to job card
Figure 7 Order status graph
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8.4 Order Status Report
This screen displays the percentage of completed order quantity and the current status.
Figure 8 Order Status Report
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8.5 TV Display on the Shop Floor
You can broadcast the real-time production status on big screen TV’s across the shop floor by using the below internet activated device that can be attached with a VGA cable to TV screens. You can display the following
1. Daily schedule on TV on shop floor 2. Order status on TV on shop floor
Figure 9 Internet activated device
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INDEX
A
Amazon Cloud, 4
ASP.Net technology, 4
C
cloud based software, 4
D
Daily Production Input, 11
F
finite capacity, 4
G
Greater visibility, 7
I
Instant reports, 5
internet activated device, 15
J
Job Card Status Report, 13
M
Machine Capability, 9
Machine Details, 9
Machine Maintenance, 9
O
Order Status Report, 14
P
Plan / Re-plan, 7
Plant Manager Mobile Application, 12
process dependency, 10
R
real-time production status, 15
S
SaaS, 4
T
TV Display on the Shop Floor, 15
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