The Workstation Productivity page gives production and operations teams a complete view of how factory workstations are being planned, staffed, used, and loaded.

It connects the production schedule with recorded shop-floor activity so managers can understand:

How much output the workstation fleet produced

How many machine-hours were recorded

How efficiently production time was converted into output

How much planned capacity had operator coverage

How much staffed capacity remained idle

Which workstations are overloaded

Which workstations are losing the most capacity

How much rework was processed

Whether workstation availability, quality, or performance is reducing effectiveness

How much work is waiting for each workstation

Whether current capacity can support the queued workload

Instead of reviewing schedules, production logs, operator assignments, maintenance records, and quality results separately, Workstation Productivity combines them into one operational workspace.

📍 Where to Find Workstation Productivity

Navigate to:

Productivity → Workstations

Users normally require the following permission:

View Workstation Productivity

This permission provides access to:

Workstation Productivity overview

Individual workstation details

Workstation Andon Board

Production Stage Productivity

Related productivity widgets

The information visible to each user may also depend on their access to the related production, scheduling, workforce, and maintenance records.

Workstation Productivity Page

The Workstation Productivity page provides access to:

Day, Week, Month, and Custom reporting periods

History and Live productivity information

Output-unit selection

Workstation search and filters

Current workstation statuses

Fleet-level productivity KPIs

Capacity-loss analysis

Constraint and waste insights

Workstation ranking

Capacity trends

Utilization heatmaps

The live Andon Board

Individual workstation drill-downs

All KPIs, charts, rankings, and insights follow the same selected:

Period

Output unit

Workstation filters

Production data

Scheduling data

How Workstation Productivity Works

Fabritec combines two main sources of information:

Scheduling information, including planned and staffed capacity

Recorded production progress, including duration, output, workstation, stage, labour, and rework

The scheduling information provides the capacity baseline.

The production records explain what was actually completed during that capacity.

Fabritec organizes workstation time using the following flow:

Planned Hours → Down Hours → Coverage Gap → Staffed Hours → Idle Hours → Actual Hours

The main relationships are:

Staffed Hours = Planned Hours − Down Hours − Coverage-Gap Hours

Idle Hours = Staffed Hours − Actual Hours

This separates different reasons for lost capacity.

Down hours mean the workstation was unavailable.

Coverage-gap hours mean the workstation was planned but had no available operator.

Idle hours mean staffed capacity was available but no production time was recorded.

Actual hours mean production activity was recorded against the workstation.

Output, Workload, and Rework

Fabritec keeps physical output, production workload, rework, and effort separate.

Output

Output represents successful physical production counted once.

When completed work is later reverted or refabricated, Fabritec moves the surviving output credit to the later successful production record instead of counting the same physical quantity twice.

This prevents reworked or repeated production from artificially increasing output.

Processed Workload

Processed workload includes every production attempt, including repeated rework activity.

This allows Fabritec to preserve the real amount of work completed by the workstation even when part of that work later required correction.

Machine-Hours

Every eligible production operation contributes its full recorded duration to machine-hours.

Rework does not remove previously performed effort.

Rework

Historical rework is based on the quantity recorded as rework within production progress.

Rework is included in workload and effort but is not counted again as new physical output.

Fleet-Level Calculation Rules

Fleet and group percentages are calculated using a ratio of totals.

Fabritec does not calculate the simple average of individual workstation percentages.

For example:

Fleet Utilization = Total Actual Hours ÷ Total Staffed Hours

Fleet Hours per Unit = Total Machine-Hours ÷ Total Output

Fleet Rework % = Total Rework-Processed Quantity ÷ Total Processed Quantity

This ensures that a workstation with 100 staffed hours has more influence on the fleet result than a workstation with only 5 staffed hours.

Resources with no valid denominator are excluded from the related ratio.

When the complete filtered set has no valid denominator, Fabritec displays:

—

A dash means the metric cannot be calculated.

It does not mean zero.

Company Time Zone and Shift Dating

Production dates and time buckets follow the company time zone.

For shifts that cross midnight, production is assigned to the shift’s start date.

Production recorded between configured shift boundaries is attributed according to the resolved scheduling rules so it is not lost from shift-based reporting.

Current-day and current-shift results may still be in progress and should not be treated as completed-period totals.

Selecting the Reporting Period

Use the period controls at the top of the page to determine which dates are included.

Available options include:

Day

Displays workstation productivity for one day.

Use this view for:

Daily production meetings

Current-shift reviews

Same-day staffing follow-up

Immediate workstation investigation

Week

Displays results for the selected week.

Use it to review:

Weekly workstation utilization

Operator coverage

Weekly production output

Recurring idle time

Weekly capacity constraints

Month

Displays results for the selected month.

Use it for:

Monthly equipment reviews

Capacity-planning meetings

Maintenance and utilization analysis

Longer-term workstation comparison

Custom

Allows you to select a specific start and end date.

Use a custom period when reviewing:

A production campaign

A project-delivery period

A known delay

A maintenance event

Performance before and after a capacity change

Use the previous and next arrows to move to the equivalent preceding or following period.

History and Live Modes

Workstation Productivity supports two operating modes.

History

History mode displays workstation results for the selected reporting period.

Use it to:

Compare completed periods

Review trends

Investigate previous production performance

Compare current results with the previous comparable period

Live

Live mode updates affected workstation metrics and statuses automatically as production is recorded or workstation conditions change.

Updates are applied without reloading the complete page.

When the live connection is unavailable, Fabritec switches to periodic polling and displays a degraded-live indicator.

This prevents the page from showing stale information without warning.

Previous-Period Comparisons

Productivity KPI cards can include:

Current-period value

Previous-period value

Percentage change

Direction indicator

Trend sparkline

The previous period uses a comparable duration.

For example:

A selected week is compared with the previous week.

A selected month is compared with the previous month.

A custom 10-day period is compared with the preceding 10-day period.

Selecting the Output Unit

The output-unit selector determines how physical production is displayed.

Available options include:

Weight

Area

Length

Volume

Pieces

The default output unit follows the company’s configured production-capacity type where available.

Changing the output unit recalculates physical-output metrics such as:

Average Output

Workstation Output

Hours per unit

Output Mix

Efficiency

Current-shift output

Expected shift output

Changing the output unit does not change time-based values such as:

Planned hours

Staffed hours

Actual hours

Coverage-gap hours

Idle hours

Items without the physical measurement required for the selected unit are excluded from that output calculation.

They are not counted as zero.

For example, when Area is selected, an item without an area value does not contribute to:

Area output

Average area output

Hours per square metre

Active Filters

Applied workstation filters appear below the period controls.

For example:

Group: Group 1

The selected filters apply to:

Current status counts

KPI cards

Capacity analysis

Constraint and waste insights

Workstation ranking

Capacity trend

Utilization heatmap

Click the X beside an active filter to remove it.

Workstation Filters

Click Filters to open the Filter Workstations window.

Available filters include:

Group

Stage

Status

Multiple filters work together.

For example:

Group: Group 1

Stage: Rolling

Status: Unstaffed

Only workstations matching all selected conditions remain included.

Search

Enter a workstation name to locate a specific machine, station, or production area.

Examples include:

Plate Rolling Machine

MIG/MAG Welding Station

Angle Bending Machine

Galvanizing Bath

Group

Filters the page according to the workstation group.

Groups may represent:

Factory halls

Production lines

Workshops

Departments

Equipment families

Operational teams

Stage

Filters workstations according to their associated production stage.

Examples include:

Cutting

Bending

Rolling

Welding

Painting

Galvanizing

Status

Filters workstations according to their current condition.

Available states may include:

Running

Idle

Down

Unstaffed

Applying or Clearing Filters

Click Apply Filters to update the page.

Click Clear Filters to remove the selected filter values.

Click the X to close the window without applying additional changes.

Right Now Status

The Right now section summarizes the current status of all workstations included in the active filters.

It can display:

Running

Idle

Down

Unstaffed

Running

The workstation is currently recording active production.

Idle

The workstation has staffed capacity but no active production operation is being recorded.

Down

The workstation is unavailable because of a breakdown, maintenance condition, or another downtime state.

Unstaffed

The workstation has planned operating time but no present operator has been resolved.

The current-status counts help supervisors identify immediate operating problems without opening every workstation individually.

Workstation Productivity KPI Cards

The KPI cards summarize the performance of all workstations included in the current selection.

They can include:

Average Output

Machine-Hours

Hours per Unit

Fleet Utilization

Coverage-Gap Hours

Rework Percentage

OEE

Average Output

Average Output shows the qualifying physical output per included workstation.

The displayed unit follows the output-unit selector.

Examples include:

Average Output (t)

Average Output (m²)

Average Output (m)

Average Output (m³)

Average Output (pcs)

Use this KPI to compare average workstation output across:

Periods

Workstation groups

Production stages

Factory areas

Only qualifying successful output is included.

Repeated rework does not create duplicate physical output.

Machine-Hours

Machine-Hours show the total recorded production duration for the included workstations.

Machine-hours come from production activity.

Planned or staffed capacity alone does not create machine-hours.

A workstation may therefore have:

Planned hours

Staffed hours

Zero machine-hours

when no production progress was recorded.

Every eligible production attempt retains its full duration, including rework activity.

Hours per Unit

Hours per Unit measures how much workstation time was required for each physical output unit.

Calculation:

Hours per Unit = Total Machine-Hours ÷ Total Output

Examples include:

h/t

h/m²

h/m

h/m³

h/pcs

A lower value normally means less machine time was required for each output unit.

A dash may appear when:

Output is zero

The selected items do not contain the required measurement

No valid output denominator exists

Required production data is unavailable

Fleet Utilization

Fleet Utilization measures how much staffed workstation capacity became recorded production time.

Calculation:

Fleet Utilization = Total Actual Hours ÷ Total Staffed Hours

Fleet utilization can exceed 100%.

This can happen when:

Production continues beyond scheduled capacity

Work is recorded outside the resolved shift

Overtime production occurs

Operator assignments are incomplete

Production timestamps or durations require review

A result above 100% is not automatically a system error.

It is a signal to review the relationship between:

Recorded production

Shift schedules

Operator assignments

Overtime

Actual working windows

Coverage-Gap Hours

Coverage-Gap Hours show planned workstation time that did not have operator coverage.

A coverage gap is:

Planned workstation time without a present operator

It is not maintenance downtime.

Coverage gaps may indicate:

Labour shortages

Missing operator assignments

Incorrect shift schedules

Attendance problems

Missing workstation coverage

Planned capacity that cannot be used

Rework Percentage

Rework Percentage measures the share of processed quantity recorded as rework.

Calculation:

Rework % = Rework-Processed Quantity ÷ Total Processed Quantity × 100

A high result may indicate:

Process-quality problems

Incorrect drawings or revisions

Operator training needs

Equipment instability

Incorrect production parameters

Material problems

A dash means Fabritec cannot calculate the ratio from the available production data.

OEE

The workstation page includes an OEE-style composite based on:

Availability

Performance

Quality

Calculation:

OEE = Availability × Performance × Quality

The initial Availability basis is capacity-based:

Availability = Staffed Hours ÷ Planned Hours

Performance compares earned standard time with actual recorded time.

Quality uses first-pass yield.

The workstation’s production-stage default durations provide the standard used for performance.

When maintenance downtime information is available, the Availability basis can use uptime information instead.

Because this is initially capacity-based, users should treat it as an operational OEE indicator rather than a certification-grade maintenance measure.

A zero and a dash have different meanings:

0% means Fabritec calculated a zero result.

— means one or more required inputs are unavailable.

Where the Hours Went

The Where the Hours Went section explains how planned capacity became actual production time.

It can include:

Planned Hours

Down Hours

Coverage Gap

Staffed Hours

Idle Hours

Actual Hours

Planned Hours

The total workstation time resolved from the applicable calendar and shifts.

This is the starting capacity.

Down Hours

Planned time during which the workstation was unavailable.

Downtime is separate from missing operator coverage.

Coverage Gap

Planned time without operator coverage.

Staffed Hours

The capacity remaining after removing downtime and coverage gaps.

Calculation:

Staffed Hours = Planned Hours − Down Hours − Coverage-Gap Hours

Idle Hours

Staffed time during which no production duration was recorded.

Possible reasons include:

No active production job

Material shortages

Missing drawings

Waiting for inspection

Waiting for upstream work

Incorrect production recording

Operator availability without released work

The chart identifies the idle duration.

The production team may still need to investigate the operational reason.

Actual Hours

Production duration recorded against the workstation.

Calculation:

Actual Hours = Staffed Hours − Idle Hours

Capacity Example

A workstation group has:

Planned Hours: 90

Down Hours: 0

Coverage Gap: 30

Staffed Hours: 60

Idle Hours: 60

Actual Hours: 0

This means:

The workstations were planned for 90 hours.

Thirty planned hours had no operator coverage.

Sixty hours had operator coverage.

No production time was recorded during those 60 staffed hours.

The main problems are therefore:

A 30-hour staffing gap

A 60-hour staffed-idle loss

The issue is not workstation downtime.

Most Constrained

The Most Constrained card identifies the workstation under the greatest capacity pressure.

To qualify, the workstation must have pending workload or backlog.

Fabritec then considers the highest relevant utilization or load.

The card displays:

Workstation name

Driving metric

Metric value

View Details action

Example:

Plate Rolling Machine — Utilization: 104%

A utilization above 100% means actual recorded production exceeded the workstation’s resolved staffed capacity for the period.

Possible causes include:

Overtime

Work outside scheduled hours

Incomplete staffing assignments

High workload concentration

Incorrect production timing

Genuine overloading

Click View Details to investigate the selected workstation.

Biggest Waste

The Biggest Waste card identifies the workstation with the greatest loss from missing operator coverage.

Fabritec selects the workstation with the highest coverage-gap hours.

When values are equal, idle time can be used as the tie-breaker.

The card displays:

Workstation name

Driving loss

Loss value

View Details action

Example:

Angle Bending Machine — Coverage Gap: 240 hours

This means the workstation had 240 planned hours without resolved operator coverage.

Click View Details to review:

Planned shifts

Staffed hours

Operator assignments

Attendance

Production records

Schedule gaps

The highlighted workstation also remains visible as a normal row in the ranking table.

Workstation Ranking

The Workstation Ranking table compares individual workstation performance.

Visible columns may include:

Workstation

Group

Stage

Output

Utilization

Hours per Unit

Coverage-Gap Hours

Rework Percentage

OEE

Uptime Availability

State

Additional fields may be available by scrolling horizontally.

Workstation

Displays the workstation name.

Group

Displays the workstation group.

Stage

Displays the production stage associated with the workstation.

Output

Shows successful physical output in the selected unit.

Utilization

Shows actual hours compared with staffed hours.

Hours per Unit

Shows machine-hours required per output unit.

Coverage-Gap Hours

Shows planned hours without operator coverage.

Rework Percentage

Shows the share of processed quantity classified as rework.

OEE

Shows the workstation’s capacity-based or uptime-based OEE result when enough data exists.

Uptime Availability

Displays availability derived from maintenance or downtime information when available.

State

Displays the workstation’s current operational condition.

Columns

Click Columns to show or hide fields.

This allows users to create a focused view for:

Staffing analysis

Output comparison

Utilization review

Rework investigation

OEE analysis

Maintenance follow-up

The table can be sorted using the available columns.

Click a workstation row to open its details.

Capacity Trend

The Capacity Trend chart compares fleet-summed capacity across the selected period.

It can display:

Planned Hours

Staffed Hours

Actual Hours

Output context

Use the chart to identify:

Days without scheduled capacity

Days with operator shortages

Gaps between staffed and actual hours

Repeated idle patterns

Production outside expected capacity

Changes after staffing adjustments

Changes after schedule modifications

Changing the period or filters updates the complete chart.

Utilization Heatmap

The Utilization Heatmap compares workstation utilization by day.

Each row represents a workstation.

Each column represents a date.

Each cell represents one workstation-day.

The heatmap uses labels and visual indicators so users do not need to depend on color alone.

It helps identify:

Workstations with recurring low utilization

Repeated unstaffed days

High-utilization periods

Non-working days

Missing capacity configuration

Differences between similar workstations

The legend moves from low to high utilization.

A dash means the required denominator or configuration is unavailable.

Because utilization is not capped, a cell can display a value above 100%.

Andon Board

The Andon Board provides a full-screen operational display for live shop-floor monitoring.

It is designed for:

Production-control rooms

Shop-floor televisions

Supervisor offices

Daily production meetings

Factory-management displays

The Andon Board requires a normal authenticated Fabritec account with the required Workstation Productivity permission.

It is not an anonymous public screen.

To open it:

Navigate to Productivity → Workstations.

Click Andon Board.

Andon Board Modes

The board contains two independent controls:

View Mode

Live

History

Tile By

Workstations

By Stage

These controls provide four views:

Live by Workstation

Live by Stage

History by Workstation

History by Stage

Andon Top Bar

The top bar can display:

Live, Degraded, or History indicator

Active alert count

Workstations or By Stage toggle

Workstation-group selector

Previous and next group controls

Automatic group rotation

Live or History toggle

Historical-shift selector

Current shift

Company-time-zone clock

Exit action

Live by Workstation

This view displays one card for each workstation.

Cards can show:

Workstation name

Group

Production stage

Assigned operator

Current status

Active alert

Current job

Order number

Item mark

Position in the production route

Quantity progress

Current pace

Output today

Last update

When no operator is available, the card displays:

No operator

When no operation is active, the card displays:

No active job

Andon Statuses

Live workstation cards can display:

Running

Idle

Unstaffed

Down

Behind Pace

Running

The workstation is actively producing.

Idle

The workstation has available capacity but no active production.

Unstaffed

The workstation is planned but has no available operator.

Down

The workstation is unavailable.

Behind Pace

The workstation is producing below its expected current-shift pace.

Alert states are displayed using:

Color

Icon

Text label

Accessible status name

The board does not rely on color alone.

Alert cards are prioritized in the following order:

Down

Unstaffed

Behind Pace

Idle

Running

This keeps the most urgent problems at the top of the board.

Current Job Information

When a workstation has an active production job, the card may display:

Order or project reference

Item mark

Route or phase position

Quantity completed

Total quantity

Progress indicator

This helps supervisors understand not only whether a workstation is running, but also what it is producing.

Pace Indicator

The pace indicator compares current output with the expected shift target.

The target depends on:

Current shift

Elapsed shift time

Workstation capacity

Selected output unit

When no matching workstation-capacity target exists, the board displays a not-available state instead of an incorrect zero.

Live by Stage

The By Stage mode provides one summary card for each production stage.

A stage card can display:

Stage name

Dominant workstation status

Running count

Behind-pace count

Unstaffed count

Down count

Idle count

Active jobs

Average utilization

Stage output

This view is useful when management wants to review the manufacturing process rather than individual equipment.

History by Workstation

History mode allows users to select a completed shift and review workstation snapshots.

Each historical workstation card can include:

Output versus target

Machine-hours

Utilization

Hours per unit

Rework percentage

Completed jobs

Downtime note

Coverage-gap note

This provides a compact shift-review board for production meetings.

History by Stage

History by Stage groups workstation snapshots under their related production stages.

Each stage section can display:

Stage output versus target

Stage performance percentage

Individual workstation results

Main downtime or coverage issues

Live Connection and Degraded Mode

The Andon Board updates automatically when:

Production progress is recorded

A workstation status changes

Operator coverage changes

Pace conditions change

Updates normally appear within a few seconds.

If the live connection becomes unavailable, Fabritec:

Switches to periodic polling.

Displays a degraded-live indicator.

Continues refreshing the board.

The board never silently leaves stale information displayed as live.

Opening Workstation Details

To open an individual workstation:

Navigate to Productivity → Workstations.

Locate the workstation in the ranking table, or use a constraint card.

Click the workstation or View Details.

The Workstation Details page provides access to:

Overview

LiveTimeline

Details

Maintenance

Shifts

Schedule Exceptions

Machine Load

Click Back to Overview to return to the fleet view.

Workstation Detail Header

The header can display:

Workstation name

Current operational state

Workstation code

Workstation group

Production stage

Current shift

Reporting period

Output unit

Available actions can include:

Workstations

Edit WorkStation

Back to Overview

The current live state can differ from the configured workstation status.

For example:

Configured Status: Running

Current State: Unstaffed

This means the workstation is enabled for production but currently has no operator coverage.

Overview Tab

The Overview tab explains the workstation’s historical performance for the selected period.

It can include:

Utilization Timeline

Utilization Rate

Calendar Heatmap

Workstation KPI cards

Output Mix

Efficiency

Capacity

Operators on This Station

Quality

Downtime and Maintenance

Utilization Timeline

The Utilization Timeline classifies workstation time into:

Running

Planned, Unstaffed

Idle

Down or Maintenance

Non-Working

Running

Production activity was recorded.

Planned, Unstaffed

The workstation was planned to operate but did not have operator coverage.

Idle

The workstation had staffed capacity but no production time was recorded.

Down or Maintenance

The workstation was unavailable.

Non-Working

The time was outside the workstation’s resolved working calendar.

Hover over a timeline segment to review its state and duration.

Utilization Rate

Click Utilization Rate to switch from the state timeline to a utilization-percentage trend.

This view helps identify whether utilization is:

Improving

Declining

Volatile

Concentrated on specific days

Regularly exceeding staffed capacity

Calendar Heatmap

The workstation calendar heatmap displays daily utilization across the selected period.

Use it to identify recurring patterns such as:

Low utilization every Monday

Repeated unstaffed shifts

High production on specific weekdays

Missing capacity on selected dates

Periods above 100% utilization

Workstation Detail KPI Cards

The detail KPI strip can include:

Output

Hours per Unit

Utilization

Coverage Gap

Rework Quantity

Rework Hours

OEE

Output

Shows successful physical output produced by the workstation.

Hours per Unit

Calculation:

Actual Machine-Hours ÷ Output

Utilization

Calculation:

Actual Hours ÷ Staffed Hours

Coverage Gap

Shows planned hours without operator coverage.

Rework Quantity

Shows the quantity processed as rework.

Rework Hours

Shows the portion of recorded production time attributed to rework activity.

OEE

Shows the workstation’s Availability × Performance × Quality result when the required inputs are available.

Output Mix

The Output Mix section shows how workstation output was distributed across:

Production stages

Efficiency

The Efficiency panel compares actual workstation performance with the configured standard.

It can display:

Actual Average

Standard

Variance

The standard is based on the configured production-stage duration for the work completed.

The actual rate uses:

Actual Machine-Hours ÷ Output

The variance can be expressed as:

Variance % = (Actual − Standard) ÷ Standard × 100

Because the measure is hours per unit, a lower actual rate normally means the workstation required less time per output unit.

Large positive or negative variances should be reviewed to confirm:

The correct output unit is selected

Item measurements are complete

Stage default durations are realistic

Production durations were entered correctly

The correct workstation and stage were recorded

Capacity

The Capacity panel displays:

Planned Hours

Staffed Hours

Actual Hours

Coverage Gap

Idle Hours where available

Use it to understand how much of the workstation’s planned capacity became productive work.

Operators on This Station

The Operators panel lists labour users linked to production on the workstation.

Each entry can display:

Operator name

Recorded labour hours

Associated output

Link to Labour Productivity

When permitted, click Labour to open the related labour-productivity information.

When several operators participate in the same production operation:

Each operator receives the full operation duration as labour effort.

Individual productivity can credit the production to each participant.

The workstation’s physical output is still counted once.

Individual operator-output values should therefore not be added together to calculate factory or workstation output.

Quality

The Quality panel can display:

Rework Quantity

Rework Hours

First-Pass Yield

Reverts

Revert Quantity

Refabricates

Refabricate Quantity

First-Pass Yield

First-Pass Yield measures how much processed production was completed without rework.

Calculation:

First-Pass Yield = 1 − (Rework-Processed Quantity ÷ Total Processed Quantity)

Reverts

Shows work returned to an earlier production stage.

Refabricates

Shows production that required refabrication.

Revert and refabricate actions do not erase the original work or its recorded effort.

They remain visible as part of the production history.

Downtime and Maintenance

The Overview tab includes a maintenance summary when applicable maintenance information exists.

It can use:

Completed breakdown orders

Workstation downtime windows

Preventive-maintenance plan due dates

Available indicators may include:

Recent downtime

Last maintenance

Next preventive maintenance

MTBF

MTTR

Downtime reasons

When the page displays:

Maintenance data unavailable

Fabritec does not have enough applicable maintenance records for the selected workstation and period.

This does not confirm that no downtime occurred.

LiveTimeline Tab

The LiveTimeline tab focuses on the workstation’s current condition and recent production activity.

It can include:

Current Workstation Status

Current Operation

Current Shift Pace

Production Log History

Current Workstation Status

This section displays:

Current state

How long the workstation has remained in that state

Last status-update time

Example:

Status: Unstaffed

In this state for: 3 hours 10 minutes

Last update: July 27, 11:07 AM

Use this information to distinguish a recent condition from a persistent problem.

Current Operation

The Current Operation section displays the production activity currently running on the workstation.

When no operation is active, Fabritec displays:

No operation is currently running on this workstation.

This is important when the workstation is:

Running but has no active job

Staffed but idle

Planned but unstaffed

Current Shift Pace

The Current Shift Pace section can display:

Current shift

Elapsed hours

Remaining hours

Output this shift

Expected output at this point

Utilization today

Expected output depends on a workstation capacity target matching the selected output unit.

When no matching capacity exists, Fabritec displays:

No matching workstation capacity target is configured.

For example:

Selected unit: Weight

Configured workstation capacity: Pieces

In this case, Fabritec cannot calculate a valid weight-based expected output.

To correct it, configure a workstation capacity target for the required unit.

Production Log History

The Production Log History table lists production records connected to the workstation.

Available tools can include:

Excel Export

PDF Export

Refresh

Columns

Column filters

Pagination

Visible fields may include:

Field	Function
Phase	Project phase linked to the record
Item Mark	Item or mark processed
Event Time	Time the production event was saved
Operation Time	Time associated with the production activity
Production Stage	Stage recorded for the operation
Created By	User who created the record
Quantity	Recorded production quantity
Rework Quantity	Quantity classified as rework
Hours	Recorded production duration
Labours	Labour users linked to the operation

Use the table to investigate:

Actual machine-hours

Output

Rework

Operator activity

Unexpected stage allocation

Production recorded outside staffed shifts

Details Tab

The Details tab displays the workstation’s saved profile.

It can include:

Description

Workstation Type

Stream Type

Configured Status

Configured Capacities

Description

Displays the workstation description.

A useful description should explain:

Workstation function

Supported process

Equipment limitations

Normal material or product type

Workstation Type

The workstation type identifies how work is performed.

An example is:

Machine Driven

Stream Type

The stream type identifies how work flows through the workstation.

An example is:

Single

Configured Status

The configured status identifies whether the workstation is enabled for operation.

This is separate from the current live state.

For example:

Configured Status: Running

Current Live State: Unstaffed

Configured Capacities

The capacity table can display:

Capacity Type

Quantity

Unit

Capacity configuration supports:

Expected shift output

Current-shift pace

Efficiency comparison

Performance calculation

Machine-load analysis

Configure capacity using the units used for production reporting.

Maintenance Tab

The Maintenance tab connects workstation productivity with maintenance activity.

It can include:

Downtime and Maintenance

Report Breakdown

Maintenance Plans

Maintenance Orders

Report Breakdown

Click Report Breakdown to create a breakdown record through the Maintenance workflow.

Use this action when the workstation becomes unavailable because of an equipment problem.

Maintenance Plans

Maintenance plans can be reviewed in:

List View

Calendar View

Use this section to review preventive-maintenance work associated with the workstation.

Maintenance Orders

The Maintenance Orders section displays maintenance work connected to the workstation.

Maintenance indicators depend on accurate:

Breakdown reporting

Downtime records

Maintenance orders

Preventive-maintenance plans

Completion dates

Shifts Tab

The Shifts tab provides a read-only view of the schedule resolved for the workstation.

It can include:

Date

Shift

Planned Hours

Staffed Hours

Actual Hours

Status

Planned Hours

Hours resolved from the workstation’s calendar and shift.

Staffed Hours

Planned hours with at least one present operator.

Maintenance downtime can reduce staffed hours.

Actual Hours

Production duration recorded within the related shift window.

Status

The row status identifies the schedule result.

A row can display:

Gap

A Gap means planned hours exist but no operator coverage was resolved.

Managing Workstation Shifts

The Shifts tab is read-only.

To change:

Calendars

Shifts

Operator assignments

Coverage

click:

Manage [Workstation] Shifts

This opens the related scheduling area.

Actual Hours with Zero Staffed Hours

A row may show actual production while staffed hours remain zero.

This means production was recorded inside the shift window, but no present operator assignment was resolved.

Review:

Operator shift assignments

Attendance exceptions

Workstation assignments

Production-log labour records

Shift dates and times

Calendar configuration

Schedule Exceptions Tab

The Schedule Exceptions tab shows workstation-specific schedule exceptions where available.

Use this tab to review conditions that changed the normal workstation schedule.

Changes should be managed through the appropriate scheduling workflow rather than directly from the productivity page.

Machine Load Tab

The Machine Load tab compares queued work with the workstation’s capacity.

It helps managers understand:

How much work is waiting

How many estimated hours the queue represents

Whether the selected period has enough staffed capacity

Which items are creating the load

Machine Load Calculation

Calculation:

Machine Load % = Total Queued Hours ÷ Staffed Capacity in the Selected Period

The queued-work side includes all applicable backlog.

The capacity side includes only the selected reporting period.

For example:

400% in Day view

means the queued workload represents approximately four staffed days of capacity.

Changing the period changes the comparison:

Day compares the queue with one day’s capacity.

Week compares the queue with one week’s capacity.

Month compares the queue with one month’s capacity.

Backlog with Zero Capacity

When queued work exists but staffed capacity is zero, Fabritec cannot calculate a valid load percentage.

The page may display the queue as:

Queued Hours ÷ 0 Capacity Hours

This means:

Work is waiting

No staffed workstation capacity exists in the selected period

Review:

Operator assignments

Shift schedules

Workstation calendars

Maintenance downtime

Capacity configuration

Items Without Default Duration

Items without a configured default duration:

Add to queued quantity

Do not add to queued hours

This can make the displayed queued hours lower than the real expected workload.

Configure realistic stage durations to improve Machine Load accuracy.

Stage-Level Demand

Demand belonging to a production stage can be counted against each workstation capable of serving that stage.

When several workstations perform the same process, review:

Stage-level demand

Workstation assignments

Dispatching decisions

Available capacity

before interpreting the load as a committed assignment to one machine.

Queued Work List

Each row can display:

Item or mark

Production stage

Estimated queued hours

Queued quantity

Use the list to identify the specific work creating the backlog.

Implementing Workstation Productivity

Reliable Workstation Productivity depends on accurate production setup, scheduling, operator assignments, production records, quality information, and maintenance data.

Follow this implementation sequence.

1. Grant the Required Permission

Navigate to the relevant role-management area.

Grant authorized users:

View Workstation Productivity

Typical authorized users include:

Production Managers

Operations Managers

Production Supervisors

Planners

Maintenance Managers

Factory Management

2. Configure Production Stages

Navigate to:

Production Setup → Production Stages

Create the real production processes used by the factory.

Examples include:

Cutting

Bending

Rolling

Welding

Painting

Galvanizing

Use consistent stage names.

3. Create Workstation Groups

Organize workstations into meaningful operational groups.

Examples include:

Fabrication Hall 1

Fabrication Hall 2

Heavy Equipment

Welding Group

Finishing Group

Line A

Line B

Groups support:

Filtering

Ranking

Capacity review

Andon Board rotation

Management reporting

4. Create and Configure Workstations

Navigate to:

Production Setup → Workstations

For each workstation, confirm:

Code

Name

Description

Group

Production Stage

Workstation Type

Stream Type

Operational Status

Capacity Type

Capacity Quantity

Capacity Unit

Examples include:

CNC Plasma Cutting Machine

Plate Rolling Machine

MIG/MAG Welding Station

Galvanizing Bath

5. Configure Matching Capacity Targets

Configure capacity targets that match the output units used for productivity analysis.

Examples include:

Tonnes per hour

Pieces per hour

Square metres per hour

Metres per hour

Cubic metres per hour

Without a matching capacity target, Fabritec cannot calculate:

Expected shift output

Current-shift pace

Performance versus standard

Complete OEE

Some efficiency indicators

6. Configure Stage Durations

Add realistic default durations to the related production stages or operations.

Duration standards support:

Efficiency comparison

Earned-time calculation

Machine-load hours

Backlog analysis

Capacity planning

Items without durations can appear in queued quantity without contributing queued hours.

7. Configure Work Calendars and Shifts

Configure the correct:

Work calendar

Working days

Non-working days

Shift start time

Shift end time

Workstation shift

Schedule exceptions

Planned Hours come from the resolved scheduling foundation.

8. Assign Operators

Assign qualified operators to workstation shifts.

Staffed Hours require at least one present operator.

When a workstation has planned hours but no operator coverage, Fabritec records a coverage gap.

Review operator coverage before the shift begins.

9. Complete Item Measurements

Make sure production items contain the measurements used for productivity reporting.

Depending on the selected output unit, complete:

Weight

Area

Length

Volume

Quantity

Items without the required measurement are excluded from that physical-output calculation.

10. Record Production Progress

Production records should include:

Correct workstation

Correct production stage

Correct phase and item mark

Processed quantity

Successful quantity

Operation duration

Labour users

Rework quantity where applicable

Planned and staffed capacity alone do not create:

Machine-hours

Actual hours

Output

Utilization

Production progress must be recorded.

11. Record Rework Correctly

Use the appropriate production and Quality Control actions for:

Rework

Revert

Refabrication

Reworked production remains visible as real effort and workload.

It must not be recorded as new first-pass output.

Accurate classification supports:

Rework Percentage

Rework Hours

First-Pass Yield

Quality analysis

OEE

12. Record Maintenance Activity

For complete downtime and availability information:

Report breakdowns

Record workstation downtime

Create maintenance orders

Complete breakdown orders

Assign preventive-maintenance plans

Record maintenance completion accurately

Maintenance data supports:

Downtime analysis

Uptime availability

MTBF

MTTR

Preventive-maintenance visibility

Uptime-based OEE availability

13. Validate the Productivity Results

Navigate to:

Productivity → Workstations

Then:

Select the reporting period.

Select the required output unit.

Apply workstation filters.

Review the Right Now statuses.

Review the KPI cards.

Check Where the Hours Went.

Investigate the Most Constrained workstation.

Investigate the Biggest Waste.

Review the workstation ranking.

10.

Review the Capacity Trend.

11.

Check the Utilization Heatmap.

12.

Open individual workstation details.

13.

Review the Shifts tab.

14.

Review Machine Load.

15.

Confirm maintenance and quality information.

16.

Open the Andon Board for live monitoring.

Recommended Daily Workflow

At the Start of the Shift

Open the Andon Board.

Review Down and Unstaffed workstations.

Confirm operator assignments.

Review active alerts.

Confirm planned jobs are available.

Check workstations with no matching capacity target.

During the Shift

Monitor Running, Idle, Down, Unstaffed, and Behind-Pace stations.

Investigate workstations with no active job.

Confirm production progress is being recorded.

Review current shift pace.

Respond to breakdowns and operator gaps.

Rebalance work when one station becomes constrained.

At the End of the Shift

Compare Planned, Staffed, and Actual Hours.

Review coverage gaps.

Review idle time.

Compare output with the expected target.

Review rework and quality.

Check completed jobs.

Record downtime and staffing reasons.

Document corrective actions for the next shift.

Common Conditions and Their Meaning

Utilization Is Above 100%

Actual production hours exceeded resolved staffed hours.

Review:

Overtime

Production timestamps

Shift assignments

Operator coverage

Recorded durations

Utilization Displays a Dash

Fabritec does not have a valid staffed-hours denominator.

Possible causes include:

No capacity configured

No resolved shift

No staffed hours

Missing scheduling setup

Coverage Gap Is High

The workstation was planned but did not have operator coverage.

Review:

Operator assignments

Attendance

Shift schedules

Qualified labour availability

Idle Time Is High

The workstation had staffed capacity but little or no recorded production.

Review:

Material availability

Drawings

Job release

Inspection delays

Production-recording practices

Upstream constraints

Output Exists but Staffed Hours Are Zero

Production was recorded while no staffed schedule coverage was resolved.

Review scheduling and production records together.

Expected Output Displays a Dash

No workstation capacity target matches the selected output unit.

Hours per Unit Displays a Dash

Output or machine-hours required for the ratio are unavailable.

OEE Displays Zero

The available OEE inputs produced a calculated zero.

OEE Displays a Dash

One or more required OEE inputs are unavailable.

Maintenance Data Is Unavailable

No applicable maintenance information was found for the selected workstation and period.

This does not prove that the workstation had no downtime.

Machine Load Cannot Be Calculated

Queued work exists, but the selected period has no staffed capacity.

Queue Quantity Exists but Queue Hours Are Low

Some queued items may not have default operation durations.

Heatmap Displays a Dash

The utilization denominator or workstation-day capacity configuration is unavailable.

Configured Status Is Running but Current State Is Unstaffed

The workstation is enabled but currently has no operator coverage.

A Workstation Has Zero Output and Zero Machine-Hours

No qualifying production progress was recorded during the selected period.

This is different from an unavailable metric.

A genuine zero appears as zero.

A calculation that cannot be completed appears as a dash.

Governance Rules

Users require the appropriate productivity permission.

Every workstation should be linked to the correct production stage.

Workstation groups should reflect the real factory structure.

Capacity targets should use realistic units and quantities.

Stage default durations should be maintained.

Planned hours should come from current calendars and shifts.

Staffed hours require a present operator.

Downtime should not be recorded as a staffing gap.

Coverage gaps should not be treated as maintenance downtime.

Production must be recorded against the correct workstation.

Output must represent successful physical production without duplication.

Rework must be classified separately from first-pass output.

Revert and refabrication should not erase previously performed effort.

A dash must not be interpreted as zero.

Utilization above 100% should be investigated.

Production with zero staffed hours indicates schedule or data misalignment.

Machine-load interpretation requires realistic stage durations.

Maintenance records should be completed accurately.

Current periods should be treated as in progress.

Workstation Productivity should be used with production context rather than as an isolated performance score.

⭐ Best Practices

Use clear and consistent workstation names.

Assign every workstation to a meaningful group.

Keep production-stage mappings accurate.

Configure capacity targets for every reporting unit used by management.

Complete item weight, area, length, volume, and quantity data.

Assign operators before the planned shift begins.

Review coverage gaps before releasing the production schedule.

Keep calendars, shifts, and schedule exceptions current.

Record production activity against the correct workstation and shift.

Investigate repeated idle time instead of treating it as one general loss.

Compare utilization with output, coverage gap, and Machine Load.

Use the Andon Board for live operational monitoring.

Review the Capacity Trend across several periods.

Use the Utilization Heatmap to identify recurring patterns.

Record downtime separately from operator shortages.

Report breakdowns when they occur.

Keep maintenance plans and orders current.

Review rework, rework hours, and first-pass yield together.

Investigate dashes as missing data or configuration.

Use Most Constrained and Biggest Waste to prioritize follow-up.

Review Machine Load before assigning additional work.

Validate standards when efficiency variance appears unrealistic.

Use workstation results for capacity planning, coaching, and process improvement.

Dashboards – Visual productivity analytics

Production – Track production items and progress

Shipping – Manage shipping lists & readiness

Shifts – Optimize workforce allocation

Workstation Productivity

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Previous-Period Comparisons#

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Workstation Productivity Page

How Workstation Productivity Works

Output, Workload, and Rework

Output

Processed Workload

Machine-Hours

Rework

Fleet-Level Calculation Rules

Company Time Zone and Shift Dating

Selecting the Reporting Period

Day

Week

Month

Custom

History and Live Modes

History

Live

Previous-Period Comparisons

Selecting the Output Unit

Active Filters

Workstation Filters

Search

Group

Stage

Status

Applying or Clearing Filters

Right Now Status

Running

Idle

Down

Unstaffed

Workstation Productivity KPI Cards

Average Output

Machine-Hours

Hours per Unit

Fleet Utilization

Coverage-Gap Hours

Rework Percentage

OEE

Where the Hours Went

Planned Hours

Down Hours

Coverage Gap

Staffed Hours

Idle Hours

Actual Hours

Capacity Example

Most Constrained

Biggest Waste

Workstation Ranking

Workstation

Group

Stage

Output

Utilization

Hours per Unit

Coverage-Gap Hours

Rework Percentage

OEE

Uptime Availability

State

Columns

Capacity Trend

Utilization Heatmap

Andon Board

Andon Board Modes

View Mode

Tile By

Andon Top Bar

Live by Workstation

Andon Statuses

Running

Idle

Unstaffed

Down

Behind Pace

Current Job Information

Pace Indicator

Live by Stage

History by Workstation