Plant Floor
In ERPNext, Plant Floor is a flexible visualization of machine and workstation position in a factory. It enables real-time tracking of workstation action and job card processing in such a manner that production managers and floor supervisors can effectively supervise operations. Monitoring of bottlenecks, idle machines, and existing production activities are easily observed in the graphical interface.
How It Works
In order to utilize the Plant Floor functionality:
- Go to Manufacturing → Plant Floor → New to generate a new Plant Floor record. Provide a warehouse relevant to the Plant Floor, which will connect the physical production area to inventory information.
- Insert machines as Workstations and connect them to the new Plant Floor. Each workstation has to be connected to a definite Plant Floor so that it can be displayed graphically.
- Set up the Illustration settings in the Workstation. You can specify what images or icons shall be used to represent the machine's Active and Inactive status on the floor visualization.
- After configuring, visit the Plant Floor page to view the real-time status of all connected machines and workstations. The view will reflect which machines are running (based on active Job Cards) and which are idle or down, helping with operational decision-making.
Visualize Stock Summary
Via the Plant Floor, users also have the ability to track the inventory held at the associated warehouse that is attached to the given plant. The Stock Summary gives the overall real-time level of raw material and finished goods inventory at that particular Plant Floor.
This functionality enables users to add or relocate inventory straight from the Plant Floor screen. It provides better visibility and control over inventory, allowing them to identify shortages easily, ensure on-time replenishment, and have smooth production flow without module switching.
Visualize Job Cards
The Plant Floor interface further provides visibility into current and future Job Cards associated with machines. Users can see what operations are running on each workstation now, the operator to whom they have been assigned, operation time, and progress status.
This transparency provides improved coordination of work, prevents resource conflicts and allows effective implementation of production schedules. It is possible for supervisors to track job assignment and detect delays, allowing real-time decision-making to reschedule or redirect work to other machines if necessary.