Workflow

Product Workflow

This workflow describes the process for comparing actual production to planned production to uncover any minor or major factors causing loss in production.

In the following workflow diagram, the blue text in a shape indicates that the corresponding description has been provided in the sections that follow the diagram. For more information, refer to the Interpreting the Workflow Diagrams topic in the APM Product Workflows documentation.
Note: For information on the personas associated with a APM module, refer to the APM Product Workflows documentation.
Define CodesDefine ProductsDefine Production UnitDefine Production ProfileCreate Plan TemplatesIntegrate with M2M Data SourcePolicy Designer: Design PolicyCreate Production Plan (Manual/Time/Quantity/Template)Enter Production DataReconcile Production LossesCreate Production EventAssign Causing AssetRoot Cause Analysis (RCA)Other Workflows

Define Codes

Persona: Solution Administrator

Define the event codes that are used to categorize the reasons for production losses and events.

Define Products

Persona: Solution Administrator

Define the type of commodities produced and offered for sale.

Define Production Unit

Persona: Solution Administrator

Define the type of production unit that represents the manufacturing processes.

Define Production Profile

Persona: Solution Administrator

Define what and how much each unit is capable of producing.

Create Plan Templates

Persona: Solution Administrator

Create Templated Plans for a Production Unit that may then be used to create actual production plans using a simplified wizard in the main application.

Create Production Plan (Manual/Time/Quantity/Template)

Persona: Analyst

Create a production plan by specifying the duration of the plan, how many products will be produced, how much of each product will be produced, and during which periods the products will or will not be produced.

Enter Production Data

Persona: Analyst

Enter the quantity of production for each of the products that was scheduled to be produced in a selected production period. Production Data entry can also be "automated" such that the production quantity is read into the Production Actual value from an OPC-compliant host system.

Reconcile Production Losses

Persona: Analyst

In cases where the Production Actual value is less than the Planned Production value an Unaccounted Loss will be created for the delta. Reconcile production losses to assign codes (e.g., OEE, Event, and Impact) and Production Events to account for the production losses.

Create Production Event

Persona: Analyst

Define a production event that causes shutdown, slowdown, or failure of production to meet the defined specification.

Assign Causing Asset

Persona: Analyst

Identify the cause of an event and assign that event to an asset.

Other Workflows

Persona: Analyst

Other workflows provide production data from the RCA.

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Persona: Analyst

See the RCA workflow.

Integrate with M2M Data Source

Persona: Solution Administrator

OPC Integration can be used to provide actual production data.

Go to the Integrate with M2M Data Source workflow.

Policy Designer: Design Policy

Persona: Analyst

Create Production Events and send email notification using Policy Designer. Once the event has been created, the PLA user will be able to enter the remaining details addressing why the event occurred.

Go to the Policy Designer: Design Policy workflow.