The Encompix Shop Floor Control Module is a comprehensive manufacturing control application designed for the routing, scheduling, costing and tracking of parts produced on the shop floor.
Labor transactions are posted manually or automated through the Bar Code Data Collection software. Supervisor functions are available to review and correct labor transactions. Employees may also enter Labor transactions on the shop floor using a job login/logout screen. Employees working on multiple jobs at the same time will result in the time being apportioned to the jobs on a percentage basis.
Materials may be formally issued from stock, backflushed from stock automatically or received direct against the job.
Complete job or item history is retained by the system for quick and accurate reference when re-quoting a similar item or for producing cost and sales analysis reports. Management reports or on-line inquiries are available for better management of problem areas on the shop floor.
The Encompix Shop Floor Data Collection system is designed to improve and simplify time and quantity complete collection. It reduces the clerical effort needed to input time data, while providing accurate real time job status and cost tracking.
Automating time collection eliminates the need to manually calculate time cards and separate out job time. The time is collected with the simple act of signing on to the system and logging on to the job. The labor transaction is then collected and posted to the job and is available for the Payroll module. Management reporting is based on real time data, without the delays associated with manual time cards.
Shop Floor Data Collection utilizes simple, easy-to-use devices specifically designed for industrial use.
Features
Labor reporting with supervisory approval
Material backflushing based on job start, operation complete, quantity complete or manual
On-line job status information includes customer part, completion percentage, hours and pieces produced and time/quantity remaining
Multi-level assembly parts and jobs provide tracking of routing and costs
Reports provide excellent tracking and reporting of scrap, rework and direct versus indirect labor
Integration between labor entry and Payroll updates each employee record automatically.
Item history maintains necessary information from completed production and allows management analysis by item, customer and job number
Shop managers have real-time access to job status
Bottlenecks are spotted more quickly so that needed changes can be made
The daily input of time cards is eliminated
Time keeping accuracy is improved
Bar Coded response codes reduce keyboard entry when “Standardized” inputs, such as work centers, are scanned from a laminated template
Establish shop floor shift start and stop times, and the system monitors compliance
Low-cost data collection units allow for placement throughout the shop
Electronic job card with “log-in/log-out” tracks labor to the job
Job card reporting may also be used to record engineering time against a project
Job Costing data is “Real Time”
Indirect labor can accurately be captured and tracked
