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Production Dashboard to See Your Plant in Real Time

A custom production dashboard is the visualization layer that shows your plant's OEE, scrap, and downtime in real time, broken down by line and by shift, so operations and management see the same numbers instead of waiting for tomorrow's report. We do not create or manage production orders: that stays with your ERP, your MES, or your PLCs, and we build the read-only dashboard connected to those sources you already have, without replacing the system you use to run production today. The result is immediate visibility into which line is missing today's target and why, on the screen your floor team already uses.

How we work

1. Data Source Discovery

We identify where your production data currently lives: PLCs and in-line sensors, your ERP or MES, spreadsheets, or floor logbooks. We are not designing production orders or new capture modules here; we confirm what data already exists and can be read automatically, and what needs a structured manual entry form.

2. Metrics Definition by Line and Shift

We agree on how your OEE is calculated (availability, performance, and quality), what counts as scrap, and how downtime is classified by cause. Every line and shift gets its own breakdown, instead of averages that hide the real problem.

3. Development and System Connection

We build the dashboard and connect it to your ERP (SAP, Dynamics, or another), your PLCs or line controllers, and your floor capture devices, so the dashboard updates without anyone typing the same number twice.

4. Launch and Ongoing Support

We train supervisors, line leads, and management, deploy the dashboard to a floor screen, tablet, or desktop, and stay available after launch to adjust indicators and add new lines.

What it includes

Real-Time OEE by Line

Calculates availability, performance, and quality for every line or machine, and shows consolidated OEE and its breakdown without anyone building it by hand at the end of a shift.

Scrap and Rejects by Cause

Logs scrap and reject volume by product, line, and cause (material, machine adjustment, operator error), so quality and production see immediately where material is being lost.

Downtime Classified by Cause

Breaks down lost time by mechanical failure, changeover, material shortage, or waiting, with exact duration per event, so you tackle the cause eating the most line time first.

Line, Shift, and Product Comparison

Compares performance across lines, shifts, and products on the same dashboard, so you can tell whether the problem is the machine, the shift, or the part number running.

Progress Against the Day Plan

Shows real-time production progress against the shift target, so a supervisor can react mid-shift instead of waiting for the end-of-day report.

Deviation Alerts

Set up automatic alerts when OEE drops below a defined threshold, scrap spikes, or a stoppage exceeds the expected time, so production and maintenance react without a walk-through inspection.

Use cases

Plant with Multiple Production Lines

When several lines run in parallel, comparing their performance at a glance is nearly impossible without a dashboard. It shows you immediately which line is below target and why.

Multi-Shift Operation

A shift performance gets lost if it is never logged in a system. The dashboard leaves each shift's OEE, scrap, and downtime documented and comparable, instead of relying on a verbal handoff.

Manufacturing with Scrap and Quality Targets

Certified plants or those working under customer reject-rate requirements need to see scrap by cause in real time, not at month close, to correct the process before waste piles up.

Management That Needs Visibility Without Asking the Floor

Managers and executives check the same dashboard the line supervisor uses, instead of requesting a hand-built report, and see the same numbers being used on the floor.

Plants Already Capturing Data but Not Visualizing It

Many plants already have PLCs, sensors, or an ERP logging production, but the information sits buried in tables no one checks. We build the dashboard on top of what you already have instead of duplicating capture.

Integrations

SAP Business OneMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralOPC-UA / Modbus protocol for PLCsPlant historians (PI System, Ignition)In-line IoT sensorsFloor screens and digital signagePower BISpreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets)

Frequently asked questions

What is a production dashboard?+

It is a visual dashboard that brings together key shop-floor indicators — OEE, scrap, downtime, and progress against plan — broken down by line and shift, on one screen that updates without repeated manual entry. It lets supervisors and management see the same data at the same time, instead of waiting for a report built the next day.

How does the dashboard calculate OEE?+

OEE is calculated by multiplying availability, performance, and quality for a line or machine over a given period. We agree with you on the source for each component (downtime records, actual cycle times against standard cycle, good units against total produced) during discovery, and the dashboard builds the indicator automatically from that data.

Do I need to replace my ERP or current production system?+

No, and it could not do that anyway: the dashboard is a visualization layer, not a management system. It connects to your existing ERP, MES, or PLCs to show the data you already generate, but it does not create production orders or replace those systems. If you do not yet have something capturing orders, downtime, or quality on the floor, that is when a full production system like the one we build for manufacturing makes sense.

Can the dashboard connect to the PLCs or sensors we already have on the floor?+

Yes, in the large majority of cases. Because the dashboard only reads data and never sends instructions to a machine, the work centers on identifying which protocol your equipment speaks — OPC-UA, Modbus, or an already-installed historian — and choosing the read path: a direct connection, an intermediate gateway, or a quick-capture screen when the equipment is too old to expose its data.

What determines the price of a custom production dashboard?+

Three factors drive the quote: how many lines and shifts you want to visualize, how many distinct sources need connecting (ERP, PLCs, sensors, spreadsheets), and whether part of the capture will stay manual. Because this is only the visualization layer and not a full management system, the scope is usually narrower than a complete production system; we confirm it with a discovery session before quoting.

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