The insights a manufacturing production dashboard offers into what is occurring in the factory, not the visually appealing data visualizations or even the time saved during production, are, of course, what make it so valuable. These epiphanies are what lead to advancements.
Visibility into operations is what manufacturing dashboards allow, and visibility leads to insights.
Here are 7 ways that manufacturing dashboards improve operational visibility:
Visualization:
Graphic representations of trends make them stand out. Pareto diagrams show the primary sources of waste or downtime. Pie graphs display the capacity use.
Single-source:
A single source of truth, as opposed to manual data collecting, whiteboards, or spreadsheets, is where the dashboard always receives its information from.
Distributable:
Direct reports, senior managers, or anybody else who needs to know may get dashboard information.
Timely:
Business intelligence systems and dashboards are known for their quick data collecting, compilation, and display. For instance, a production inventory dashboard may show the pace of consumption of important raw materials, giving time to speed up the subsequent supply before it runs out.
Granular:
Summaries constitute traditional production reports. Drilling into the data is available with a manufacturing operations dashboard. Although shift output may not have met expectations, managers may identify which machine or even which line was the culprit and how long the issue persisted thanks to the dashboard.
Accurate:
Data input mistakes happen often. Another cause of accuracy problems is bias, whether conscious or unconscious. Systems for business intelligence provide correct data to the dashboards.
Consistent:
Systems for business intelligence often gather data. There isn't any gathering of data, waiting for reports, or emailing around for figures. Automation guarantees an uniform procedure, allowing for precise benchmarking and comparisons.
The Process of Developing a Dashboard
Dashboard deployment and implementation are largely educational and training activities. This is because manufacturing dashboards may be customized and are user-driven, subject to the restrictions of the business intelligence system. In other words, what each user sees on their smartphone is up to them.
For users to fully appreciate what their dashboard can accomplish for them, education and training are often required. They will ask for additional knowledge and talents as they get used to it and begin to understand its worth.
Pre-configuring the dashboard may be useful in certain firms, possibly to safeguard commercially sensitive data.
Security should also be taken into account. Vendors of dashboards and business intelligence systems will be able to describe how their system protects against unwanted access and data manipulation.