How do you know what stage each work order is at?
When an order passes through several hands, "where are we now" becomes a daily question.
Why job status is hard to track in your head or on paper
A work order rarely passes through a single pair of hands. Operations are assigned to different workstations, people rotate, and status gets passed along verbally or through messages. When someone outside the team asks whether a job is finished, the answer often takes several phone calls before it is certain.
Work records kept with the order itself
Every operation on a work order records who worked on it, how much time was spent and what stage it has reached. Instead of asking a colleague for a status update, you open the order and see actual time against planned time for each operation. The work order, work sheet and customer documentation are all available in the same place, without parallel folders.
Assignments across people and workstations
Operations are assigned to workstations and the people responsible, and progress is tracked in one place. Once you can see where the workload is heaviest, it is easier to judge whether a deadline still holds or whether work needs reassigning before a delay becomes a problem for the customer.
When the order is done, the record stays
Once a job is finished, the work order moves to the archive along with the recorded time, documents and the history of any issues raised while it was in progress. Next time a similar job comes up, you have real data on how long it took and where it got stuck — not a guess from memory. If you would like to see what that looks like using an example from your own production, arrange a demonstration.
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