Let’s talk production ↗GUIDES
Step-by-step methods for the questions that come up when production numbers do not add up. Every example uses the synthetic data behind the ProdCrest demo; none is a customer result.
The master data, definitions and history to check before production records move into a new ERP or MES: product identity, part weights, cavities, reason codes, units, dates and a parallel run, with a synthetic worked example.
Why a scrap Pareto can change its top bar when you switch from kilograms to pieces, how to convert with dated part weights, and when two bars should be read as a tie, with a synthetic worked example.
How to tell a shot count from a piece count, record active cavities and test every shift's output against machine capacity, with a synthetic example where one machine's week was entered in shots.
Seven checks that find wrong dates, product names, duplicates, missing shifts, unit mix-ups, shot counts and mismatched totals in shift logs and ERP exports, with a worked synthetic example.
How to map free-text downtime reasons to a short class list, keep “other” visible and move to fixed codes, with a synthetic example where one changeover was written seven ways.
A step-by-step method for reconciling spreadsheet production totals with ERP-confirmed output per work order: join key, tolerance, period close, reason labels and which number to report.
Common questions about scope and data handling are on the questions page. If your question is not covered, write to info@prodcrest.com.