Welcome to your guide to the Manufacturing Dashboard in Empress. This feature provides a comprehensive view of your manufacturing operations, offering a range of metrics and analysis tools tailored to your business. Let’s explore how to maximize its potential.
What is the Manufacturing Dashboard?
The Manufacturing Dashboard is a feature in Empress that centralizes key manufacturing data at a glance. It provides real-time insight into work orders, job cards, quality inspections, and more. By making this information easily accessible, the Dashboard equips you with the data needed to make informed decisions about your manufacturing processes.
Understanding the Manufacturing Dashboard
The Dashboard is composed of cards and charts that provide a visual representation of your manufacturing data:
- Cards: These display summary data such as the total monthly work orders, completed work orders, ongoing job cards, and monthly quality inspections.
- Charts: These provide detailed graphical representations of various data categories such as produced quantity, completed operations, work order analysis, quality inspection analysis, pending work orders, downtime analysis, and more.
Navigating the Manufacturing Dashboard
To view the Manufacturing Dashboard, navigate to the Empress interface and select Manufacturing from the main menu. The Dashboard should display by default.
The Dashboard is divided into sections, each containing different cards and charts. You can click on each card or chart to view more detailed information.
Editing and Sorting Information
As a business user, you can customize the Manufacturing Dashboard to better align with your needs. You can select which cards and charts to display, and adjust their width to modify their prominence on the Dashboard.
To edit the Dashboard, select the Edit Dashboard option from the Dashboard menu. Here, you can add or remove cards and charts, and adjust their width between ‘Half’ and ‘Full’. Once you’ve made your changes, select Save to update the Dashboard.
User Roles and Permissions
Access to the Manufacturing Dashboard is determined by user roles and permissions. Only users with the appropriate permissions can view and edit the Dashboard. As an administrator, you can manage these permissions by navigating to the User Roles and Permissions section of the Empress settings.
Conclusion
The Manufacturing Dashboard is a powerful tool that can enhance your understanding of your manufacturing operations and assist in data-driven decision making. By making complex data clear and concise, it enables you to focus on improving your processes and driving business success.
For further information or assistance with the Manufacturing Dashboard, refer to the Empress user guide or contact our support team.