{"id":8110,"date":"2020-01-23T09:51:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T17:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prod.qad.com\/blog\/?p=8110"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:16:33","slug":"actionable-insights-operations-efficiency-utilization-by-production-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/actionable-insights-operations-efficiency-utilization-by-production-line","title":{"rendered":"Actionable Insights: Operations Efficiency and Utilization by Production Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8114&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In our previous <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/actionable-insights-purchasing-commitments-and-spending\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actionable Insights blog<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we discussed the Purchasing Commitments and Spending Action Center. Next, we will provide an overview of the Operations Efficiency and Utilization by Production Line Action Center as well as the associated key performance indicators (KPIs).<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Action Center Overview<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Efficiency and utilization are two of the oldest and most important metrics used by manufacturers. Maximizing equipment utilization helps ensure that the company gets the most from their investment in machinery and identifies scheduling or maintenance problems that can leave non-productive gaps in the operation. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/qad-adaptive-erp-2019-launch\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Efficiency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps to quickly identify problems with routings, training or costing, so it is an equally important metric. Here is a look at the specific metrics included in this action center, along with the ways they can help pinpoint operational issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KPIs for Tracking Efficiency and Utilization by Production Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/actionable-insights-qad-action-centers-overview\/\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">QAD Action Centers<\/a>\u00a0provide analytics to help both managers and users monitor metrics and KPIs. KPI highlights for the <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Operations Efficiency and Utilization by Production Line Action Center<\/span> include:<\/p>\n<h3>Efficiency and Utilization by Site &#8211; At a Glance &#8211; 3 Months<\/h3>\n<p>The goal of every manufacturing company is to maximize productivity, and this visual makes it easy to assess whether a problem exists. The table shows efficiency, utilization, and productivity factors by site, enabling management, production, or schedulers to quickly get a sense of the site\u2019s overall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/metrics-matter-capacity-utilization-throughput-ratio\">use of capacity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Efficiency and Utilization by Production Line &#8211; At a Glance &#8211; 3 Months<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Problems may not affect the entire operation, so this visual allows the viewer to hone in on the productivity of a specific production line. This knowledge helps identify areas that may be contributing to overall site productivity issues so they can be readily addressed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Efficiency by Production Line by Date<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Efficiency is the ratio of standard hours earned by completing units to the total number of hours worked. When efficiency concerns arise, a single data point may not show any issues, and a three-month window may be too complex to analyze easily. This visual shows efficiency by production line in 13 weekly buckets so that managers and planners can analyze the jobs that ran in a week, or determine if other circumstances may have unduly affected efficiency. For example, a heatwave might adversely affect efficiency by causing workers to operate more slowly, or a customer emergency might have caused unplanned short-term changes in schedules.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Utilization by Production Line by Date<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like the efficiency by production line visual, this chart shows utilization by production line, helping managers and planners to identify issues that affected utilization in a week. Utilization is the actual time a production line was in use divided by the available time, multiplied by 100. If a production line runs at or near 100% utilization, that production line may be a bottleneck. If it runs low, the company can theoretically increase output without adding more equipment. One reason for poor utilization might be unplanned downtime, which suggests that the preventive maintenance program needs to be reviewed. Another might be lack of skilled operators to run the equipment, which might suggest that the workforce needs cross-training. Or it could point to a product mix problem, which points to market trends.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Productivity Factor by Production Line by Date<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The productivity factor is calculated by multiplying utilization by efficiency. Downward productivity trends may help identify emerging problems in production, or if the trend is positive, they may signify process improvements have had the desired effect.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8111&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Value of the Operations Efficiency and Utilization by Production Line Action Center<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding the results of utilization, efficiency and productivity metrics can help keep operations on an even keel by identifying emerging issues before they become severe enough to have an adverse effect on schedules. Knowing these metrics helps improve the accuracy of promise dates, keeps bottleneck operations operating at peak levels and provides an early warning of potential issues or emerging cost problems. Because the factors that go into these metrics have such an impact on the company, it is imperative that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/solutions\/manufacturing-erp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">manufacturers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> keep a close eye on them. The Operations Efficiency and Utilization by Production Line Action Center makes monitoring these metrics quick and easy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which KPIs and metrics are most important to your organization? Learn more about QAD\u2019s predefined <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/tag\/action-center\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Action Centers<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as best practices for each.<\/span><\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8114&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]In our previous Actionable Insights blog, we discussed the Purchasing Commitments and Spending Action Center. Next, we will provide an overview of the Operations Efficiency and Utilization by Production Line Action Center as well as the associated key performance indicators (KPIs). 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