Track the actual completion times for production tasks to monitor efficiency and manage workflows accurately. This ensures that the recorded times reflect real production conditions, providing valuable insights into operational performance.
Overview
To automatically track the actual time, the task has to be started by a shop floor operator via the Shop Floor App.
If you are not using the Shop Floor App, you can still track the time by editing the actual time for tasks on the Katana main site.
Benefits of tracking the actual time for tasks
We suggest using the Shop Floor App as it gives access to tasks for the shop floor team and makes it easy to track the actual time spent on tasks.
Katana allows you to compare and analyze the actual time and planned time for tasks. Use the Tasks tab in the Make screen to see the planned vs. actual time for all your Done tasks. Export the list to conduct further analysis.
Time tracking in the Shop Floor App
Each operator can see all the tasks that have been assigned to them in the app. The operator can Start, Pause, Stop, and Finish tasks.
Start time tracking - Time tracking starts when an operator clicks Start for a task.
Operators can't see the tracked time, but the stopwatch starts in the background when a task is in progress, as indicated by the yellow line on the left of the task.
Pause time tracking - When a task is Paused, time tracking will pause.
If a Task is quit, the time spent on the task before quitting the task will save but won't be recorded as the total actual time. When a Task is started again and completed (by the same or seperate operator), the total time spent on the task is added together.
For example, the operator starts a task and runs it for 1 minute before pausing and quitting the task. The operator later starts the same task again, runs it for another 1 minute, and Finishes the task. The total actual time for the Task is 2 minutes.
Complete time tracking - When a Task is Finished, the time tracking is completed, and the actual time is recorded to the manufacturing order (MO) in Katana.
The actual time is recorded when the task is completed either from the Shop Floor App or on the Katana main site.
Time tracking only starts when the task is started from the Shop Floor App.
Time tracking in the Katana website
Automatic time tracking isn't available on the Katana main site without the Shop Floor App.
You can still assign actual time for each task from the Katana main site, but only manually.
If the task is set to In progress and completed from the Katana main site, the Planned time for the task is automatically assigned as Actual time. You can edit this after completing the task.
Editing the planned and actual time for a task
The planned and actual time can be edited on a MO in the Katana main site. Click on the time to change either planned or actual.
Planned and actual times can't be edited in the Shop Floor App after completing a task.
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