Introduction

Performance Tracking can be done either at the Job level or at the Resource level. At either level, however, Performance Tracking depends on the reported values for Time and Reported Good Quantity, but only when the Operation has been marked as “Finished.” Performance Tracking in APS can be beneficial for the business by allowing better visibility into the accuracy of standard lead times and the cycle efficiency of production equipment. With a great enough sample size, more accurate standard lead times can help set more realistic expectations and in turn improve customer satisfaction.

Performance Tracking of Resources is also helpful in being able to generate more accurate schedules, but also in creating more optimal schedules. By being able to manipulate the Cycle Efficiency of Resources to more closely model reality, the planner and/or scheduler can make informed decisions to replace a machine, schedule maintenance to improve its performance, or to buy a new machine altogether.

Key Concepts

Resource Performance: Remember that performance tracking depends on the reported quantities and times of Activities that are marked as “finished”. The Resource Performance monitor tracks the number of setups, runs and post-processes that have occurred, and generates performance compared against the standard, where the standard is 100% of expected time and quantity for each process in that Activity. Resources that are performing slower than standard will have scores above 100% while Resources performing faster than standard will have scores below 100%

Job Performance: Jobs that have Reported Quantities and Reported Hours running longer than the expected average will be marked in the Jobs view as “Slow Performance” Jobs.