What is position status in production?
Position status in production is a short, but very important information about the current situation at a specific point in the production line, which enables effective monitoring of position statuses in real time.
It allows both operators and managers to quickly assess whether the process is going according to plan or whether problems have arisen that require intervention.
In practice, job statuses are the foundation of effective communication in the plant. In the context of job status management, they include:
Job status: activity, interruption, failure, waiting for materials,
Productivity: work rate, number of items produced,
Quality: information about defects or defective products,
Downtime: the length of time a machine or stand remains inactive due to technical or organizational problems.
Effective monitoring of station statuses allows you to react to problems before they affect the performance of the entire production line.
Benefits of monitoring job status
- Quick detection of problems
Employees are able to immediately notice when something is not working as planned and take appropriate action. - Improved communication
With automated systems such as AndonCloud, the entire workforce can be kept informed of the situation at the plant, eliminating response delays. - Reduced downtime
Early fault detection minimizes downtime and increases production continuity. - Increase productivity
Ongoing monitoring of the performance of individual jobs allows you to identify weaknesses and implement appropriate corrective actions. - Production optimization
Analysis of data from monitoring the statuses of production stations helps to plan production in the long term, eliminate recurring problems and increase the efficiency of the entire line.
Why are statuses so important in daily work?
In a well-organized production environment, every employee should know at any given time:
- whether the position is operating in normal mode (green status),
- whether there is a problem requiring a response (red status),
- whether the position is in waiting or preparation mode (yellow status).
Such simple markings, based, for example, on Andon colors in monitoring the statuses of posts, reduce the response time to an emergency and minimize losses in production processes.
According to the McKinsey & Company report "Industry 4.0 in automotive manufacturing" (2020), estimates that the use of real-time monitoring solutions (e.g. Andon + IoT) can reduce downtime by up to 50-80%, depending on the organization of response processes.
What's more, job statuses are not just a tool for the operator - they are also data that can be analyzed in the long term. Analyzing the time in individual statuses makes it possible to identify bottlenecks, better plan changes and implement preventive actions.
According to the McKinsey & Company report "Industry 4.0 in automotive manufacturing" (2020), estimates that the use of real-time monitoring solutions (e.g. Andon + IoT) can reduce downtime by up to 50-80%, depending on the organization of response processes.
What's more, job statuses are not just a tool for the operator - they are also data that can be analyzed in the long term. Analyzing the time in individual statuses makes it possible to identify bottlenecks, better plan changes and implement preventive actions.
How does AndonCloud support status management?
Implementing a transparent job status management system is an investment in efficiency, security and quality.
Among other things, AndonCloud enables:
Among other things, AndonCloud enables:
- automatic assignment of statuses at the start or end of an order,
- sending SMS and email notifications at critical changes,
- status recommendations based on historical data thanks to the SmartStatus AI module.
Application example: if the system detects that a particular station frequently goes into "waiting" status after a certain production step, it can suggest earlier intervention before the problem affects the entire line.
