The shop supervisor makes sure that machine operators are productive, trained, and motivated. He can perform any job in the shop, but rarely has to do so.

Main Work Tasks

To See

Configure general rules and values for production and define shop floor resources and their capacity.

Configure Production Processes

Fine schedule operations according to available capacity over time to align with other orders in a production plan.

Schedule Production Activities

Manually or automatically pull production components for consumption.

Issue Materials

Start and finish sequenced operations to output finished end items for order fulfillment.

Execute Production

Related Tasks

To See

Transform suggested planning lines to supply orders; purchase, transfer, or production, and notify the warehouse to pick components.

Communicate Production Plans

Describe the physical capabilities, such as resources, calendars of capacity, and locations.

Plan for Resource Availability

Define items and their process structure.

Design and Engineering

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