Execute Flow Schedules at a Workstation and Inspect Flow Schedules at the End of the Production Line Using the Operator Workbench

Welcome to the demo of the 25C feature, execute flow schedules at a workstation and inspect flow schedules at the end of the production line using the Operator Workbench. Production lines are often modeled as sequence of workstations where operators report progress. With this update, production operators can use a single frictionless user interface to execute flow schedules and perform inspection of flow schedules at the end of the production line.

This provides real time visibility into the quality of the item produced and minimizes the data entry and overheads for the production operator. Manufacturing engineers can model workstations as a part of flow manufacturing production line. The workstations can also be assigned to individual line operations that are defined in the production line. Now, let's look at a quick demo scenario for the features. I will first model a workstation as a part of a production line.

First, I'll launch the task Workstations in Work Definition work area, create a new workstation and associate it with an existing production line, launch the Production Lines task in Work Definition work area, and then associate a line operation in the production line with the workstation I have created earlier. Next, I would show the operator's experience of this feature. I will launch the execute production at a workstation task in work execution work area, check in to the workstation, view the details of the next flow schedule, complete the quality inspection, and report flow schedule completion.

Now let's get into the demo. I launch the Redwood work definition landing page in supply chain execution. I click on workstations to launch the workstations action. I then click on Create Workstation and create the workstation where I will be executing the flow schedule. When a workstation is associated with a production line, it can only execute flow schedules. The association of the production line and the workstation can be changed at any time by the manufacturing engineer.

The workstation has been created. I am now going to associate the workstation with a line operation sequence in the production line. I launch the production line task in work definition work area. I select the production line which I had associated with my workstation, and click on Manage line operations. I select the line operation sequence number three and associate it with my workstation. I have now created the workstation, associated it with the production line, and assigned it to complete the line operation sequence number three.

Now, let's look at the production operator's experience. I launched the work execution Redwood landing page. I click on Execute production at a workstation task. I check in to my workstation FIT5K inspection station. As soon as I check in, the workstation status changes to in-use. I am presented with the UI, which is geared towards helping operators execute flow schedules.

At the top, I can see the next flow schedule, meaning the flow schedule which is at the top of the build sequence for the line operation of this production line. I can see that this workstation is part of production line FIT5K line, and it can execute line operation sequence number three. On the right hand pane, I can see the list of operators who are checked in. I can also check in more operators if allowed by smart operations config.

I can view the attachments that the manufacturing engineer has attached to this workstation. I can look at the equipment which should be present at this workstation for executing the flow schedules. And if there are any additional information shared via workstation DFFs, they would also be shown here. In the central area, I can see the production exceptions that would have been reported at this workstation or look at the hand-off notes reported by other operators who have worked at this workstation.

While the emphasis is on executing the next flow schedule, the production operators, if required, can look at all the flow schedules by clicking on View flow schedules. They will be presented with the list of all the flow schedules that are available for execution at this workstation. The order would be the build sequence of the flow schedules in the production line. This workstation is at the end of the production line, executing line operation sequence number three. And a quality inspection plan is associated with the line operation.

Hence, we can see that the Quick Complete button is disabled. And I have to click on Complete with Details to report the flow schedule execution. I click on Complete with Details, and I am presented with the quality inspection page. I enter the quality inspection characteristic results and click on Continue. I am presented with the product details page, which will capture the information for the inventory transaction that will be reported for the item being produced.

Since this item is serial controlled, I click on Generate serial to generate a serial number. I can also update, if required, other inventory transaction particulars. I click on Continue, and I am presented with the backflash materials page. Components that will be consumed for the line operation will be reported from this page. My line operation does not have any backflash materials. So I click on Submit to report the completion of the flow schedule. As soon as I report completion of my flow schedule, I am presented with the next flow schedule, which is at the top of the build sequence. This provides me with an uninterrupted flow to report my progress more efficiently.

For more information, please refer to manufacturing what's new for the following features in release 25A, create a production line for flow manufacturing, create a flow manufacturing work definition associated with a production line, manage flow schedules for manufacturing execution on a production line. And the release 25C feature, monitor flow schedules for a production line using the production supervisor Workbench. This concludes the demo for these features. Thank you.