Production progress and operation timers
Start, pause, resume, report and complete manufacturing steps with recorded timings, predecessor checks and visible progress instead of editable success statuses.
Record the action that changes the job
Production execution uses explicit actions. Start and resume begin active time; pause records an interruption; reports add completed quantities; completion closes a fully satisfied step. The workflow records actor and timing information so a later review can distinguish work performed from a status someone typed into a form.
Respect the handoff between operations
A step cannot claim more progress than the planned quantity or the preceding step has released. Required quality approval is checked against the current operation state. Intermediate reports record progress without creating finished stock; only the final step produces output. Closed pause intervals retain downtime evidence for understanding interruptions as well as productive time.
What to know before you start
Recorded durations are operational evidence, not automatically payable labor hours or hourly cost allocations. A pending action must be recovered through its existing workflow rather than repeated as a new job.
Practical questions
Can an intermediate step create finished stock?
No. Intermediate reports record progress; final-step reporting is the output boundary.
What happens to time while an operation is paused?
Active time stops and a pause interval begins. Resuming or completing records the closed interval as operation-linked downtime.
Continue the workflow
Production quality checks
Require quality evidence at the relevant manufacturing step and keep approval tied to the current operation rather than an unrelated or outdated inspection.
Finished production and scrap
Record good and scrap quantities at the final manufacturing step, keeping output tied to the job's material, operation and quality evidence.
Manufacturing work centers
Give manufacturing process steps a clear operational home by assigning active work centers in the bill of materials.