In modern manufacturing environments, accurate visibility into production performance is essential for optimizing efficiency and making informed decisions. One key factor affecting this visibility is understanding when production resources—whether entire departments or individual machines—are unavailable for production. Unplanned inclusion of these periods in performance analyses can distort metrics such as Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) or Production Efficiency (PE).
To address this, MATICS offers calendar functionalities that allow manufacturers to block out times when a department or machine is not intended to produce. This ensures that downtime is tracked accurately and excluded from performance calculations, providing a true reflection of operational efficiency.
The difference between machine to department:
MATICS supports two levels of calendar management:
1. Department Calendar
Events created at the department level apply to all machines within that department. This is ideal for company-wide holidays, shift schedules, or planned maintenance affecting multiple machines. Each machine automatically inherits department-level events, providing consistency across the production floor.
2. Machine Calendar
Events created at the machine level apply only to the specific machine. This is useful for machine-specific downtime, such as individual maintenance, repairs, or trial runs, without affecting other machines in the department.
By distinguishing between department-wide and machine-specific calendars, MATICS offers flexible planning while maintaining accurate and consistent reporting. Calendar events can also be configured to automatically activate a production downtime status when the event ends, bridging the gap between planned and actual production start times.
Benefits of Using Calendars in MATICS:
Improved Accuracy: Provides a true reflection of downtime periods.
Enhanced Transparency: Highlights the gap between planned and actual production.
Automation: Reduces the need for manual status updates at the end of events.
Flexibility: Supports both department-level and machine-level planning.
Better Decision-Making: Supplies managers with reliable data for OEE and performance analysis.
How to create event
Navigate to the Department Calendar in the system.
Select the day or week where you want to add an event.
Fill in the event details:
Title: Name of the event
Date & Time: Start and end time
Description: Optional notes about the event
Event Group
Click Save to create the event.
Notes:
Events can cover multiple days (e.g., a weekend or full-week schedule).
Once saved, the event appears in the calendar for all department members.
Reference Video: Department Calendar – Weekly/Daily Events
Copying an Event to Another Calendar:
To copy the event to other machines, follow the steps below:
1. Click on the event you just added
2. Click on the lightning image
3. Click "Copy"
4. Choose the relevant machine
5. Click "Finish"
Reference Video: https://kbmatics.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Calendars_II_He.mp4