What is a Production Stop?

A production stop is a period when a Measure Point is expected to be producing but production is not running.

Production stops are recorded in Good Solutions to help you understand when production stopped, how long it stopped, and why it stopped. This information is an important part of identifying production losses and improving OEE.

A production stop is created when Good Solutions detects that production has stopped at a Measure Point.

The system records the start time and duration of the stop. Depending on how the Measure Point is configured, production may be detected automatically through connected production equipment or other data sources.

A production stop can be assigned a Stop Reason that explains why production was not running.

Examples of stop reasons could include:

• Material shortage
• Machine breakdown
• Cleaning
• Setup or adjustment
• Waiting for operator
• Quality problem

Stop Reasons can also be grouped into Stop Categories, making it easier to analyse larger types of production losses.

For example, the Stop Reason Waiting for material could belong to the Stop Category Material.

A stop that has not yet been assigned a Stop Reason is considered uncoded.

Operators can categorise these stops in Operator Tools by selecting the reason that best explains why production stopped.

Keeping production stops correctly categorised is important because it makes production reports and loss analysis more accurate and helps your team identify where improvement efforts should be focused.

Production stop data is used throughout Good Solutions to analyse production performance.

It can be used to understand:

• Total stop time
• Number and duration of stops
• Most common Stop Reasons
• Most significant Stop Categories
• Availability losses
• OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
• Production trends over time

By consistently recording and categorising production stops, your team gets a clearer picture of where production time is being lost and why.