In a manufacturing company, downtime and scrap are directly visible in the costs. Yet many companies still work with weekly reports, while problems should be visible in real-time. A KPI dashboard on the shop floor changes that fundamentally.
Why KPIs in manufacturing?
In production, one hour of downtime means direct financial loss. If you only see that hour in a report next week, the damage is already done. Real-time KPIs give operators and managers the information they need to course-correct immediately.
Put your KPIs live on the shop floor and behaviour changes: when operators can see availability, performance and quality in real time, they catch losses in the moment instead of in next week's report. Visibility is what turns measured data into daily improvement.
KPI 1: OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
OEE is the standard measure for production efficiency. It measures the availability, performance and quality of your machines in one number. Real-time OEE on a dashboard gives operators immediate feedback.
85%
OEE is considered world-class, a benchmark established by Seiichi Nakajima as part of his Total Productive Maintenance framework. A typical manufacturer scores around 60%. Real-time insight is the first step toward improvement.
KPI 2: Order progress
What percentage of order X is complete? Is the delivery deadline being met? By making order progress visible in real-time, your team can immediately adjust if an order is at risk of running late. Integration with your ERP makes this automatic.
KPI 3: Scrap rate
How many products are being rejected or require rework? A real-time scrap rate per line or product ensures quality issues are detected early, not just at the final inspection.
KPI 4: Raw material inventory levels
Is production about to halt because a raw material is running out? Real-time inventory levels connected to the dashboard prevents these kinds of surprises and costly emergency orders.
KPI 5: Utilization rate
How much of your production capacity is actually being utilized? A utilization rate dashboard helps you optimize planning and signal overcapacity before it hurts your margin.
Which KPIs fit your organization?
- Production line: OEE, scrap rate, output per hour
- Planning: order progress, delivery reliability, capacity utilization
- Purchasing: raw material inventory levels, supplier lead times
- Quality: inspection results, rework percentage, return rate
- Management: margin per product group, revenue per order, labour hours
Ralect connects directly to your ERP (AFAS, Exact, Microsoft Dynamics or other) and shows the KPIs that matter for your production process, live on the shop floor or in the management dashboard. Schedule a free call.
