Learn how to control whether workers scan all assigned processes at once or in smaller groups, configured per style.

Overview

This feature gives you more flexibility when scanning RFID cards for processes. It allows supervisors to define whether workers should scan all assigned processes at once, or scan them in smaller groups, depending on the style and the nature of its processes.

Why This Matters

In some cases, workers prefer to scan each process individually, especially for long processes, to ensure tracking accuracy. But for short processes, individual scanning can waste time, so it is more efficient to scan all processes at once in those scenarios. With this feature, you can configure the scanning method per style to match your factory's needs.

Real-Life Example: Breaking Down the Couch Furnishing Process

To illustrate the value of this feature, consider a practical example from the production floor. Furnishing a couch is a lengthy and detailed task, typically completed by a single worker, and can take more than one day to finish.

If this task is set up as one single process, the worker would only scan their RFID card once, meaning all the time spent would be lumped together under one process. This limits visibility, tracking accuracy, and makes performance analysis harder.

With this feature, you can split complex operations like this into smaller, sequential processes that better match how the work is actually done. For example:

• Furnishing the Left Arm
• Furnishing the Right Arm
• Furnishing the Back
• Furnishing the Seating Area

This allows the same worker to scan their RFID at each stage, even across multiple days, ensuring each part of the process is tracked individually. The result is more accurate time tracking, better visibility into progress, and smarter performance and productivity insights.

What This Feature Offers

You can now choose, for each style, whether to:

• Scan all assigned processes in one scan (default behavior).
• Scan assigned processes in groups, with the number of processes per group customized to your needs.

How to Use It

1. Go to the Machines page in the Supervision Module.
2. When assigning processes to machines, you will see a toggle button to choose between "Scan All Together" (default) and "Scan in Groups."

3. If you choose "Scan in Groups," an additional option will appear to set the number of processes per scan.
4. Once configured, workers will scan the RFID card, and the system will activate the correct group of processes according to your setup.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

• What is the default scanning behavior?
  By default, workers scan all assigned processes in a single scan. You can switch this to grouped scanning for a specific style if needed.

• Why would I split a long task into smaller processes?
  Splitting a long task, like furnishing a couch, into smaller sequential processes lets a worker scan their RFID card at each stage, even across multiple days, resulting in more accurate time tracking and clearer visibility into progress.

• Does the order in which I assign processes matter when using grouped scanning?
  Yes. If a style has 4 processes set to 2 processes per scan, the first scan activates the first two processes in the assigned order, and the second scan activates the remaining two.

• Where do I configure the scanning method?
  On the Machines page in the Supervision Module, when assigning processes to a machine, using the toggle button between "Scan All Together" and "Scan in Groups."

• Can the group size be different for different styles?
  Yes. The scanning method and the number of processes per group are configured per style, so each style can use the setup that best matches its processes.

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