In a manufacturing environment, work orders may be delayed due to reasons such as material and resource constraints, or unexpected equipment downtime etc. Mfg supervisors need to see and act on such delayed orders and exceptions as they walk around.
The Mfg Supervisor smartphone provides easy visibility to such delays and to act on the delays and exceptions. Supervisors after reviewing manufacturing execution exceptions can contact planner/schedulers in context to request adjustments to work order schedules. So they can then prioritize specific work orders by expediting it over other work orders. They can also cancel or place on hold other work orders to allow them to focus on the expedited orders. They can quickly record generic execution notes at the work order level or at the specific exception level as they move around the shopfloor to keep valuable build information history.