Hierarchy Explorer

Overview:

The Hierarchy Explorer in Busroot allows users to visualise and manage the structural relationships within a manufacturing environment - including plants, stations, station groups, and SKUs. It is designed for system administrators, data managers, and operations leaders who need to understand, track, and reconfigure the organisation's manufacturing assets and production lines. This tool delivers clarity over the plant structure, enabling streamlined reporting, quick reconfiguration, and enhanced governance of roles and responsibilities.

Use Cases:

• System Administrator: Needs to set up a new manufacturing site in Busroot, define station groups, and ensure correct reporting structures.

• Production Manager: Wants to filter production or performance data by lines or areas for targeted analysis.

• Maintenance Planner: Uses asset and station group information to schedule planned maintenance activities at the right asset level.

Functionality:

• Plant/Station: Visual interface for navigating between plants, station groups, and individual stations. Expand/collapse drop downs to drill down.

• SKU Management: View, add, and edit SKUs, assign them to schedules, or group them for batch/process tracking.

• Group/Filter: Organise and filter data by plant, group, or station for reporting and management.

• Prerequisites: Sufficient admin rights are required to make structural changes; configuration accuracy is essential for reliable reporting and downstream analytics.

Data Setup:

• Add all plants, stations, and station groups under the Admin section.

Key Considerations:

• Correct grouping ensures data rolls up properly to plant and operation-level analytics.

GLOSSARY

Scheduling

• Total Time - The total amount of time in the range you are looking at.

• In Shift Time - The amount of time this station has spent inside a shift.

• Scheduled Non Production Time - Periods where the station was intentionally scheduled not to operate, such as during maintenance or planned downtime.

• Scheduled Production Time - The amount of time this station has spent running a production schedule.

Production

• Scheduled Production Time - The amount of time this station has spent running a production schedule.

• Production Count - The total number of units produced during the selected time range.

Stops

• Stops Count - The total number of stops.

• Total Downtime - The total time for all stops

• MTBF - Mean Time Between Failures is a key reliability metric, the average time between system or component failures during operation.

• MTTR - Mean Time to Repair is a core maintenance metric that measures the average time it takes to repair a system or component and restore it to full functionality after a failure.

• Downtime Cost - The lost opportunity cost of the downtime in £.

Energy (kWh)

• Total Energy - Total energy consumed. The chart icon links to the Energy chart for the selected time range and group or station.

• Energy / Production Hour - Amount of energy consumed per hour of production.

• Energy / Unit - Amount of energy consumed per unit of production.

Energy (£)

• Total Energy (£) - Total energy consumed during the period in £.

• Energy (£) / Production Hour - Amount of energy consumed per hour of production in £.

• Energy (£) / Unit - Amount of energy consumed per unit of production in £.