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Hierarchy Explorer

Overview:

The Hierarchy Explorer in Busroot allows all fields to be browsed in a single report, with grouping at the plant and station group levels. It is designed for data managers and operations leaders who need to compare scheduling, production, stops and energy metrics side by side across the plant structure. This tool delivers clarity over how performance rolls up from individual stations to groups and plants, enabling streamlined reporting and cross-comparison of metrics that would otherwise sit on separate pages.

Use Cases:

  • System Administrator: Checks that stations and groups roll up as expected and that reporting structures are correct.
  • Production Manager: Wants to filter production or performance data by lines or areas for targeted analysis.
  • Maintenance Planner: Uses stop metrics such as MTBF and MTTR at group or station level to target planned maintenance activity.

Functionality:

  • Plant/Station: Rows are grouped by plant and station group, down to individual stations. Expand/collapse to drill down.
  • Field Selection: Datasets can be turned on and off depending on the type of data you are interested in; selecting Custom allows any combination of fields to be displayed at the same time. Hover over a column heading to see its description.
  • Group/Filter: Filter by range and aggregation duration; export the table as CSV.
  • Prerequisites: Configuration accuracy is essential for reliable reporting and downstream analytics. The Hierarchy Explorer is a read-only report - plants, groups and stations are created and edited under Admin.

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.
  • Where a plant or station group has designated total energy stations (a plant or line meter), that level's energy is taken from the meter rather than summed from its members. The plant total can therefore legitimately differ from the sum of the group rows shown beneath it.

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 £.