SKUs

Overview

A SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) is unique identifier assigned to a specific product to allow Busroot to track production. When a schedule is created a SKU or SKU Group must be entered so the system knows which product is being produced.

Individual SKUs

This is the most common way a product is produced. During a schedule the same SKU will be produced, either one at a time or in batches (the default batch size is set to 1, but can be adjusted in SKU Management).

SKU Groups

In some cases more than one Individual SKU can be produced during a schedule. For example:

• If three different SKUs are machined out of a single plate during a single CNC cycle.

• If a single station has two arms producing separate SKUs (Note: a single production signal indicating the cycle is complete is required, if two seperate signals are received for each arm they will have to be regarded as two stations)

To record production in these situations a SKU Group can be created containing two or more Individual SKUs. So for each production signal that Busroot recieves one unit (or the batch size) will be counted for each SKU in the group.

SKU Settings

Below are the available settings

Performance Mode

This defines how Performance data is measured. Choose the metric that matches the SKU. Select how you want the SKU to be measued in cycle time, units/minute or units/hour.

Performance Target

Set the expected rate of production in the chosen mode.

Batch Size

For SKUs that are produced in batches, this will multiply the count received from the OPTA device or tablet to give the total unit count.

Value

Set the value in £ of each unit or batch.

Instructions

If you have an internal link to a process document you can include it here for the operator.

Downtime Detection Cycle Time Multiplier

When using 'Production Cycle' downtime detection mode, a duration based on the SKU cycle time is used to determine when a station should be considered stopped.

By default, this value is 150% of the cycle time. So for an SKU with a cycle time of 2 minutes, Busroot would consider the station stopped if no production has been observed after 3 minute.

Changing this multiplier to 2 (200%) would mean that downtime is not flagged until 4 minutes after the last observed production.

Minimum Cycle Time

Set a minimum cycle-time for the SKU. If more than one signal is received in this period, Busroot will only count one unit. This allows filtering of signals during setup process for example.

Allow Use in Ad hoc Production Schedules

Select whether the SKU will be available when creating Ad Hoc Schedules on the Operator Tablet.