Plant Floor

Overview

Plant Floor – Business Overview

Plant Floor is a business document used in Dafater to represent and manage physical production areas within a manufacturing facility. It helps organizations organize where production activities take place, ensuring better coordination, accountability, and visibility across manufacturing operations.

What Plant Floor Is Used For

In day-to-day business operations, Plant Floor defines and identifies the specific production zones where work happens—such as assembly areas, machining sections, or finishing zones.
It provides a structured way to link manufacturing activities to real, physical locations on the shop floor, making production planning and execution more accurate and organized.

Prerequisites and Setup Requirements

Before using Plant Floor, businesses should ensure:

Manufacturing locations or factories are clearly defined at a business level
Production processes and workflows are already mapped
Workstations, machines, or teams are conceptually identified (even if not formally documented yet)
Responsibility for each production area is understood by operations and production managers

This preparation ensures that each Plant Floor reflects an actual, usable production space.

Typical Workflow and Business Fit

Define the Plant Floor
Each production area is recorded as a Plant Floor, representing a specific physical section of the factory.
Assign Production Activities
Manufacturing tasks, work orders, or production plans are associated with the relevant Plant Floor.
Monitor Operations
Supervisors and managers use Plant Floor references to track where work is being performed and identify bottlenecks or capacity constraints.
Support Reporting and Planning
Production performance can be reviewed by Plant Floor to support operational decisions and continuous improvement.

This document fits naturally into the broader manufacturing process by connecting production planning with actual execution on the factory floor.

Key Business Scenarios Where Plant Floor Is Essential

Multi-line Manufacturing: When a factory has multiple production lines or sections operating simultaneously
Capacity Management: Understanding which areas are overloaded or underutilized
Operational Accountability: Assigning responsibility for output and efficiency to specific areas
Process Optimization: Identifying delays or inefficiencies tied to specific production zones
Scalable Operations: Easily adding new production areas as the business grows

Important Considerations for Users

Each Plant Floor should represent a clearly identifiable physical area
Naming should be simple and recognizable by production teams
Avoid creating too many Plant Floors unless they add real operational value
Keep Plant Floor definitions aligned with how work is actually performed on the shop floor
Review and update Plant Floors when factory layouts or processes change

In summary, Plant Floor is a foundational document in Dafater that bridges production planning with real-world manufacturing execution, helping businesses run more organized, transparent, and efficient manufacturing operations.

Basic Information

Module: Manufacturing
Document Type: Other

Fields

Field Name	Label	Type	Options	Description
plant_dashboard	Plant Dashboard	HTML	-	Displays key operational metrics and insights for the plant floor in Dafater.
stock_summary	Stock Summary	HTML	-	Shows real-time stock availability and movement for the plant floor.
floor_name	Floor Name	Data	-	Identifies the specific production floor within the company.
company	Company	Link	Company	Company responsible for managing this plant floor in Dafater.
warehouse	Warehouse	Link	Warehouse	Linked warehouse supplying and receiving materials for this plant floor.

Permissions

Role	Read	Write	Create	Delete	Submit	Cancel
System Manager	✓	✓	✓	✓

DocType	Relationship	Module
Workstation	Linked from	Manufacturing
Company	Links to	Setup
Warehouse	Links to	Stock