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# Plant Floor

> How to use the Plant Floor view in Bizaxl to monitor all active production operations in real time — seeing which workstations are running, which are idle, and managing Job Cards from the floor.

The Plant Floor is a live visual display of everything happening on your production floor right now. It shows each workstation and the Job Cards assigned to it, so supervisors and operators can see at a glance what is running, what is waiting, and where there are problems — without having to open individual records or run reports.

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## Who Uses This Feature

| Role                      | What They Do                                                             |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Production Supervisor** | Monitors the entire floor, identifies delays and idle workstations       |
| **Machine Operator**      | Finds their assigned Job Card, starts and stops work from the floor view |
| **Production Manager**    | Real-time check on production progress during the day                    |

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## Accessing the Plant Floor

Go to the **Manufacturing** workspace and click the **Plant Floor** shortcut. The Plant Floor view opens, showing all configured workstations.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/bizaxloptimizationsllp/images/placeholder-plant-floor-overview.png" alt="Plant Floor view showing multiple workstations with active and idle Job Cards" />
</Frame>

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## Understanding the Plant Floor View

The Plant Floor displays each **Workstation** as a tile or card. Inside each workstation tile, you see:

* The workstation name
* Its current status (Active, Idle, Off)
* The Job Cards currently assigned to it
* For each Job Card: the operation name, production item, quantity, and elapsed time

Workstations with active Job Cards show as running. Workstations with no active Job Cards show as idle. Workstations that are powered off or disabled show as off.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/bizaxloptimizationsllp/images/placeholder-plant-floor-workstation-tile.png" alt="Individual workstation tile showing status, active Job Card details, and elapsed time" />
</Frame>

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## Workstation Status Indicators

Each workstation shows a visual status based on the Workstation record:

| Status     | Meaning                                                             |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Active** | A Job Card is running at this workstation right now                 |
| **Idle**   | The workstation is available but no Job Card is assigned or started |
| **Off**    | The workstation is powered down or not available for production     |

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## Starting a Job from the Plant Floor

<Steps>
  <Step title="Locate your workstation">
    Find your workstation on the Plant Floor display.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find your Job Card">
    Your assigned Job Card appears under the workstation tile. It shows the operation name and item to produce.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start the Job Card">
    Click the Job Card to open it, then click **Start Job**. The timer begins and the workstation status changes to **Active**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Update progress">
    As you complete units, update the completed quantity on the Job Card. You can do this directly from the Plant Floor interface.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Complete the Job Card">
    When the operation is finished, submit the Job Card from the Plant Floor view. The workstation returns to Idle status.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Monitoring from the Plant Floor

Supervisors use the Plant Floor to monitor the entire production shift:

* **Identify idle workstations:** If a workstation has been idle for an unexpected period, check whether the operator is present and whether materials are available.
* **Check overdue Job Cards:** If a Job Card has been running longer than its expected end time, the Plant Floor highlights it. Follow up with the operator to understand the delay.
* **Reassign work:** If a workstation breaks down, a supervisor can reassign its pending Job Cards to another available workstation of the same type.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/bizaxloptimizationsllp/images/placeholder-plant-floor-supervisor-view.png" alt="Plant Floor supervisor view showing elapsed time on active Job Cards and status highlights" />
</Frame>

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## Workstation Configuration

For the Plant Floor to display correctly, each workstation must be configured with:

| Field                                                 | Why It Matters                                                     |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Workstation Name**                                  | Displayed as the tile label on the floor                           |
| **Status**                                            | Controls whether the workstation shows as Active, Idle, or Off     |
| **Active Status image**                               | Visual indicator shown when workstation is running                 |
| **Inactive Status image**                             | Visual indicator shown when workstation is idle                    |
| **Plant Floor**                                       | Links this workstation to a specific floor area for grouping       |
| **Job Capacity**                                      | Maximum number of concurrent Job Cards this workstation can handle |
| **Working Hours**                                     | Shift schedule for this workstation                                |
| **Holiday List**                                      | Days when this workstation is not available                        |
| **Electricity Cost / Consumable Cost / Rent / Wages** | Operating costs per hour, used to calculate Job Card cost          |

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## Best Practices

**Keep the Plant Floor visible on a shared screen.** Mounting a large screen in the production area showing the Plant Floor view gives everyone — operators and supervisors — a constant view of production status without needing a computer.

**Configure workstation status images.** Custom green/red indicator images make it immediately obvious which workstations are running at a distance.

**Train operators to start and stop Job Cards themselves.** The Plant Floor is most valuable when operators manage their own Job Cards directly. This removes the supervisor's burden of manually tracking what is happening at each station.

**Keep Job Capacity accurate.** If a workstation can only handle one Job Card at a time, set Job Capacity to 1. This prevents the system from assigning more work than the station can physically handle.

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## Related Features

* [Job Card](/manufacturing/work-orders/job-card) — the record that operators work against, visible on the Plant Floor
* [Work Order](/manufacturing/work-orders/work-order) — the Work Order that generated the Job Cards shown on the floor
* [Downtime Entry](/manufacturing/work-orders/downtime-tracking) — record when a workstation stops unexpectedly
* [Job Card Summary Report](/manufacturing/reports-overview) — detailed time and completion data across all Job Cards