Capture Production as It Happens, Not at End of Shift

Synesis MES Production Reporting eliminates the end-of-shift data entry that leaves plant leadership blind for hours at a time. Operators report completed quantities, scrap, and labor hours against work orders in real time on touch-friendly shop-floor terminals. The plant manager sees actual progress live. The ERP gets accurate inventory updates immediately. The KPIs you act on are the KPIs that are happening right now.

Production posting can be on a per-operation basis (every step) or on completion (backflush). Scrap is captured with reason codes that drive first-pass yield and root-cause analysis. Labor is captured with start/stop or auto-allocation. Ad-hoc postings handle non-work-order activities like setup, training, indirect labor, and maintenance.

Synesis MES Production Transactions list with completion, scrap, and labor records
Production Transactions — view production postings, scrap, and labor records by work order, operation, and station.

Production Reporting Capabilities

Real-Time Posting

Per-Operation or Backflush

Operators report completion at every routing operation, or backflush at work order completion. Either way, ERP inventory and work order percent-complete update live.

Scrap & Rework Capture

Reason-Coded

Every scrap or rework event captured with reason code, operator, and machine. Drives first-pass yield computation and root-cause analysis in Synesis QMS.

Labor Capture

Direct & Indirect

Direct labor against work orders. Indirect activities (setup, teardown, training, meetings, idle). Multi-operator support for crew jobs. Earned-hours reporting.

Operator-Friendly Terminals

Touch + Barcode

Touch-screen terminals with large buttons, barcode scanning for work orders and parts, and minimal data entry. Designed for gloves, safety glasses, and busy shop floors.

Ad-Hoc Postings

Non-Work-Order Activities

Capture setup time, training, meetings, indirect labor, and small tooling production without forcing it through a work order.

Multi-Station Support

Plant Floor Coverage

Run on tablets, panel PCs, fixed workstations, or operator phones. No per-station software license cost. Same UX everywhere.

ERP Integration

Live Inventory Updates

Production posting flows to ERP (SAP Business One, S/4HANA, Syspro, Microsoft Dynamics) for inventory updates, shipment release, and order fulfillment in real time.

Audit Trail

Who, What, When

Every posting logged with operator, timestamp, work order, operation, station, and quantity. Adjustments require supervisor approval and reason.

Synesis MES Report Production form with workstation, work order, quantity, and labor capture
Report Production — touch-friendly form for completing quantities, scrap, and labor against a work order or as ad-hoc posting.

Why Real-Time Production Reporting Matters

Live Plant Visibility

Plant managers see the actual state of production at any moment, not yesterday's end-of-shift summary.

Accurate Inventory

Real-time backflush keeps ERP inventory accurate, so purchasing knows what to buy and shipping knows what's available.

Earned-Hours Insight

Labor productivity at operator, shift, and work center level. Variance to standard surfaces immediately.

Quality Closed Loop

Scrap with reason codes feeds Synesis QMS first-pass yield analysis. Root cause investigated before the pattern repeats.

End the End-of-Shift Data Entry

See Synesis MES Production Reporting on your shop floor with your operators and your routings.

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