Build your machine downtime log.

How to build your machine downtime log

1. 1

   Describe the job

   Record machine stops, restarts and reviewed downtime reasons in one log.

2. 2

   Review the first version

   Choose how the production planner records the machine and how the engineering reviewer reviews the next step.

3. 3

   Refine the views

   Ask First to adjust the fields and views for the people who will use the app.

4. 4

   Test before sharing

   Walk through the process with a sample record and check who owns the next action.

What to include in your machine downtime log

• Keep the machine in context

  Keep machine, reported stop, reported restart, reason source, review owner and verified duration together so the next person can understand the request or record.

• When the next step needs a decision

  A restart time is earlier than the recorded stop. Flag the inconsistent timestamps and request correction before calculating a downtime total.

• Keep verified duration visible

  Keep an unverified duration separate from the reported stop and restart times.

• Choose what each person needs

  Give the production planner a working view and the engineering reviewer a review view. Keep machine and reported stop attached to the decision as the work moves between them.