Superviseur analysant un tableau de bord TRS JITbase en temps réel, montrant la disponibilité, la performance, la qualité et l’état des machines CNC dans un atelier industriel.

PLAN SCHEDULING WHILE ACCOUNTING FOR HIDDEN-TIME TASKS

With the Operator Tasks feature, model manual interventions performed during hidden time: quality checks, tool changes, robot reloading, and more.

Hidden-time tasks are invisible in most software

Even highly automated factories miss a big part of their operational workload:

❌ Quality checks are never accounted for in operator workload
❌ Unplanned tool changes disrupt production
❌ Operators rely on paper to manage quality checks and other tasks
❌ No traceability of what was actually done. 


💬 Result: a constant gap between planned efficiency and real performance.

 

 

Supervisor reviewing a static Excel planning sheet while the machining shop floor behind him shows real-time issues, highlighting the gap between Excel planning and actual production reality that JITbase resolves.

 

 

 

“Production supervisor reviewing a real JITbase dashboard on a laptop in a CNC machining workshop.

 

Smart modeling of manual interventions

JITbase allows you to create operator tasks within your production plan —
tasks that can run in parallel with machine cycles or trigger automatically based on real events.

✅ Schedule recurring quality checks (e.g., every 20 parts)
✅ Trigger tasks automatically based on machine events
✅ Display tasks in the operator interface
✅ Confirm and track execution for traceability

💡 Human work becomes predictable, measurable, and part of the plan.

 

 

Tableau de gestion des ressources JITbase montrant la disponibilité et la charge de travail des employés.

 

How it works?

1️⃣ Supervisors define recurring or event-based tasks (inspection, tool change, cleaning, etc.)
2️⃣ JITbase automatically inserts them into the live production schedule
3️⃣ Operators see them on their screens and confirm completion
4️⃣ Each task is time-stamped and integrated into OEE and workload analytics

All data updates automatically — no manual entry, no forgotten steps.

Supervisor and machine operator reviewing a real-time JITbase production dashboard on a large screen inside a CNC machining shop floor.

Why it matters

Human work represents up to 30% of total production time in most factories.
Ignoring it distorts workload calculations and OEE accuracy.

With JITbase:

✅ Team leaders can view operators’ anticipated real workloads directly in the schedule
✅ Operators see upcoming tasks in real time
✅ You ensure full traceability of operations

JITbase dashboard displayed in a real CNC workshop, showing simple plug-and-play machine connectivity for fast Light MES deployment.

Customer Story

“Before, quality checks and robot reloads were never planned, which led to machine downtime.

Now, they automatically appear in the schedule and on operator screens. We’re much more proactive and avoid production losses.”
— Daniel, Production Supervisor

 

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Pro Tip

Operator tasks (quality checks, tool changes, etc.) are not unexpected disruptions — they are predictable and measurable.

By integrating them into scheduling, operator workload calculations become more accurate, enabling smarter, data-driven decisions on machine assignments.

Activate Operator Tasks in JITbase

Include human work in your planning and performance metrics.
Plan, track, and trace every operator task — automatically.