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Production Statistics

Simple provides plant management with three means of monitoring production. The software produces daily reports, monthly reports and user summaries.

Note: although these files can be opened and edited using Notepad, it is recommended to open them as tab-delimited files in a spreadsheet so that the fields line up correctly.

ClosedDaily Reports

The daily reports provide an overview of the production levels achieved on the saw. They are particularly useful for monitoring downtimes and the number of pieces cut on a particular day.

The daily reports are written in the file named "Statistics.txt" located in the C:\Simple\statistics\ folder by default. A daily report is added to this file every day the saw operates. The file contains a line for each daily report.

Each line consists of the following tab-delimited fields from left to right:

  • DATE: date the line of data relates to
  • MEMBERS CUT: number of members cut in the day
  • OFFCUT BLOCKS: number of offcut blocks cut in the day
  • OFFCUT WEDGES: number of offcut wedges cut in the day
  • LENGTH CONSUMED (in metres): length of material consumed in the day
  • LENGTH PRODUCED MEMBERS (in metres): length of material used in the day to produce members
  • LENGTH PRODUCED OFFCUTS (in metres): length of material used in the day to produce offcuts
  • WASTE: percentage of non-reusable waste out of the total amount of material consumed in the day
  • OPERATING TIME: amount of time in the day that the saw was in production, according to the Maximum Command Execution Time defined in the Statistics tab of the Options window

  • SHIFT CAPACITY: number of pieces (including offcuts) that could have been cut in eight hours of operating time

    Note: the shift capacity can be used to predict how the saw is performing from day to day and to assess the potential benefit of changes made to the optimisation settings or setup variables.

ClosedMonthly Reports

The monthly reports contain detailed production data collected regularly throughout the day. They are particularly useful for monitoring production trends over the course of the day, week or even month.

The monthly reports are named after the month they pertain to (e.g. "Dec 2022.txt") and are located in the C:\Simple\statistics\ folder by default. A new file is automatically created at the beginning of each month. A new line is added to the file at a regular time interval, according to the Monthly Statistics Interval defined in the Statistics tab of the Options window.

Each line consists of the following tab-delimited fields from left to right:

  • DAY: day of the week the line of data relates to
  • DATE: day number of the month the line of data relates to
  • TIME: end time of the interval the line of data relates to
  • MEMBERS CUT: number of members cut in the time interval
  • OFFCUT BLOCKS: number of offcut blocks cut in the time interval
  • OFFCUT WEDGES: number of offcut wedges cut in the time interval
  • LENGTH PRODUCED (in metres): length of the pieces (including offcuts) cut in the time interval
  • MATERIAL CONSUMED: number of timbers consumed in the time interval
  • LENGTH CONSUMED (in metres): length of material consumed in the time interval
  • COST CONSUMED: cost of the material consumed in the time interval
  • OPERATING TIME (in minutes): amount of time in the time interval that the saw was in production, according to the Maximum Command Execution Time defined in the Statistics tab of the Options window
  • USER: name of the user who was logged in at that time.

ClosedUser Summaries

The user summaries provide an overview of the production levels achieved by a particular user.

The user summaries are written in the file named "Users.txt" located in the C:\Simple\ folder by default. The file contains a line for each user currently registered.

Each line consists of the following tab-delimited fields from left to right:

  • USER: name of the user the line of data relates to
  • ACCESS LEVEL: access level assigned to the user (0=Operator, 1=Supervisor and 2=Engineer)
    For more details, see User Access Levels.
  • MEMBERS CUT: number of members cut by the user to date
  • OFFCUT BLOCKS: number of offcut blocks cut by the user to date
  • OFFCUT WEDGES: number of offcut wedges cut by the user to date