A new page has been created to show, create or modify downtime causes. Besides, a new class of causes has been added, to explain planned machine shutdowns.
Better User Interface, New Options
The PC‑Topp.NET Downtime Causes page combines breakdown causes, scheduled downtimes and internal complaints plus the freshly introduced downtime category "Machine Shutdown Reasons" in a single page. The downtime categories can be selected via the tabs at the page top.
This is what sets apart the four different categories:
| Breakdowns | Downtimes caused by machine breakdowns | Breakdowns count as work time and thus reduce the average speed of the machine or the order during which they occur. |
| Scheduled Downtimes and Breaks | Planned downtimes | Like breaks in the machine timetable these downtimes do not count as work time and thus don't reduce the average speed of the machine or the order during which they occur. |
| New: Machine Shutdowns | Causes to explain why the machine is closed for a shift, a part of a shift or a longer period of time. | No effect on production times as shutdowns are periods when the machine is closed in the machine timetable. |
| Internal Complaints | Causes to explain why a machine runs more slowly than normal | No effect in production statistics |
Like before, the causes in each category are broken down by groups. It is easy to create new groups and downtime causes, or to edit entries.
Flags for Breakdown Causes
For the breakdown causes you can now say whether the downtime is machine related, or order or crew related. Note that any combination of those flags is possible.
These flags are not evaluated in most PC-Topp reports, except that some statistics show downtime totals grouped by these flags. However, they are available in PC‑Topp's SQL Server database and can be used in personalized reports.
Like before, you can say which downtime causes are supposed to appear on each machine, to exclude causes that don't apply. However, this "filtering" still needs to be done in the "classical" Downtime Causes program (DOS).
A more detailed explanation of the effect each kind of downtime cause has on the calculation of production times in PC‑Topp is available in the news entry Calculation of PC Topp Times for Statistics Explained
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