A quick tour of what this screen is and everything it can do. Day to day it's meant to explain itself (there's no on-screen legend), so this guide is just the first walkthrough.
What you're looking at
One table: the suggested run order for Label Line 7 for a day's batch of work orders, top to bottom (row 1 runs first). The system proposes the order and tells you why each order sits where it does. You stay in control: pin orders, re-shuffle the rest, or drag anything by hand.
Reading one row
The columns run in the order you'd scan a paper work order:
| Column | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Lock | The padlock button; click to pin this order in place. |
| ⠿ | Drag handle. Grab here to move a row by hand. |
| # | Its position in the run order. |
| Status | A Running or Urgent pill on the orders that need one. Most rows have none, which just means a normal order running in its planned spot. |
| Ship | The ship date. Dates within ~3 days show in amber (time-sensitive). "Stock" means build-to-inventory, no date. |
| Item | The bright-can item number: the main driver of a line changeover. |
| Description | The product name. |
| Instructions | Special handling in plain words: Salvage only Newest lot B26070 Bilingual trays. Hover for the exact note. |
| Cases | How many cases in the run. |
| Tray | Tray number and board (W = White, K = Kraft); a secondary changeover. |
| Why this position | The reason this order is where it is (below). |
The "Why this position" column
This is the point of the screen: every row shows a short tag and a one-line reason, so the machine's logic is never hidden.
- big run: a large order placed early to give the 5am line a long, uninterrupted startup.
- urgent: pulled forward because its ship date is close.
- item group: runs back-to-back with a neighbor sharing the same bright-can item (only the label/tray changes, not the can).
- tray group: grouped with neighbors sharing the same tray, to cut minor changeovers.
- board: placed to keep the White vs Kraft board runs together.
- special: held for the end because it needs an extra print step (e.g. bilingual trays) that would interrupt the main runs.
The overall logic, shown above the table, is: urgent ship dates first → group by item & tray to cut changeovers → big runs early → special prints last.
What you can do
Lock an order in place
Click the padlock on any row. It turns solid blue and the row is pinned. Regenerate won't move it. Click again to unlock. Use this for the orders you're already sure about.
Regenerate the unlocked orders
Click Regenerate unlocked (top right). Locked rows stay exactly where they are, and the system re-sequences everything else around them into its recommended order. The core loop: lock what you know, regenerate the rest.
Drag to reorder by hand
Grab a row by its ⠿ handle and drop it where you want. That row's reason changes to "Moved by you." (the original suggested reason stays on hover), because once you move it by hand the machine's reasoning may no longer apply. Locked rows can't be dragged.
Reset
Reset to suggested clears all your locks and manual moves and returns to the original proposed order.
Find an order
Type in the Find box: a work-order number (964316), an item number (20535), or a customer name (Port Royal). Matching rows are outlined; the rest hide until you clear the box.
Ctrl+P prints a clean paper copy: full text, no controls, header repeated on each page: a clean paper fallback for the floor.
What it deliberately does NOT do
- No finish times or "% complete." The systems can't produce them reliably, so the screen never fabricates a number it can't stand behind.
- No made-up statuses. Only states the system can actually detect appear (e.g. which order is Running, from the end-of-line scan).
- No motion. Nothing animates, so a two-second glance is always reliable on a busy floor.
- No legend. If a status or instruction needs a key, it isn't written clearly enough, so it is spelled out on the row instead.