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Shop-floor guides on downtime, production tracking, and getting useful data out of a small factory.

Latest articles

• Downtime tracking spreadsheet vs software — When an Excel downtime tracker is enough and when it quietly breaks — a shift-by-shift comparison for small manufacturers, with a real cost example.
• How to track machine downtime — Move from a paper downtime log to structured tracking: reason codes, who logs what, and the three reports that actually change decisions.