Production Management

Daily Production Log

Track daily production output, downtime, quality issues, and shift activities.

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About This Template

The Daily Production Log is essential for capturing real-time manufacturing performance data shift-by-shift. This template records production quantities, downtime events, quality issues, material usage, and notable events, providing supervisors and managers with accurate information for decision-making. Production logs create historical data for trend analysis, capacity planning, and continuous improvement. By documenting what actually happened on each shift, logs provide accountability, enable accurate customer delivery promises, and highlight opportunities for process improvement. The log format is designed for quick completion by operators or supervisors at the end of each shift.

Key Features

Shift information and crew documentation
Hourly or batch production quantity tracking
Downtime events with duration and reason codes
Quality issues and scrap/rework quantities
Material usage and changeover documentation
Notes section for important events or problems

How to Use This Template

  • Complete at start of shift with crew and equipment information
  • Record production quantities hourly or per batch
  • Document all downtime events immediately with duration and reason
  • Note quality problems, scrap, and rework quantities
  • Record material lot numbers used and any changeovers
  • Summarize shift performance and hand off to next shift

Ideal For

Production supervisors tracking shift performance
Operators documenting daily manufacturing activities
Production planners monitoring output vs. plan
Operations managers analyzing production trends

Common Use Cases

Recording daily production for capacity planning
Tracking downtime reasons for OEE improvement
Documenting quality issues for trend analysis
Maintaining production traceability by lot/batch

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