Detailed Performance Diagnosis Based on Production Timestamps: A Case Study

Abstract

This paper demonstrates a detailed performance diagnosis of a production process. With limited investment power for new technologies, managers want to diagnose the reason for system underperformance, i.e. diagnosing performance gaps. This paper found detailed performance measures for specific production orders by using event log data, i.e. a set of timestamps that denote the occurrence of an atomic event in production. Sequential time registrations for each production order give detailed insights in how the production process is behaving. The reported case study gave managers a web application that lets them zoom in and out of different characteristics to get an understanding how their production process results in a certain performance. Based on the background and case, a framework and way forward are proposed on how to perform detailed diagnosis to explain performance gaps in production.