Closing the Gap Between Scheduling and Execution with the Schedule Attainment Dashboard

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Manufacturing schedules look great on paper—until they meet the real world.

Every day, jobs run late. Machines sit idle. Priorities shift. And despite everyone’s best efforts, it’s hard to answer one deceptively simple question:

Are we on schedule?

Most manufacturers don’t have a clear way to answer that. ERP systems show when work orders are supposed to start and finish—but not whether they actually did. Supervisors might track delays informally, but that insight rarely makes it back into planning. Meanwhile, customer service teams scramble to provide delivery updates with incomplete information.

The result? On-time delivery slips, capacity planning suffers, and no one knows which jobs are are falling behind, or which processes are running slower than expected.

That’s where the MachineMetrics Schedule Attainment Dashboard comes in.

Schedule Attainment Dash

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Real-Time Accountability for Your Production Plan

The Schedule Attainment Dashboard provides manufacturers with something they’ve long lacked: a clear, real-time view of how production execution matches up to the schedule. It transforms schedule performance from an afterthought into an actionable, measurable process that drives better outcomes for your team—and your customers.

With this dashboard, planners and production leaders can finally see:

What jobs are running behind
When they started falling behind
And where the bottlenecks are happening

It’s about closing the loop between the plan and what actually happens on the floor.

How It Works: From Scheduled to Delivered

The dashboard is built to answer the questions that matter most—without adding complexity or manual work.

Overall Attainment Score: One simple KPI that tells you, across all work orders, how close your team is to executing as planned.
On-Time Starts & Completions: Know how often work begins and ends on time—hour by hour, shift by shift.
Side-by-Side Comparisons: Instantly compare scheduled vs. actual start and end times for every work order.
Filter by Timeframe: Look at today, this week, or any custom range to spot patterns and track improvements.
Search by Work Order: Quickly find and evaluate the schedule performance of any job.

OLD WAY	NEW WAY
Schedules are built, but rarely updated based on execution reality	Live data shows how well jobs are tracking in real time
Supervisors discover delays only after they’ve happened	Early warnings show which jobs are at risk before it’s too late
Performance reviews rely on end-of-month reporting	KPIs are visible and trackable throughout the day
No objective measure of scheduling effectiveness	Overall attainment score provides a clear performance benchmark

Why It Matters to Your Team

Production Planners can spot systemic delays and improve future schedule accuracy.
Supervisors can prioritize jobs falling behind before they derail a shift.
Plant Managers have an accurate KPI to benchmark scheduling effectiveness.
Customer Service has access to real-time progress to give better delivery updates.
Continuous Improvement Leads can see which bottlenecks deserve the most attention.

You already have a schedule. But without feedback from the floor, it’s just a guess.

The Schedule Attainment Dashboard brings your planning and execution together—so you can track what matters, fix what’s broken, and deliver on time.