# Job tracking software for manufacturers

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Job tracking

# Job tracking software for manufacturers

Answer where is my order in about four seconds, from a screen, without sending anybody onto the shop floor to go and look.

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## What is job tracking software?

Job tracking software shows the live status of every job in the factory: which operation it has reached, who is working on it, how long it has been there, and whether it is going to hit its date. It is one view within wider [shop floor tracking software](/real-time-production-tracking-software/) that also shows every machine and operator live.

It is the difference between knowing a job is somewhere in production and knowing it finished welding at 11:40, has been waiting for inspection since, and is now four hours behind the schedule it needs to keep.

The four second test is a fair one. If a customer rings and asks about order 4471, the person answering should be able to tell them, on the call, without a promise to ring back. Most factories cannot do this, and the ringing back costs more than anyone measures.

See it live

## Every job, every operation, right now

The live floor view answers the only question that matters at 4pm on a Thursday: where is it and is it moving. Every works order, its current operation and how long it has been there.

No status fields to maintain. Position is derived from bookings, which is why it is still accurate in the busiest week of the quarter.

- Whole order book on one screen
- Dwell time visible at every step
- Search by order, part or customer reference

[Explore order management →](/features/order-management/)How it works

## How job tracking works

Tracking is a consequence of capture. If nothing is being recorded at the operation there is nothing to track.

### Jobs carry an identity

Each works order gets a barcode or QR code that travels with it, on the paperwork, the container or the part itself.

### Operations are booked

Operators scan the job and book on and off at each step, so the system knows exactly where it is and when it got there.

### Status is derived, not entered

Nobody updates a status field. Position, elapsed time and progress are calculated from the bookings themselves.

### Delays surface on their own

A job sat at an operation longer than expected is flagged, rather than waiting to be noticed by whoever walks past.

Capabilities

## What job tracking gives you

### Live position

Which operation each job is at, right now, across the whole order book.

### Elapsed and remaining

How long it has been in production and what is left to do.

### Queue and dwell time

How long jobs sit waiting between operations, which is where lead time hides.

### Late job flagging

Orders that will miss their date, surfaced early enough to act.

### Search by anything

Find a job by order number, customer reference, part number or batch.

### History per job

A complete timeline of what happened to it and when.

At the end of the line

## Despatch that closes the loop

End-of-line tracking confirms what shipped, when and to whom, so the answer to the customer is complete from first operation to the van.

Late-risk jobs surface early enough to do something about them, which is the entire difference between a conversation and a complaint.

- Complete timeline per job
- Despatch linked to the order
- Late jobs flagged operations earlier

[Explore pack and despatch →](/features/pack-dispatch/)Benefits

## What tracking changes

Job tracking rarely makes production faster on its own. It makes the business around production far less expensive to run.

### The office stops interrupting the floor

Every customer chase currently ends with somebody walking into the factory. That interruption costs the person asking and the person building.

### Customers get better answers

Telling a customer on Tuesday that Friday is at risk is a conversation. Telling them on Friday is a complaint.

### Lead time gets attackable

Once you can see dwell time between operations, you usually discover most of your lead time is queuing, not working. That is far cheaper to fix than buying capacity.

### Nobody is the system

When job status lives in one experienced person's head, the business stops when they are on holiday. Tracking removes that dependency.

Tracking vs costing

## Job tracking or job costing?

They come from the same bookings and answer different questions. Most factories want both, but they usually feel the need for one first.

Job trackingJob costingQuestionWhere is it and will it be on time?What did it cost and did we make money?Used duringWhile the job is runningAfter the job closes, and at quotingUsed bySales, planners, supervisorsFinance, directors, estimatorsTime sensitivityImmediate, value decays in hoursRetrospective, value builds over timeKey measureElapsed and remaining timeActual versus quoted costBoth needOperators booking at every operationOperators booking at every operationRight for you?

## When you need job tracking

The clearest signal is how your business answers a simple question from a customer.

- Answering where is my order requires a walk, a phone call or a shout across the workshop.
- Sales avoid promising dates because they have no confidence in what production will do.
- Jobs are discovered to be late at the point they should have shipped.
- Your live job status exists on a whiteboard that only one room can see.
- You run enough concurrent jobs that no individual can hold them all in their head.
- Expediting is a regular activity rather than an exception.

DynamxMFG

## Tracking that stays true without being maintained

Any tracking system that relies on somebody updating a status is a tracking system that will be wrong by Wednesday. The status has to be a by-product of doing the work, not an additional task.

In DynamxMFG, job position comes from the bookings operators make as they run the work. Nobody maintains it, which is exactly why it stays accurate during the weeks when the factory is too busy to maintain anything.

### Status from bookings

Position derived from real operation bookings. See [shop floor data capture](/shop-floor-data-capture-software/).

### Whole order book

Every live job on one screen. See [order management](/features/order-management/).

### Exceptions first

Late and stalled jobs pushed up rather than looked for. See [manufacturing intelligence](/features/manufacturing-intelligence/).

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## Connects to what you already run

Tracking answers customers fastest when it reaches the people who talk to them. DynamxMFG connects to HubSpot, Salesforce and your inbox, so sales see live job status without ringing the factory.

[See all 33 integrations →](/integrations/)Customers

## What manufacturers say about DynamxMFG

“DynamxMFG is an excellent choice for manufacturers looking to digitise operations without being overwhelmed by complexity.”

Kristopher SService Engineer at Protea“As GMC has grown, it had become harder for me to have such a keen view on components to see if those parts were profitable or not. DynamxMFG enabled us to monitor the machine time and see whether we are making a profit or a loss on each component.”

Paul BManaging Director at GMC“The ability to dynamically modify BOMs after release, adding or removing items from work orders, scrapping and reworking parts, has been the single biggest improvement for our business.”

Andrew TManaging Director at Protea“We chose the system over competitors because of its ease of use, strong customer support and friendly delivery team. So far, everything has matched what was promised.”

Amy MHead of Operations at Elite Skills Arena“With DynamxMFG, all our production processes are tracked and the relevant data is captured. This increases our control over the business and helps us identify more opportunities to enhance efficiency and quality.”

Neil SOperations Director at QK-TEX“Our experience has been positive, and it was definitely worth switching. The support we have received has been extremely helpful. My favourite feature is the integration and automation capabilities.”

Philippos FHead of Digital Transformation at CPLQuestions

## Job tracking questions, answered

How is this different from an MES?Job tracking is one thing an MES does. If tracking is genuinely your only problem you may want something narrower, but most factories that want tracking also want costing and scheduling from the same data.

Can customers see their own job status?Some manufacturers expose a limited view to key customers, and it removes a lot of chasing. It only works if your internal data is reliable first.

What granularity should we track at?Operation level is the useful minimum. Tracking only start and finish of the whole job tells you it is late but not where the problem is.

Does this need barcodes?It needs some way to identify a job quickly. Barcodes are cheapest and most reliable. Typing job numbers works but slows booking down, and slow booking gets skipped.

What about work that goes out to subcontract?Subcontract should be an operation in the routing like any other, with a booking out and a booking back, otherwise jobs vanish from view for weeks at a time.

How quickly can we get this live?Tracking is usually the first thing live because it needs only routings and capture. DynamxMFG deploys in 90 days including everything else.

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