Production Planning Dashboard in Excel

This interactive and fully automated Excel tool is your all-in-one solution for managing production orders, tracking delays, and optimizing planner performance. Whether you’re running a small factory or managing large-scale operations, this dashboard offers the real-time visibility you need to plan smart and execute flawlessly.

🎯 Key Features of the Production Planning Dashboard

Our Excel-based dashboard combines intuitive charts, slicers, and data visualizations to help you control every stage of the production process.

• 📌 Order Tracking: Monitor planned vs. actual production numbers, and stay updated on delayed or completed orders.

• 🚦 Status Management: Visualize the number of orders across statuses – Pending, Completed, or Delayed.

• 🏭 Plant Performance: Evaluate which plants are performing well and which need attention.

• 🔍 Priority-Based Metrics: Analyze production output based on order priority to align with business goals.

📦 What’s Inside the Production Planning Dashboard

This tool is structured with six powerful worksheet tabs that break down your production insights:

1. Overview Sheet 🧾
   See your entire production status at a glance with summary cards and charts. Metrics include Total Orders, Planned vs. Actual Quantities, and Delayed/Completed Orders.

2. Category & Plant Analysis Sheet 🏗️
   Track performance by product category and plant, including planned vs. actual output, cancellation trends, and completion rates.

3. Timeline & Delay Analysis Sheet ⏰
   Uncover which production lines are causing delays and compare actual vs. planned production timelines.

4. Planner Performance Sheet 👨‍💼
   Identify your top-performing planners and find areas where planning improvements are needed.

5. Monthly Trend Sheet 📅
   Get a historical view of your production KPIs to understand long-term trends and optimize future planning.

6. Data Sheet 💾
   Your central input area for updating order, quantity, planner, plant, and production line information.

🛠️ How to Use the Production Planning Dashboard

Getting started is simple! Just follow these steps:

1. 🔄 Input Order Data in the Data Sheet including planned dates, actual completion, plant info, and planner name.

2. 📈 View Real-Time Metrics on the Overview tab as charts auto-update with new data.

3. 🧮 Analyze Trends in the Timeline & Monthly Trend Sheets to detect delays or inefficiencies.

4. 🧑‍🔧 Measure Planner Output using the Planner Performance Sheet.

5. 🔧 Customize any sheet as per your reporting needs or add new KPIs using Pivot Tables.

🧑‍🏭 Who Can Benefit from This Dashboard

This dashboard is ideal for:

• 🏭 Manufacturing Managers – To oversee plant and line-level productivity.

• 🧑‍💻 Production Planners – To monitor their planning accuracy and manage timelines.

• 📈 Operations Teams – To ensure smooth coordination across plants and categories.

• 🧾 Business Analysts – For building production reports and optimization models.

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