Shop floor control functions let you record nonproductive or indirect labor for employees—for example, preventive maintenance and meetings—and downtime for work centers—for example, machine failures. Shop floor reports use this information when calculating utilization and efficiency.
For nonproductive labor or downtime not associated with a specific work order, use Non-Productive Labor Feedback (16.20.4). Otherwise, record nonproductive labor and downtime using the Down Time field in standard labor feedback transactions.
Nonproductive labor transactions reference reason codes set up in Reason Codes Maintenance (36.2.17) with a reason type of Down.
Note: Many types of nonproductive labor, such as paid vacations, paid holidays, and paid sick leave, should be handled in a payroll system.