Stop events · Reason codes · Pareto · Action
Downtime tracking for coding and costing line stops.
Record each stop with its reason, see which causes cost most and follow them up.
Stops captured at the line
Operators code the stop on the kiosk; unclassified stop time is itself reported so gaps cannot hide.
A reason hierarchy that people use
Short, tiered code lists per line and asset class, configurable without a developer.
Pareto by Hours and by Cost
Losses ranked by duration, frequency and financial impact, filtered by line, shift, product or asset.
What goes wrong today3 common problems
Stops are logged on a clipboard, or not at all
Short stops vanish entirely and long stops get a vague reason written hours later.
Reason codes are unusable
A list of eighty overlapping codes ends with everything coded as 'other'.
Nothing happens with the data
A downtime report that nobody converts into a work order or CAPA is a filing exercise.
Everything V5 does here4 capabilities
Stops captured at the line
Operators code the stop on the kiosk; unclassified stop time is itself reported so gaps cannot hide.
A reason hierarchy that people use
Short, tiered code lists per line and asset class, configurable without a developer.
Pareto by Hours and by Cost
Losses ranked by duration, frequency and financial impact, filtered by line, shift, product or asset.
Straight into Action
A repeat stop raises a maintenance work order or a deviation/CAPA with the events already attached as evidence.
Standards Referenced
- ISO 22400 (KPIs for manufacturing operations management)
- ISA-95 (enterprise-control system integration)
- 21 CFR Part 11 (electronic records & signatures)
Common questions5 answers
- What is downtime tracking software?
- It records every production stop with its start, end, asset and reason, then aggregates those events into availability losses so a plant can see where run time is actually going.
- How are short stops handled?
- Micro-stops are captured on the same event timeline as long stops, either from operator input or from device signals, so speed and availability losses are not confused.
- Who classifies the stop?
- The operator selects from a short tiered reason list at the kiosk; supervisors can reclassify later with the change recorded in the audit trail.
- Can downtime data drive maintenance?
- Yes. Recurring stops on an asset can trigger a maintenance work order or adjust its condition-based PM thresholds.
- Does it cost the downtime?
- Yes. Losses can be valued using line rate and product value so improvement work is prioritised by money, not just hours.