How do I generate Production Analytics?


In SYNCHRO Perform, you can use our Cost Analytics pivot table and customisable Chart and Widget reports to review aspects of Production metrics, with the Cost Analytics pivot table also enabling flexible, customisable analysis of unit rates, production quantities, and costs.
By recording the production quantities and production Units of Measure for each resource, as well as their conversion rates, SYNCHRO Perform can calculate the output for a resource for any given day.
The process requires the following steps

Production Conversion Set Up

In SYNCHRO Perform, click on Resources > Equipment > Add Equipment Type

  • Enter the Name of the equipment, and enter a Job Number and Cost Allocation Codes as needed.
  • Enter Production tracking values
    • Enter the original measurement for the equipment in Production UoM
    • Enter the measurement you wish to convert to. (For example, converting from "loads" to "cubic metres” in Production Amount UoM 
    • Enter your conversion factor in Production Capacity. (For example, if every load of a Cat 312D Excavator is equal to 20 cubic metres, your conversion factor is 20.)
  • Click Create Equipment Type or Create and Add Another

SYNCHRO Perform then multiplies the Production UoM by the Production Capacity to determine the Production Amount.

For example:

Production UoM × Production Capacity = Production Amount

or; 5 Loads × 20= 100m³

Note: All production quantities are estimates and do not represent an accurate figure for the basis of a claim, unless agreed with by the client and the contractor. Production quantities generated in SYNCHRO Perform are representative and should be used as an indicative measure or performance indicator at any given time.

Create Resource Usage with Production Units of Measure

There are two options for entering this type of data into SYNCHRO Perform, both are accessed via SYNCHRO Perform's Time & Usage function.

Option 1 - Bulk Create

Cost and Production usage for a resource can both be recorded via SYNCHRO Perform's Bulk Create function. Similar to a spreadsheet, data can also be edited in an Excel file before being copied and pasted into SYNCHRO Perform.

In SYNCHRO Perform, click on Time & Usage > Bulk Create

  • Enter information into every field you have information for (click on the image below to expand):

  • When all information has been entered, click on Validate, then Apply.

  • This information will now be available for review, approval and rejection in the People, Equipment, and Other sections of the Time & Usage function

 

Option 2 - Usage Matrix

Cost and Production usage can also be entered via the Resource Usage Matrix.

In SYNCHRO Perform, click on Time & Usage > Matrix.

  • Enter the data as needed; information will save automatically as it is entered.

  • If you cannot see Resource or Work Reference you need, click on the Add buttons in the top left corner above the table, then search and select the field you need.
  • To remove a Resource or Work Reference, right-click its column or row, then select the remove option.

Analysing Production Metrics

With SYNCHRO Perform's Cost Analytics function, you can use our online pivot table to display data in a highly customisable and flexible manner.

In SYNCHRO Perform, click on Reports > Cost Analytics, set a date range, then click Generate.

  • Select Sum over Sum from the dropdown menu, then set Cost Amount and Production Amount as the calculated fields.

  • With these fields selected, the values in each cell show a measure of rate. These production rates are an estimate of a piece of equipment's productivity, with the daily cost of the equipment divided by the quantity moved.

Note: This rate is not the same as the Unit Rate produced via SYNCHRO Perform's Earned Value function. Here, Unit Rate refers to the earned/claimable quantity, not the actual quantity moved in a day.

Also refer to the following guides for more information: