Each figure only once: what rebuilding the shift book showed
A page with eight control bars looks complete. In a shift it costs orientation. Rebuilding the shift book removed many controls without losing a single function.
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Why change history belongs in the product and not in the docs
Whoever changes a recipe version or a posting leaves a trace. It belongs in the system, not in a wiki nobody opens during a shift.
Read more →What industry knowledge changes in batch management
Knowing the batch log and shift handover changes the questions you ask. That produces different rules in the system, and not just more fields on the same screen.
Read more →Batch management and the recipe workbench: why Batch and Recipe are two products
Both use the same domain core, but they serve different working days. In one application, drafts end up in stock or stock ends up at the desk.
Read more →From the batch sheet through the batch log to the daily log
Batch sheet and daily log describe the same day. If they sit in separate systems, it shows at shift handover at the latest.
Read more →Batch log and silo deduction: why domain postings must not be deleted
After weighing, a posting has already changed the silo and the batch log. Corrections are therefore made with a reversal, a cancellation or a reconciliation.
Read more →Day close, shift start, backup: why operations are part of the product
A shared shift start, migrations and backups are often added late. In production they belong in the application from the beginning.
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