What Is a Work Instruction?
Just as the name suggests, a work instruction is a platform that is used by an admin to give instructions to an operator for executing a certain task on the shop floor. Moreover, in Azumuta, an instruction step within a work instruction can also be equipped with countless supporting features, such as visual elements, product checks, attachments, and many more.
What Is an Instruction Block and an Instruction Step?
Any work instruction in Azumuta consists of two main building blocks: instruction blocks and instruction steps. These two elements make up the rows of a work instruction when you’re viewing it from Azumuta on Web.
An instruction block is a group of instruction steps. Generally, an instruction block represents a certain phase within a work instruction.
Meanwhile, as the name suggests, an instructions step reflects a single action that needs to be done by an operator on the shop floor.
Please have a look at the image below to see an example of an instruction block and an instruction step.
- This is an instruction block.
- This is an instruction step.
Under Which Module Should You Create Your Work Instruction?
As shown on the homepage, Azumuta has 4 modules:
- Work Instructions
- Quality Management
- Audits & Digital Checklists
- Skill Matrix & Trainings
You can create a work instruction in any of these 4 modules, depending on your needs. However, it’s important to know that any form of user-generated data is only recorded if an admin or an operator is using a work instruction made on one of the following modules:
- Quality Management
- Audits & Digital Checklists
- Skill Matrix & Training
Thus, when if you or an operator use a work instruction made under the Work Instructions module, then no user-generated data will be recorded, and they will be lost forever once an instruction step has been done. Examples of user-generated data include:
- An answer that was given on a product check.
- The time that an operator has spent in completing a work instruction.
- The data gathered by your peripheral devices.
- And many other forms of useful data that can be used for countless purposes, such as maintaining the conformity of your products or keeping track of your factory’s performance.
Therefore, to use Azumuta to the fullest, we recommend you use other modules beyond just Work Instructions. Contact us at sales@azumuta.com to know more about our modules.
At the beginning of these guides, we will use work instructions made on the Work Instructions module for the sake of keeping things simple. But as we get to the more advanced features of Azumuta, we will show you work instructions made on other modules as well.