Summary
Bench Duties are non-production tasks that need to be completed by benches during productions. These include essential activities like cleaning down benches, taking out bins, or other maintenance tasks.
Reminder: Duties are set at a company level, not at a site level
Setting Up Your Site Duties
Creating New Duties
Go to Production > Production Sites > Bench Settings
Click + Add Duty
Enter a name for the duty
Set the estimated time this duty should take
Choose how to assign the duty:
Random Assignment:
Leave Associated Benches blank
The duty will be randomly allocated to any available bench
Specific Assignment:
Click the Associated Benches dropdown
Select which specific benches should handle this duty
💡 Tip: You can assign duties to as many benches as you've configured in your Number of Benches setting under General Settings.
How Duties Work in Production
Once your duties are set up, they'll automatically be included when you plan your bench assignments. The system will:
Add duties to bench schedules based on your settings
Allocate time for each duty according to your estimates
Assign duties either randomly or to specific benches as configured