A planning dashboard should reveal whether manufacturing commitments are feasible and whether execution is progressing toward delivery. More charts do not necessarily mean better control.
Plan attainment
Compare completed good quantity with planned quantity for the same period and product scope. Investigate where the plan failed because of breakdown, shortage, labor constraint or scheduling assumptions.
Schedule adherence
Track whether jobs are completed within their scheduled windows, not only whether the shift produced a large total quantity. An urgent order may be late even while overall output looks high.
Bottleneck and WIP visibility
Monitor load versus available capacity at critical resources, WIP age and queue time between operations. Highlight exceptions requiring action rather than forcing managers to read dozens of charts.
Data discipline
Define owners and refresh frequency for each metric. If the sales order changes, the dashboard should show which baseline was used rather than silently changing yesterday's target.
Conclusion
A good planning dashboard makes missed commitments explainable and the next action visible.
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