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Stop-code and shift-log review

A desk review of the stop codes and shift notes you already keep, before anyone spends a week on the floor.

Close view of industrial machinery and control panels on a factory floor

Who it is for

Factories with reasonably complete logs that want a first reading of lost hours before committing to an on-site study.

What you take away

A short visual note: which codes dominate, which look duplicated, and where the logs are too thin to trust.

Scope

One plant’s logs for a defined period, usually four to eight weeks.

Included

  • A structured reading of stop codes, comments, and planned-versus-running time
  • Charts of hours by reason and by shift
  • A written list of gaps that would mislead a later visit

Not included

  • Floor observation
  • Cleaning or rewriting your coding system as a software project

Who attends

Content Crafthub study lead.

How it runs

Secure transfer of extracts, clarifying call, draft charts, final note.

Time

Usually eight to twelve working days, depending on how the extracts arrive.

Where

Carried out from our Worcestershire office; a short call with the production office is included.

What to prepare

Exports or scans of logs with a key to your stop codes. Spreadsheets are fine; handwritten books need photographs of a complete week.

Limits

We cannot invent missing times. Incomplete books are reported as such.

Fees

Fixed fee for a defined volume of records, quoted after we see a sample week. See the fees page for day rates and starting figures.

Next step

Send a sample week of logs and the code list.

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