Consolidated Lines

Updated July 09, 2026 09:47

SUMMARY

Use Consolidated Lines to monitor the performance of multiple production lines from a single view. By grouping production lines using your organization structure, you can analyze consolidated OEE, KPIs, downtime, and historical performance across departments, production areas, or entire factories.

WHAT THIS IS

Consolidated Lines is a feature that combines the performance of multiple production lines into a single view. Instead of reviewing each production line individually, users can analyze grouped production data based on the organization structure configured in Factbird.

Groups can represent different levels of the organization, such as production areas, departments, factories, or entire plants, providing a higher-level view of operational performance.

WHY IT MATTERS

Consolidated Lines helps teams monitor production performance across larger parts of the organization without switching between individual lines.

Using consolidated views allows you to:

Monitor overall production performance across multiple lines.
Identify which departments or production areas require attention.
Compare performance at different organizational levels.
Prioritize continuous improvement activities using consolidated production data.

WHEN YOU WOULD USE THIS

Use this when:

Monitoring overall factory performance.
Comparing production performance across multiple lines.
Reviewing department or production area performance.
Analyzing production trends across an entire site.
Tracking improvement initiatives affecting multiple production lines.

HOW IT WORKS

Consolidated Lines uses the organization structure configured in Factbird to group production lines into a single performance view.

For example, an organization may be structured as:

Factory
- Packaging
  - Line 1
  - Line 2
  - Line 3
- Assembly
  - Line 4
  - Line 5

Selecting Packaging displays the combined performance of Line 1, Line 2, and Line 3.

Selecting Factory displays consolidated performance across all production lines within that factory.

For each selected group, Factbird calculates consolidated production metrics using the underlying production data from every included line.

Users can review:

Consolidated OEE.
Aggregated production KPIs.
Combined downtime and loss analysis.
Historical performance trends.
Production performance over custom time periods.

The same production data remains available at the individual line level, allowing users to move between high-level performance monitoring and detailed line analysis as needed.

KEY TERMS / COMPONENTS

Consolidated Lines

A view that combines production data from multiple production lines into a single set of performance metrics.

Organization Structure

The hierarchy of folders and production lines configured in Factbird that determines how consolidated views are created.

Consolidated OEE

An Overall Equipment Effectiveness calculation representing the combined performance of all production lines within the selected group.

Aggregated KPIs

Production KPIs calculated using data from every production line included in the selected organizational group.

Historical Trends

Performance data displayed across a selected time period to identify changes in production performance over time.

COMMON MISUNDERSTANDINGS

Consolidated Lines does not replace individual production line views. It provides a higher-level overview while individual line data remains available.
Consolidated performance is determined by the organization structure configured in Factbird. Changing the organization structure changes how production lines are grouped.
Consolidated Lines is intended for production monitoring and analysis across groups of production lines rather than investigating individual machine events or stop details.
Production lines can be grouped at multiple levels, including production area, department, factory, or plant, allowing performance to be analyzed at different levels of the organization.