Batch Production Basics

All standard products at Pinecone Home are produced in batches.  

• When work begins, a batch gets a pre-printed Batch ID attached to a clipboard that accompanies it throughout all subsequent steps.

  • The first step in the process for each bath is indicated with an ✅ on Trello.

  • Tasks that exist outside of the batch tracking process are indicated with a ❌ on Trello.

• It is important to keep batches separate from each other so we can accurately track progress.

  • Generally, a batch quantity can fit in a single crate.  If it cannot, write "1/n", where "n" is the total number of crates used to contain the batch on the Batch ID label.  Write the next number in the sequence a Multi Crate Batch ID label, put that extra labels with the extra crates.

    • Example:  Wine Staves cut to length generally take two crates to contain.  The Batch ID label should get "1/2" written on it, and the extra Multi Crate Batch ID Label should get "2/2" written on the label and kept with the second crate of staves.

  • If a batch needs to be removed from a crate for some reason, keep it one to a shelf, one cart, one table, or some other method so we can easily distinguish which batch is which.

• Each Trello task represents a single step in the batch process, and should get WIP Form submission for each step in the process.

  • Tasks that have a ❌ on them in Trello do not need a WIP Form submission.

• Once a batch has made it through the production process it needs to be accepted by the end users of the parts or products using the Accepted Batch Form