Mfg – Direct Labor Productivity

What is a Direct Labor Productivity Dashboard? Labor productivity dashboards are considered efficiency analysis tools and are used by production- and plant managers to analyze monthly trends in labor productivity as well as for benchmarking between plants. Some of the main functionality in this type of dashboard report is that it can be executed for any month and will dynamically display periods and plants across the two charts. The bottom of the report (not visible in the example below) shows a table with the figures for the charts. The top chart shows the monthly trend in labor productivity and the bottom chart compares productivity across all plants. You find an example of this type of dashboard report below.

Purpose of Labor Productivity Dashboards Manufacturers use Labor Productivity Dashboards to help managers track productivity numbers in order to quickly react if there are any discrepancies. When used as part of good business practices in a Production department, a company can improve its manufacturing output and margins as well as reduce the chances that executives don’t have good visibility to the efficiency issues are discovered later than necessary.

Who Uses This Type of Dashboard report? The typical users of this type of dashboard report are: Production  managers, plant managers. Other Dashboard reports Often Used in Conjunction with Labor Productivity Dashboards Progressive Production departments sometimes use several different Labor Productivity Dashboards, along with general headcount and payroll reports, detailed efficiency and productivity reports, manufacturing process dashboards and other management and control tools.

Where Does the Data for Analysis Originate From? The Actual (historical transactions) data typically comes from management systems or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Finance, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC), Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage X3, SAP Business One, SAP ByDesign, Acumatica, Netsuite and others. In analyses where budgets or forecasts are used, the planning data most often originates from in-house Excel spreadsheet models or from professional xFP&A solutions.

Built for manufacturing finance teams and aligned with Solver's xFP&A platform, this Solver report template connects directly to your ERP data via the Solver Data Warehouse, enabling near real-time analysis with minimal setup. Designed for QuickStart deployment, it can be activated rapidly so your team can focus on analysis and decisions — not data preparation.

What is the Mfg – Direct Labor Productivity in Solver? The Mfg – Direct Labor Productivity is a pre-built xFP&A report template in Solver designed for manufacturing organizations. It delivers key financial and operational metrics in a single, easy-to-use interface — purpose-built for manufacturing finance workflows.

Who uses this Solver report template? This template is primarily used by CFOs, operations managers, and manufacturing finance teams in manufacturing organizations who need accurate, timely data to support planning, reporting, and decision-making. It is particularly valuable for manufacturing finance teams managing budgets, forecasts, and performance reviews.

Where does the data come from? Data is sourced automatically from your ERP system through the Solver Data Warehouse, which integrates with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics 365 Finance, Acumatica, Sage Intacct, and other leading ERP solutions. Once connected, the template updates in near real-time with no manual data entry required.

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