The Production Queue
A focused view of what's actually being worked on — sorted by due date and station.
What to do
Click Production in the side menu, then Queue.
Why it matters
On the dashboard, every job is visible. The queue narrows to what your operators need to do today.
Generate operations
For any job, Printcore's AI breaks the work into the discrete operations needed to produce it — print, cut, quality check, package — and estimates time for each.
What to do
Open a job and click Generate Operations. Review the suggested steps and durations. Use + Add Custom Operation if your shop runs an extra step. Click Generate Schedule to commit.
Why it matters
You stop guessing how long a job will take. Every operation is named, sequenced, and time-budgeted so the queue, capacity planning, and production reports stay accurate.
Production Overview
A cross-shop view of every job in flight, grouped by station. See bottlenecks at a glance.
What to do
Click the Overview tab. Each card shows a job and the station it's at.
Why it matters
Spot the press that's overloaded or the operator who needs help — before it becomes a missed deadline.
Stations
Each press, cutter, and finishing station has a queue of its own — operators see only what's at their station.
What to do
Set up your stations in Shop Settings → Production Stations, then assign jobs as they enter the production stage.
Why it matters
Operators don't see the noise of the whole shop — just what they need to print, cut, or finish next.
Production reports
See how the shop is actually performing — average dwell time per stage, missed deadlines, and where time is going.
What to do
Click Reports in the side menu, then open Production Analysis.
Why it matters
Operations + real-time updates produce the data here. You can spot the press that's always behind, the finishing step that always slips. Data > opinions.
Production runs itself 🏭
Next: keep your shelves stocked. Check out Inventory to learn the substrate forecast.