Factory Readiness Checklist

Before you begin

• Create Sites
• Create Production Lines
• Create Stations and Repair Stations
• Create Shifts

How it works

Why this connection matters: Do not compensate for missing Lines by creating extra Stations.

Step-by-step in Forge

Navigation: Manufacturing → Factory setup and Process & Engineering

1. Check Sites: Open Sites and confirm every physical manufacturing location is represented.
2. Check Lines: Open Line and confirm the intended first production Line has Is Starting Line enabled.
3. Check capacity: Open each Line and review Task Queue Capacity, hourly capacity, and shift capacity.
4. Check Stations: Open Stations and confirm every Routing operation and failure path has an active Station.
5. Run a small validation: Use a small Work Order quantity to confirm the factory model can accept and route Production Tasks.

Watch the task

Rules to remember

• Do not compensate for missing Lines by creating extra Stations.
• Do not mark every Line as a Starting Line unless units can genuinely begin there.
• Repair Stations must be planned before Routings are built.

Ready when

• Required Sites exist.
• Lines are active, correctly typed, and have explicit capacity.
• Initial Lines are marked as Starting Lines.
• Operation and Repair Stations exist at valid Sites.
• At least one valid Shift exists.