Sit down with your IT team. Decide how the information will be captured and where it will be stored so that employees have access to it. What software tools need to be used to capture the information? How does it need to be organized? Create a repeatable process to make this easy for your staff.… […]
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BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: How to Move From Good to Great – Manufacturing Optimization
Are you tracking downtime? Is it done manually, or with some type of automation or application that gathers information in real-time, or is it based upon history? If you are measuring team effectiveness by shift, you know there are significant differences between them. Have you figured out why? One of our automotive customers was experiencing… […]
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Baan/LN Tip of the Week: How to Move From Good to Great – Manufacturing Optimization
Are you tracking downtime? Is it done manually, or with some type of automation or application that gathers information in real-time, or is it based upon history? If you are measuring team effectiveness by shift, you know there are significant differences between them. Have you figured out why? One of our automotive customers was experiencing… […]
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BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: What is your M.O.?
I’m not talking “Modus Operandi,” which is a fancy way to say: “what’s your plan to get stuff done”. I’m talking about M anufacturing O ptimization. It is all about efficiency, and by that I mean doing more with less. Less labor, less time, less materials, while still delivering a high quality product on time.… […]
Baan/LN Tip of the Week: What is your M.O.?
I’m not talking “Modus Operandi,” which is a fancy way to say: “what’s your plan to get stuff done”. I’m talking about M anufacturing O ptimization. It is all about efficiency, and by that I mean doing more with less. Less labor, less time, less materials, while still delivering a high quality product on time.… […]
Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Ways to Prevent Scrap & Rework From Costing You
Scrap and rework costs are a manufacturing reality impacting organizations across all industries and product lines. Scrap and rework costs are caused by many things—when the wrong parts are ordered, when engineering changes aren’t effectively communicated or when designs aren’t properly executed on the manufacturing line. No matter why scrap and rework occurs, its impact… […]
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BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Ways to Prevent Scrap & Rework From Costing You
Scrap and rework costs are a manufacturing reality impacting organizations across all industries and product lines. Scrap and rework costs are caused by many things—when the wrong parts are ordered, when engineering changes aren’t effectively communicated or when designs aren’t properly executed on the manufacturing line. No matter why scrap and rework occurs, its impact… […]
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Tip of the Week: 8 Common-Sense Rules for Inventory Management
Common sense rules. We may not like them, but generally, they stand the test of time and should be followed. Here are 8 common sense rules related to inventory management published by Inbound Logistics back in 2007. They still hold true today. 1. If you don’ t know where you are going, no road will… […]
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Tip of the Week: 8 Common-Sense Rules for Inventory Management
Common sense rules. We may not like them, but generally, they stand the test of time and should be followed. Here are 8 common sense rules related to inventory management published by Inbound Logistics back in 2007. They still hold true today. 1. If you don’ t know where you are going, no road will… […]
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Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Getting a Handle on Downtime – Part 2
When fixing a downtime issue, make one change at a time. Often, multiple changes are made at the same time, without individually checking their impact on the equipment. This makes it much harder to diagnose problems and evaluate the effectiveness of solutions. 85160 Rate this article: No rating […]
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