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Solving the Downtime Dilemma: 5 Reasons to Look Beyond Your Top 10 Downtime List (Activplant White Paper)
This white paper challenges the viewpoint of focusing only on downtime. It illuminates other causes which can negatively impact plant performance. It uses examples to show how concentrating solely on downtime can be misleading and cause manufacturers to waste resources needlessly by fixing the wrong problems.
Finally, the paper proposes an alternate approach – throughput analysis – as a more modern and effective method for acquiring objective data about the causes... |
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The OEE Deficit: Why it can't deliver the results you require (Activplant Whitepaper)
In this body of work an evolution in thinking is introduced: the most efficient way to increase productivity is to focus on product flow through the process. The paper challenges the status quo by introducing the notion that not all performance metrics are created equally. While OEE is an accepted standard of measurement, it doesn't go beyond data collection. Instead, plant management needs to understand the meaning behind the data so that better business decisions can be made for the enterprise |
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What Screwdriver for what application? Screwdriver selection made easy.
Selecting a Power Screwdriver looks like a simple task, but how often does this seemingly “simple” task or “easy” application turn out to be more complex than anticipated? This selection guide should give some insight as to the different considerations that should be given when selecting a handheld power screwdriver to be used for mass production. |
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How to Select your next Screwdriving Equipment
Understanding your screwdriving equipment source does not have to be complicated. It is important to select the proper source by matching the intended purpose with the actual obtainable result. In short: detail the needed application as clearly as possible and match it with a source capable of fulfilling this need. |
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The When, Why and How of ERP support for LEAN
LEAN Manufacturing is a powerful approach used by manufacturing companies to drastically improve manufacturing processes. This white paper clarifies the situations where ERP supports LEAN, the benefits of this support and why it only applies to some situations. |
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Do More with Less: The 5 Strategies Used by Successful SMB Manufacturers
A common issue facing small and medium-sized business (SMB) manufacturers is how to increase revenue and grow their business without significantly adding staff.
Manufacturers can position themselves for more predictable success and business growth, without increasing staff by considering 5 strategic planning guidelines.
This Guide goes beyond theory to include Best Practices from actual SMB Manufacturing companies who've made it work.
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Key Elements of Vantage Workflow Management
The Epicor Vantage solution is designed to meet the needs of discrete mixed-mode manufacturing companies. The product is delivered ‘out-of-the-box’ with built in workflow processes that enable an enterprise to manage the entire order cycle: from Marketing and Sales, to Production and Planning, Sourcing and Procurement, Installation and Service through to Financial Recognition. |
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Designed To Manage Lean Principles
Manufacturers are widening the scope and focus of lean manufacturing to encompass all processes that contribute to the bottom line. Lean thinking is now increasingly being applied to all areas within the organization – from sales and marketing to engineering and production through to finance and post sale service. The true benefits of lean thinking will only be fully realized when the entire enterprise adopts lean ideology. Epicor Vantage enables enterprises to attain this goal. |
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Throughput Appliance
Activplant's Throughput Appliance offers a low cost and repeatable solution for plants with low or no automation layer that desire the performance management results of Throughput Analyzer. By adding a low level automation layer, Throughput Appliance – an easily installed middle interface - bridges the gap in the automation layer making Throughput Analyzer a reality in these environments.
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Road Map To The Perfect Order - Best Practice Strategies For Success
The “perfect order” concept emerges as a measure of not only supply chain performance, but also overall order management cycle (OMC) effectiveness. However, there is much debate on what comprises a perfect order. To some extent, a perfect order may be driven by stakeholder-centricity or the ability to meet changing stakeholder expectations. |
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Throughput Analyzer - Cycle Based Edition
The Throughput Analyzer performance management application automates the identification of true chronic constraints and provides the information to improve production throughput in high volume discrete manufacturing facilities. This edition was specifically designed for manufacturers whose products are produced in a one-piece flow environment and are measured to takt time such as engines, powertrains, component parts and vehicles.
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Automotive parts supplier leaves competitors in dust with part audit trail system with real-time OEE.
The incidence of improperly labeled parts has dropped dramatically, resulting in an improved supplier rating from their customers. The system also enables operators to continuously monitor their own performance, and managers can observe the overall picture in real-time to resolve production problems in a timely fashion. Additionally, machine setup personnel know exactly when a Job changeover will be needed, allowing them to plan for efficient Job change. |
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Analyze causes for downtime and rejects
Progressive companies today need to better understand downtime and reject causes to improve their manufacturing performance. Automated tracking of this information will increase your productivity and quality. ProductionACE™ software provides you with real time and historical information allowing management to perform effective root cause analysis. |
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Manufacturing data collection for ERP, MES, CMMS systems
Manufacturers need information about inventory availability, machine uptime and down time, product cycle times, yield, waste, WIP and lot tracking and genealogy. They need real-time information management tools for continuous improvement and decision support. The driving premise behind Six Sigma, ISO9000, Lean/Agile Manufacturing is collection of accurate data and its subsequent analysis to determine root causes, process bottlenecks and inefficiencies. |
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CRM: The Essential Guide - The Five Principles for CRM Success
Today's customers are radically transforming the way companies in every industry are doing business. And many companies are successfully responding with CRM. This paper provides insight to help you take a more customer-centric view of your business. |
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How to Ensure That Your Employees Will Want to Use CRM
The decision to go with a CRM solution built to address the needs of information workers is a smart and valuable investment that recognizes the need to help employees work effectively with the deluge of data available to them in today’s connected, always-on, real-time workplace. In this paper, learn how with the right CRM solution, information workers can increase productivity, improve customer service, and boost collaboration, while the business simplifies complex processes, increases sales... |
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