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Manufacturers seeking to achieve lean manufacturing need systems that provide real-time feedback on employees, orders and machines. Conventional Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)systems don't support managers and operators in their daily production activities. Designed to complement your ERP system, Shop Floor Control provides the missing link.
Shop Floor Control automates and streamlines factory operations by combining three popular applications around a core of Shop Floor Data Collection - Labor Tracking, Machine Monitoring and Production Planning. These tools provide the essentials for real-time production management and lean manufacturing.
Production plans created at the Enterprise level often don't reflect the reality of the plant floor when it comes time to execute. Lean manufacturing requires companies to improve quality while reducing production time and cost. ShopVue's Shop Floor Control system achieves this by allowing managers to bypass the need to manually adjust and re-communicate time consuming updates. ShopVue provides a drag-and-drop Gantt chart for planners to make last minute adjustments like combining production jobs to share setups, or acknowledging machine downtime by rerouting jobs to a different machine.
Shop Floor Management directs Operators' next job with electronic dispatches automatically updated with the latest schedule revisions, work instructions and even pictures. Easy to use interfaces (touch screens, barcode scanners, wireless handhelds or RFID) collect important data like quantities completed, scrap and quality. Operator time at the terminal is kept to a minimum to increase productivity. Inline process checks ensure proper execution of lean manufacturing goals. Examples include:
- Validating correct components (part types, quantities, lots) when starting production
- Ensuring Operator certification for specific machines/operations
- Requiring dimensional tests and creating automatic rework loops if test fails
Supervisors can monitor attendance, operation status, labor and machine utilization with specially designed screens and alerts configured to keep you on track with your production deadlines. Shop Floor Control systems help managers optimize workflow by providing workers with tools to ensure they make quality products on-time, per plan.
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Lean Manufacturing Achieved with Shop Floor Control