Real Time Flow of Information Key to Improving Shop Floor Operations

Real Time Flow of Information Key to Improving Shop Floor Operations In order to remain competitive in today’s global manufacturing space, it is essential for companies to be able to implement corrective actions on a timely manner. Knowing at the end of the shift, or the next day, or at the end of the work […]

How to Successfully Implement a Computerized Planning and Scheduling System

How to Successfully Implement a Computerized Planning and Scheduling System Introduction The purpose of this article is to challenge readers to look at the implementation sequence of MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), ERP systems and Long-term Planning in a different light. We will challenge the perception of MES as an extension of the Shop Floor Control […]

How Big Data Can Improve Operations

How Big Data Can Improve Operations Overview “You can’t improve what you don’t know, and you can’t know what you don’t measure” is a well-known phrase adapted from Six Sigma and other optimization models. The IMCO – Computer Learning module has three components: A Historian. A database of Big Data (if the client has a […]

The Importance of Traceability in a Manufacturing Environment

The Importance of Traceability in a Manufacturing Environment Introduction Manufacturing has become a lot more sophisticated in the last forty years. The expanded use of computers allows companies to have a much granular view of the inputs going into the production process. It also allows government entities and customers to request and require that level […]

Schedule Attainment

Schedule Attainment – the Road to Satisfied Customers, Efficient Operations, and Higher Profits Introduction Scheduling is the last step in the Planning Process and it is often not given the importance it deserves amongst the chain of events that need to take place for Customer Orders to be delivered on time and in full. The […]