Automating Business Processes For To-Order Manufacturers In a Make-to-Stock environment, business processes can remain stable and unchanged for many years, or until a new product line is developed. In a To-Order environment business processes are significantly influenced by the nature of the order or contract being executed. No only can each order or contract involve different types of processes, but the value of contracts can have a significant...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Transportation Technology
Shoplogix CEO Dwyer Builds Strong Value Proposition According to Shoplogix President and CEO, Kevin T. Dwyer, "We have taken the time to build a very feature-rich and functionally sound application. Our Plantnode solution instantly delivers very measurable and quantifiable benefits for our customers. With an established base of more than 25 customers, Plantnode has proven its value in real-world production environments. Our field experience...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Transportation Technology
APriori Examines Product Cost Discrete Manufacturers Discrete manufacturers have been forced to take a "rear view" look at product costs, such as evaluating and allocating product costs well after production was underway.Cost information in most organizations is fragmented throughout the enterprise. Critical pieces of cost information are spread across independent silos within an organization in different functions like engineering, planning,...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Transportation Technology
Corporate Competitiveness & Mobility Functionality Customer Self Service, field service, remote access to reporting information (mobile analysis) are some of the primary functionalities afforded manufacturers with remote operations.With plants and assets being highly distributed, maintenance functions have always been mobile in nature, but access to maintenance data has historically been stationary. Technicians and service workers had to connect...... Similar Editorial : by Vera Jane Cook. | Source : Transportation Technology
Digital Kanban By Data Craft Solutions Better Than E-Kanban Thomas R. Cutler, one of the leading manufacturing journalists, authored a feature article for Quality Digest, one of the respected quality themed publications, regarding the distinctions of digital kanban versus the inferior e-kanban. At present, only a few companies offer digital kanban. The landmark, Internet-based system Signum is central to the notion that the most effective kanban system...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Transportation Technology
Food Quality Mag : Bioterrorism Act Compliance, Role Of QA Mgrs According to Rebecca Gill, vice-president of Technology Group International (www.tgiltd.com) makers of Enterprise 21 ERP software, "There are key lot traceability functions that are essential to comply with the Bioterrorism Act and many ERP vendors claiming market segmentation competency that cannot meet these requirements."Manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler profiles the role of QA Managers...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Transportation Technology
Plantnode Provides Real Time Factory Floor Information It is essential that the technology can connect to any plant floor equipment that has serial, digital, or analog outputs.This factory floor information can only be effectively achieved with web-based reporting. This functionality allows manufacturers these benefits:&bull Obtain real-time immediate access to plant floor information. &bull Each device is given an IP address to enable direct access...... Similar Editorial : by justarticles. | Source : Transportation Technology
Preventative And Predictive Maintenance Available With Shoplogix There are specific methodologies to ensure preventative and predictive maintenance plant floor results including the ability to make faster and more informed decisions based on real-time information. According to Scott Birmingham, Manager of Product Marketing for Shoplogix, other important variables include:&bull Increase machine utilization, efficiency and overall capacity. &bull Improve Mean...... Similar Editorial : by gisbert. | Source : Transportation Technology
Plantnode Network Plant-wide Deployment At Fourmark Inc. Fourmark Inc. is a contract manufacturer of custom injection molding and related services to a variety of industries including food packaging and consumer goods, cosmetics and construction. The company operates a 25,000 sq. ft. facility in Oakville, Ontario; from which it serves markets in Canada and the U.S. Fourmark is installing additional units throughout the plant as well as implementing...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Transportation Technology
Workflow Collaboration For Complex Manufacturers Many difficulties in business process management relate to "off-system" manual tasks, such as notification, investigation, authorization, and follow up. VISIBILITY.net has the ability to automate business processes through the use of workflow templates, making it easier to control and administer standard processes through the necessary steps.According to Stephen Carson, Executive vice president...... Similar Editorial : by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : Transportation Technology
Notification, Escalation Generated Plantnode By Shoplogix Alarms (LED status) and email notifications must be configurable for any real or derived signal. Configurable notifications must be available when particular signals reach a pre-defined upper or lower limit. Named executives must be notified when a specific machine state occurs. Email Notifications and alarming are key elements to real time plant floor monitoring and responsiveness. Systems must...... Source : Transportation Technology
Plantnode-Shoplogix Improves Benlan, Inc. Floor Productivity Shoplogix Inc., a leading developer of intelligent manufacturing plant floor productivity software is pleased to announce that Benlan Inc. is expanding their use of Plantnode, a solution which provides real-time, intelligent mining of shop floor data and machine utilization as well as predictive preventative maintenance alerts. Benlan is implementing ten new Plantnode units on multiple machines in...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Cutting Edge Technology
Plantnode Shoplogix McLeish Container & Brown Packaging McLeish Containers and Brown Packaging are manufacturers of corrugated goods including displays and packaging, and are under the same ownership. Five Plantnode units have been implemented between the two companies; and have been installed on box making equipment: machines that cut, fold, print and fasten corrugated cardboard into various sizes of packing boxes. The companies implemented the...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Cutting Edge Technology
Strong Value Proposition Spelled Out By Shoplogix CEO Dwyer With an established base of more than twenty-five customers, Plantnode by Shoplogix has proven its value in real-world production environments. Field experience uniquely positions the company to provide tangible examples of rapid return-on-investment for customers. According to Shoplogix President and CEO, Kevin T. Dwyer, "We have taken the time to build a very feature-rich and functionally sound...... Similar Editorial : by Martin Lukac. | Source : Cutting Edge Technology
Plantnode Provides Preventative And Predictive Maintenance There are specific methodologies to ensure preventative and predictive maintenance plant floor results including the ability to make faster and more informed decisions based on real-time information. Additional plant floor impacts must include increased machine utilization, efficiency and overall capacity; improved Mean Time to Repair by notifying maintenance crews immediately of a machine alarm....... Similar Editorial : by gisbert. | Source : Cutting Edge Technology
