Digitization Mavericks
FDA Regulated Software Validation Process
FDA requires software vendors to add features to their software to ensure data integrity and audit trails. The manufacturers that use the software for data capture and workflow management relating to FDA compliance are also required to undergo a validation process to ensure the configured software works as intended. What does software validation mean?…
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The Effect Of Blockchain Technology In The Manufacturing Industry
Blockchain. That’s been a popular word in recent years, predominantly associated with Bitcoin currency. An initiated few know what blockchain technology is and how it works. Because of its associations with Bitcoin and the media exposure therefrom, people have been making their own assumptions that have been largely tethered to banking, currency, and global markets. We’re…
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What is Lean Manufacturing?
In short, lean manufacturing is a continuous improvement philosophy promoting system-wide efficiency. Indeed, this system values balanced productivity that harmonizes across the entire value chain. If a particular line is more productive than the other parts in the value chain, it does not benefit the efficiency of production. Therefore, lean manufacturing principles adjust for overall…
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What is World Class Manufacturing?
An excellent overview of WCM can be found at Better-Operations.com https://better-operations.com/2013/05/22/world-class-manufacturing-at-chrysler-and-fiat/ The World Class Manufacturing programme at Chrysler, Fiat & Co. – better operations World Class Manufacturing at Chrysler, Fiat & Co. Some quick notes from the article include: The company-specific production system (XPS) of Chrysler is the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) concept, developed by…
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Filter your Skills Matrix Report by Shift, Role and Course
Skills Matrix Update The Training Manager Skills Matrix report has been updated to allow administrators to filter and sort by Role, Shift and Course making it easier to identify skills gaps and training opportunities. Here how you use the new filters: Click on the Shift or Role sorting arrows to sort the list in ascending…
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ArcelorMittal Poland deploys WCM methodology
Bożena Gajdzik, in his white paper, does an excellent job in outlining the processes used by ArcelorMittal Poland to deploy Total Productive Maintenance and WCM within their factory. I have taken the liberty of outlining the “coles notes” in the bullets below. This paper is worth a read if you are interested in World Class Manufacturing…
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How to Engage Operators in Total Productive Maintenance and Autonomous Maintenance
This approach uses the skills of all employees and seeks to incorporate maintenance into the everyday performance of a facility. And this means everyone, from management and engineers to operators and maintenance technicians. If everyone is involved in maintenance, the benefits can include: Fewer breakdowns and less downtime A safer workplace Better overall performance A…
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5 ways to optimize your Time-Based Maintenance (TBM) program
Time-based maintenance (TBM), as the name suggests, is maintenance performed on equipment based on a schedule. TBM maintenance is planned maintenance, as it must be scheduled in advance, which means it can be used with both predictive maintenance and preventive maintenance.
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Why ERPs are not Maintenance Management Software
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is great at what it does. Unfortunately, that does not include being an intuitive data capture and workflow tool for your staff. Some of our customers use SAP, Oracle or Netsuite, to manage their business costs, inventory, purchasing, etc. These ERPs are also supposed to be used for maintenance to…
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5 ways to optimize your Preventative Maintenance operations overnight
Better scheduling. Better data. Better insights. Preventive Maintenance programs strive to enhance the OEE and performance of machines. But what do you use to enhance the performance of your PM program? Here are some tips for you to consider that may help you increase the efficiency and productivity of your team. 1. Create an accountable…
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