Operational Excellence
7 Tips to ensure successful 5S Audits
The steps involve the worker going through everything in a space, deciding what’s necessary and what isn’t, putting things in order, cleaning, and setting up procedures for performing these tasks on a regular basis.
Top 5 Benefits of Paperless Factory Operations
Weever is Operational Excellence Software that empowers the pursuit of perfection by enhancing operational visibility, collaboration and productivity in quality, maintenance, safety and production. Schedule a Free Demo Today! This article reviews the following topics: Real-Time Visibility Cost Savings Employee Engagement Simplicity & Structure Compliance If you are reading this you have probably hit a…
Why digitize factory operations?
Weever is Operational Excellence Software that empowers the pursuit of perfection by enhancing operational visibility, collaboration and productivity in quality, maintenance, safety and production. This article reviews the following topics: Cost Savings Real-time Visibility Automation Simplicity & Structure Compliance There are countless benefits to transitioning paper and spreadsheet-based processes to a digital framework. Paper has…
The Problem with Paper
Weever is Operational Excellence Software that empowers the pursuit of perfection by enhancing operational visibility, collaboration and productivity in quality, maintenance, safety and production. This article reviews the following topics: Stagnant Waste Time Errors Inconsistent Why do paper forms limit factory operations and continuous improvement? Manufacturers come in a lot of different shapes and sizes….
The Principles of Operational Excellence in Manufacturing
This article includes: Why improve? How is Operational Excellence Different? How does Operational Excellence Work? Principle 1: Understand Customer Value and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Principle 2: Deploy a system that recognizes defects, corrects them quickly, and prevents them from recurring in the future. Principle 3: Foster a culture that continuously pursues perfection. Principle 4:…
Enabling the Cycle of Operational Excellence in Manufacturing
Operational Excellence is a process and a result. Operational Excellence (OpEx) is a management framework for organizations to focus on growth and streamline productivity. It involves creating standard operating procedures (SOPs) that are clear and followed consistently by staff. These SOPS are easy to execute and staff feel enabled to complete them efficiently. The net…
Understanding the Machine Ledger
Tags: Breakdown Recurrence Matrix, World Class Manufacturing PM , Machine Ledger , PM Calendar, Breakdown Matrix The Machine Ledger is used in World Class Manufacturing to better understand machines, sections, assemblies, and components so that maintenance teams can more effectively predict failures and plan preventive maintenance activities. The Machine Ledger is a powerful graphical visualization…
Weever wins Innovation Award
Weever Apps is proud to be acknowledged as Frost & Sullivan’s “New Product Innovation Award” winner for the North America Enterprise Mobile Forms market. Weever has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan, a world leader in business research and consulting, as the most innovative new product in the category. According to Frost, Weever received…
4 ways to reduce waste from your Continuous Improvement process
Kaizen is the process of incrementally improving processes by eliminating “waste”. Small improvements over time can have a huge impact on productivity and the bottom line. Waste can come in many forms, including unnecessary inventory, physical movements and scrap. Kaizen only works if everyone is involved, which includes top management and, more importantly, the workers…
USA Food Manufacturing Compliance Requirements
Compliance for manufacturing organizations is comprised of technical, legal and corporate requirements, regulations and practices manufacturers must comply with in order to produce and market products. Numerous areas of compliance can come to bear on manufacturers directly or indirectly, including: Product safety Health, safety, and environmental impact Data protection Export controls Anti-corruption IT safety and…