Experts Agree OEE is the Most Controversial Manufacturing Metric
Last week, we wrote a blog that received an astonishing amount of engagement. If you missed it, check out “OEE is a Flawed Metric”. It was quite the inflammatory post garnering 188 comments and more than 11,000 views on LinkedIn, as of Wednesday, September...
Yes, the Cloud is Secure. No, it is Not Easier to Provide Your Own Data Center.
65% of global and 93% of U.S. companies use cloud storage services. An on-premise data center houses the cloud servers. Yes, the cloud is secure, especially when provided by a cloud service provider (CSP). No, it is not easier to provide your own on-premise data...
OEE is a Flawed Manufacturing Metric. Why the Same OEE Number Can Mean Very Different Things.
Did you know the same OEE number can mean very different things? OEE does not provide the ‘Why’ if a problem occurs. Performance, quality, and availability are best analyzed as separate measures. Evaluating all three provides a bigger picture of how a factory floor is...
How Do You Turn Excel Data Into A Manufacturing Dashboard?
Microsoft Excel is a lot to manage for a manufacturer, requiring constant work and updates. Transforming data to a manufacturing dashboard in Excel is very difficult. Wouldn’t it be easier for data to automatically be gathered and summarized? Microsoft Excel –...
How to Leverage Data Visualization in Manufacturing?
How can you keep up in manufacturing without data to provide helpful insights into your factory floor? Once data is gathered, how can you use data visualization in manufacturing? Data visualization can help point out patterns and help to not overlook those patterns....
Manufacturing Software: The Rise of the Smart Factory
What Kinds of Software are Needed Most in Manufacturing? The manufacturing industry is buzzing with connectivity, data-integration, and smart technologies. As the latest industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, starts to gain ground, you may wonder what this means for the...
SensrTrx and Fiix Work Together to Make Factory Floor More Productive and Connected
Technology has vastly changed and evolved processes in all industries, manufacturing included. With SensrTrx, you gain visibility into the health of your manufacturing processes in real-time. The application provides you the opportunity to make data-driven decisions...
How To Use Business Intelligence In Manufacturing
Business intelligence software has never been a hotter tool for just about every industry. Recent acquisitions of major providers, like Tableau, have highlighted just how valuable businesses view technology that helps businesses organize, sort, and make sense of their...