ProductionNet

Solving problems requires the right tools. President Abe Lincoln once said, "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." It's a good lesson about preparation, yet Lincoln would've been well-served to have pre-sharpened axes ready. Breaking bottlenecks in your plant's performance and profitability requires "sharp" analysis, which used to take hours. Now, much of this labor-intensive analysis can be automated. Before ProductionNet, we were frustrated by the speed of problem-solving. The sharpest members of our teams were consumed with collecting and manipulating data, time that could have been spent fixing the problem. With ProductionNet, you can streamline your analysis process. Use pre-built Pareto charts to drill down into downtime, quality issues, and production lines. This allows you to quickly identify key areas for improvement. Then, walk the plant and talk to staff to understand how these issues are perceived on the floor. Armed with this information, you can efficiently use problem-solving tools like 5-why and fishbone diagrams to root out the causes—all in less time than it used to take just to identify the bottleneck. Use the 80/20 rule: focus on the biggest problems first. As bottlenecks shift, continuously analyze and improve. ProductionNet helps you holistically optimize your plant.

Want to increase output and reduce costs? Increase your team's Manufacturing IQ

Some companies want to sell you a silver bullet. Who doesn’t want a silver bullet? One shot and all your problems go away... "Just invest in our cutting-edge AI system built by the next Bill Gates," they say. You want to believe them. But you know that's not really how it works. Silver bullets sound great. They are shiny. And expensive. And what happens when you miss? It's another few months before you can get the ammunition to fire again. At ProductionNet, we believe in lead bullets. Practical, reliable, and effective. Continuous improvement in manufacturing is about creating the system and the culture for everyone in your company to identify problems in the processes they work on and make the small improvements every day that stack up to transformative changes. Our approach is grounded in reality, combining human expertise with technology and data to deliver tangible results. Human in the Loop: Our system standardizes shop floor production data, filters out noise, and highlights critical information, enabling supervisors and team members to act swiftly and effectively. Real-time Insights: Instantly identify and resolve quality and downtime issues, keeping you ahead of potential disruptions. Top-to-Bottom Visibility: From the shop floor to the C-suite, our tool provides a clear and actionable view of operations. Seamless Integration: Our cloud-based solution deploys quickly, so you can make improvements in weeks instead of waiting for a "perfect" solution later. Rapid ROI: Experience a return on investment in just a few months, with significant savings and efficiency gains every year. 💡 Our Solution Digitized Whiteboards and Analytics: Real-time data that enhances human judgment. Advanced Tools for Management Meetings: Empower your team to make the best decisions. Actionable Insights: Pinpoint and resolve repetitive issues. User-Friendly Interface: Designed to support human oversight and action. Imagine this scenario: Your supervisor with just six months of experience now has the decision-making tools of a seasoned veteran. The system guides them to understand their performance in an actionable way. They are not just reacting to problems but anticipating them, making decisions that drive efficiency and save money. With ProductionNet, you're empowering your team, like giving them glasses that allow them to see opportunities. Comment "Interested" if you want to see how our tool can level-up your business.

Here is a short article about measuring OEE in a manual process. Measuring OEE is a vital component in improving production when using machines, but it works just as well when there are not any machines and everything is completed manually.

Here is a short article about OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness). It is widely used in manufacturing to measure performance, quality and availability. The overall percentage number often becomes just a number to compare to yesterday's, last months or even last years OEE percentage number. But, if you use the right tools, that data can be the driving force for vast improvement in your production lines.

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