If you’re a manufacturing business, how do you measure your results? It’s not enough to put manufacturing processes and procedures in place and just hope for the best. Most industries are competitive, and efficiency is vital. Here is what you need to know about...
For the last few months I wrote articles on the SPC Variation Wizard and the DMS Drill-down Wizard. These analysis tools take time and guesswork out of your day as it helps you find the sources (root causes) of variation in your processes. So, what in the world is...
Have you looked at the comments our raving fans have made about GainSeeker Suite SPC Software and Hertzler Systems on Capterra? We’ve earned a solid Five Star rating on this independent software review site. We’re pretty proud of that. If you poke around the Capterra...
Manufacturing Big Data In the world of manufacturing, Big Data is already here. Gages, devices, and innumerable sensors produce mountains of data. This equipment is connected by USB ports and various communication protocols in vast networks of operational data. Add to...
A recent post at Application Development Trends Magazine (“Analysts Keep Saying Big Data Is So Over”) forecasts the end of “Big Data” era in favor of the latest buzzword: “Systems of Insight.” In a very cool graphic (which I...
Here are two contradictory perspectives on OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness): “Often, the returns from overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) forays that improve asset utilization or statistical process control (SPC) initiatives that limit process drift pay for...
