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Clock In/Clock Out Brings Labor and Production Together

For most manufacturers, labor tracking still feels like a disconnected process. Time clocks sit in one system, job data lives in another, and payroll has to piece it all together later. This creates
MachineMetrics / Jun 11, 2025

Make Gains Stick with the Continuous Improvement Tracker

You ran the kaizen event. You saw the improvement. But two months later… is anything actually different? It’s a challenge every CI leader faces. Gains made during Lean or Six Sigma initiatives often
MachineMetrics / Jun 05, 2025

Closing the Gap Between Scheduling and Execution with the...

Manufacturing schedules look great on paper—until they meet the real world. Every day, jobs run late. Machines sit idle. Priorities shift. And despite everyone’s best efforts, it’s hard to answer one
MachineMetrics / May 28, 2025

Real-Time Job Tracking Delivers Clarity to the Chaos of the...

Even the most capable ERP system can only tell you what was planned. It can’t tell you what’s actually happening on the floor, right now. For most discrete manufacturers, job tracking still relies on
MachineMetrics / May 21, 2025
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    The Importance of Data Standardization in Manufacturing
    data collection / March 24, 2022
    The power of data brought to life by the rise of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) technologies is undisputed. For manufacturing, it’s no...

    Big Data in Manufacturing: Unlocking Valuable Use Cases
    MachineMetrics / April 08, 2021
    The Adoption of Big Data Analytics in Manufacturing The term “big data” refers to increasingly complex, massive data stores that can’t be effectively processed using traditional methods. In...

    Why small businesses should use big data
    Big Data / November 20, 2017
    It's no secret that many large businesses have adapted to using big data in many facets of their day to day operations. In fact, 78% of large employers say they do. Small businesses, however, have...

    What is Big Data Velocity?
    Big Data / August 02, 2017
    What is big data velocity? Volume and variety are important, but big data velocity also has a large impact on businesses. Data does not only need to be acquired quickly, but also processed and used...

    How Big Data can improve your customer interactions
    Big Data / June 29, 2017
    Big Data has the potential to increase your company’s customer experience in a few different ways. You can track user productivity, easily spotting which of your products are in high demand so you...
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