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
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
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
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
Manufacturing has always relied on data to measure performance and identify areas of opportunity. But as technology has advanced, many manufacturers continue to operate as they have in the past. The...
The rise of industrial data platforms has been spurred by the growing use of IoT in the manufacturing industry. These huge volumes of disparate data types and sources have encouraged manufacturers to...
A Resource to Understand Industrial IoT, Explore Valuable Use Cases, and Prepare for Common Challenges With tighter margins, rising inflation, and more competition than ever before, many companies...
Unleashing Digitization in Manufacturing Recently, we had the opportunity to host an event with MachineMetrics users and prospects to learn how manufacturing leaders are leveraging digital...
This article is part of a series discussing the value of machine data for shop floor management systems. Integrating machine assets into your connected factory ecosystem unlocks accurate, real-time...