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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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    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...

    Fact or Fiction: Which Story is Your Data Telling You?
    data collection / January 28, 2021
    Key Takeaways: Accurate data interpretation is crucial for making informed decisions in manufacturing, but biases and assumptions can distort insights. Data-driven decision-making requires reliable...

    Data Enables Machines to Tell Their Own Stories
    data collection / January 19, 2021
    Key Takeaways: Machine data analytics allows machines to communicate performance issues, making real-time adjustments possible. Leveraging data from machines helps manufacturers reduce downtime and...

    Is Your System Smart? The Value of Processing Plant Flo...
    MachineMetrics / December 17, 2020
    Key Takeaways: Processing plant floor data in real-time improves decision-making and operational responsiveness. Real-time insights from smart systems help identify inefficiencies and reduce...

    How Manufacturers Can Maximize the Competitive Opportun...
    MachineMetrics / December 10, 2020
    The manufacturing industry is a leader among data collectors. Sensor data, employee movement tracking, downtime data, predictive maintenance-related data, demand—there are a lot of opportunities to...
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