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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7540″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]QAD Explore wouldn\u2019t be possible without the support of our sponsors. For the next couple weeks, we will feature three of our Explore sponsors as contributors on the QAD Blog. They have prepared informative articles around manufacturing and the benefits of upgrading your ERP solution. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Our first featured article is prepared by our friends at FACTIVITY. Since 1984, FACTIVITY has been a leader and innovator in information systems solutions for manufacturing companies. For more than 13 years, FACTIVITY has been a QAD Partner providing products that help manufacturers manage inventory better, shrink cycle time and increase productivity.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The best way to achieve your Industry 4.0 goals is to create a roadmap for converting, upgrading or adding new systems that are the backbone of this digital transformation. Many companies will try to find ways to use their existing technology to make this transformation. However, they might find limited success with simply attempting to add-on to their current systems. In many situations, current manufacturing and production management systems will have to be upgraded or replaced. Here are some ideas on how to start taking steps with some backbone technology, which is a platform for Industry 4.0 growth, while keeping pace with the competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where to Start<\/span><\/h2>\n

For most manufacturing companies, the biggest bang from the Industry 4.0 journey will come from improvements on the <\/span>shop floor<\/span><\/a>. Focus on factory floor information. This will include understanding the information source and distribution methods for:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The communicating and coordinating of production activities. For example: schedules (to-do lists), job packets, labor logs, quality sample\/test data recording.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Tracking the time<\/span><\/a> of the entire production process from \u201crelease\u201d to finished goods \u201cput-away,\u201d as well as the recording of operational detail information such as labor time, machine set\/run time, downtime, wait time and machine\/equipment data capture.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Distributing and controlling documentation kept in engineering and quality department systems and paper files used on the factory floor, such as test sampling, drawings, parts programs, recipes, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In some cases, the underlying technology isn\u2019t up to the demands of modern manufacturing. If your shop floor systems are simply focused on accounting information and not on the execution of factory floor activities, then <\/span>production and process improvements<\/span><\/a> will be hard to find and almost impossible to implement.<\/span> Paperless factory floor \u201cexecution\u201d systems<\/span><\/a> have underlying technology to provide this level of data capture and control that provides manageable, stable and sustainable systems from both a scheduling and tracking standpoint.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Industry 4.0 requires a fairly deep understanding of the production process at each of the operational steps, as well as in between each step (bottleneck and wait time) on the factory floor. Knowledge of these activities can provide insight into the potential use of autonomous vehicles to improve part flow through the factory and the use of robots, cobots and\/or historian and recipe management to improve the speed and quality at specific operations.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Better Management at a Granular Level<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Real-time visibility into the flow of activities from one operation to another (inter-operational) along with (intra-operational) data capture of production processes must be combined with the ability to make rapid, fact-based decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n

    In addition to real-time visibility is the <\/span>backend analytics<\/span><\/a> of what happened in both the movement of work through the factory floor and the capture of operational (quality, testing, recipe, machine) process data. If there are delays or other production problems, capturing the \u201cwho, what, where and when\u201d is paramount. This is a potential place to use AI for improved analytics. It is also a place to evaluate the use of Industry 4.0 sensors to help detect and correct problems quickly. You simply can\u2019t achieve this level of visibility and process improvement opportunism with accounting-oriented interfaces.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Beyond the Factory Floor<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Another example that\u2019s particularly critical to making moves in a positive Industry 4.0 direction is the implementation of the newest shop floor <\/span>scheduling optimization technology<\/span><\/a>. Scheduling solutions that will be able to leverage Industry 4.0 technology requires finite and multi-constraint (people, tools, equipment) logic. The schedule can be presented in an easy to understand <\/span>Gantt Chart<\/span><\/a> format and provide a \u201cvisible chain\u201d from customer sales order (specific demand) linked all the way through the Bill-of-Material and over to purchased items. It should schedule in increments measured in seconds and minutes, not days or shifts. It should provide true and accurate Capable-to-Promise (CTP) estimates for new customer orders. And these schedules must be enforced via dynamic dispatching on the floor so that compliance to the schedule can be obtained. If the factory floor activities cannot execute to this optimized sequence and compliance is not obtained, then find and use the newest analytical tools to understand why not.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Your Next Step<\/span><\/h2>\n

    To take advantage of the efficiency of IoT, robotics, big data (data lakes) and AI, you need foundational systems. These systems must be able to support the rapid data input, large data volumes (i.e. tags on machines) and the pinpoint scheduling required to provide the real-time insight necessary for rapid decision support, as well as the tools needed to help identify areas of production and process improvements.<\/span><\/p>\n

    If you are trying to achieve Industry 4.0 by working with ERP scheduling or data collection and have paper-based production systems, your efforts are more likely to fail. At the very least, they will be costly and cumbersome, without ever reaching increases in speed, accuracy, optimization or visibility.<\/span><\/p>\n

    It is important to start your journey to Industry 4.0 by implementing or upgrading to a state-of-the-art<\/span> MES<\/span><\/a> and<\/span> APS<\/span><\/a>. An MES has been built from the ground up to receive input from a variety of sources including ERP, APS, Labor, Machines, <\/span>Documents<\/span><\/a>, Quality, Test Equipment, Tags and Sensors. APS provides rapid shop floor scheduling with optimization software to help ensure efficient operations and minimal downtime. These systems can react quickly to process anomalies such as downtime, scrap or rework, and provide quick insight into current conditions, so your team can make fact-based decisions in the best interests of the company and your customers. These systems are truly the heart of Industry 4.0, and it should be the first step in the journey for every manufacturing company.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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