Production monitoring Thetford Mines, QC, Canada

Problem

  • Foremen wasting time looking for parts throughout the plant.
  • Production costs are higher than expected due to a lack of cohesion.
  • Difficult and risky parts tracking and the whole project.
  • Presence of several factors is sometimes leading to duplication of work.
  • Data from multiple remote sources.

Suggested solutions

  • Barcode scans sequence at each stage of production.
  • Dashboards incorporating color codes showing the progress of a project.
  • Filters to select the displayed data.
  • Alerts to obtain critical informations.
  • Detailed reporting.
  • Communicating with software already used to view and manage critical data in one place.

Results

  • Knowing in real time the location of parts.
  • Knowing in real time the progress of orders.
  • Saving time and money.
  • Increased efficiency of the manufacturing process.
  • Reduction of material losses related to the duplication of the same parts.
  • Reduction of certain tasks by automating them.