Next-Generation Shop Floor Control
by Roberto Mangual | November 29, 2018
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Companies implementing a next-generation wireless tablet-based Shop Floor Control (SFC) solution most often realize…
…a quick payback just by considering the “minutes saved” throughout their cut & sew operations.
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Of course, other cost-saving benefits such as massive efficiency gains will also contribute to the full Return on Investment (ROI) picture.
Here is a realistic hypothetical (taken from our very conservative observations of our Shop Floor Control Solution in use with our various customers) in which Shop Floor Control saves a 100 operator manufacturing location thousands of dollars per year in labor just by considering one aspect of time saved.
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Assumptions:
1. 100 operators
2. Single 8-hour shifts
3. 2,575 minutes gained per day:
- Scanning QR codes vs legacy barcodes
- Scanning a QR code is a much more efficient process than scanning barcodes. This can save up to 1 minute per operator/shift.
- Visual communications vs alphanumeric display
- Workers have the ability to look at and interact with the “content rich” display on a tablet without having to key special commands or codes; saving another 7 ½ minutes.
- Paperless travelers
- Large, visual displays can also display a PDF file/traveler to improve communications and reduce errors for all workers and saves 5 minutes.
- Clocking in at the operator’s workstation vs waiting in the time clock queue
- This saves between 4 – 6 minutes per operator.
- Clocking in using QR codes vs NFC or Biometrics
- This saves 10 to 15 seconds or .25 minutes per operator.
- Email notifications for machine downtime
- Automatic email notifications to alert mechanics to machine downtime gets problems solved faster, saving approximately 4 minutes per operator.
- Email notifications for other off-standard events
- Automatic email notification to supervisors for off-standard approvals saves 3 minutes per operator.
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In time alone, wireless SFC can, and has, yielded manufacturing facilities and CMT operations immediate savings of thousands of dollars in annual labor costs. As you can see, a significant part of these savings come from the use of a wireless tablet system.
But this is only part of what makes next-gen Shop Floor Control so great for your business!