Blog — Page 17

More posts from the Advantive team. 323 posts total.

• May 6, 2021 · Grace Barton

  Costing for Multiple-Output Production with PF and NetSuite

  NetSuite (and many other ERPs) facilitate the costing process in production when the production run has a single output. But what do you do if you’re breaking down a side of beef? Or producing different private label products on the same line? ParityFactory’s combined solution solves this issue, and provides the ability to fine-tune the cost … Continued

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  Apr 12, 2021 · Grace Barton

  How ParityWellness Could’ve Saved 15 Million Vaccine Doses

  Today, we learned that 15 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine were ruined when ingredients for Astra Zeneca were mistakenly mixed into the J&J doses. This is a dramatic example of something that happens every day in wellness and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Typically, it’s something a bit less catastrophic than the destruction of a critical vaccine. … Continued

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  Mar 23, 2021 · Grace Barton

  A Quick Guide to Variables and Attributes Data

  Variables data is data that is acquired through measurements. This can be length, elapsed time, diameter, strength, weight, temperature, density, thickness, pressure, or height. Accuracy can be measured, for example, to the nearest inch, centimeter, millimeter, or micron. Attributes data is data that can be classified and counted. In attributes data, key concepts are “nonconformities” … Continued

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  Mar 22, 2021 · Grace Barton

  Scrap and Defects and Rework – Oh, My!

  When we talk to our manufacturing clients about their biggest issues, nearly all of them mention one or more of the big three: scrap, defects, and rework (oh, my!). The crew of the Wizard of Oz (remember the “Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” song from the movie?) were afraid because they didn’t know … Continued

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  Feb 4, 2021 · Grace Barton

  Are Cpk and Ppk Passé?

  I’m not a statistician, but I happen to know a few (and I play one on TV). I have heard rumors—from non-statisticians, I must say—that Cpk and Ppk, as useful tools for statistical process control (SPC), are dead. I’m here to tell you that is absolutely false. Cpk and Ppk are alive and well…but (big … Continued

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  Jan 27, 2021 · Grace Barton

  11 Essential Skills Your Quality Management Team Needs

  All departments within a company are interrelated. In many cases, the quality management team plays a central role that affects all other departments’ metrics and impacts a business’ bottom line. For example, if a product does not meet the standard quality levels, then sales are impacted and customer satisfaction goes down. Any rework, recalls, and returns can cause changes in … Continued

• Jan 25, 2021 · Grace Barton

  Managing Reverse BOMs and One-to-Many Manufacturing Processes

  Most manufacturing processes begin with a Bill of Materials (BOM), from bicycles to swing-sets, tires to airplanes. Financial tools and the more robust ERPs are designed with these kinds of BOMs in mind: many individual pieces go in, and one finished good comes out. This is great for operations who specialize in discreet manufacturing, but … Continued

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  Jan 24, 2021 · Grace Barton

  The Ultimate Guide to Traceability in Manufacturing

  Traceability is more than just a “buzz word” in manufacturing.   It has become a necessity in order to provide suppliers with the data they need to ensure their Product has been created as designed, with the quality and the accuracy of their material and processes validated.    Having the ability to not only harness your data but also to utilize it in analysis is invaluable.  … Continued

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  Jan 18, 2021 · Grace Barton

  Do Operators Need to Keep an Eye on Control Charts All the Time?

  Control charts are useful tools. There’s no doubt about it. They’ve been used for decades by operators and engineers to better understand their processes and know when it is time to adjust them. But as long as appropriate statistical rules are in place and those rules are being monitored by an ever-watching computer, do operators … Continued

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  Jan 15, 2021 · Grace Barton

  Statistical Process Control (SPC): Three Types of Control Charts

  If you have already made the decision to embrace a statistical process control (SPC) method—such as a control chart, which can visually track processes and abnormalities—you are already well on your way to bringing manufacturing quality control to your operations. So, what’s the next step?  Determining which type of control chart to use. “That decision is based … Continued

• Dec 21, 2020 · Grace Barton

  How to Configure Your MES to Track and Trace And why you NEED it!

  Tracking and tracing is a validation of how you execute your manufacturing processes and ensures your components, routings, testing/validations are aligned with your specifications and accepted tolerances.  When a part or finished good has completed its cycle within your facility, you should be able to see all of the steps and “touches” that occurred during … Continued

• Dec 14, 2020 · Grace Barton

  How Does Proplanner’s Line Balancing Solution Work?

  Proplanner’s line balancing module is the heart of the Assembly Planner solution and includes the most features, capabilities, and performance of any other Line Balancing application in the market. Proplanner’s Line Balancing module has the ability to balance and visualize thousands of tasks, hundreds of models and options, hundreds of customer orders, and consider many hard and soft constraints … Continued