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Bringing you the latest in frontline operations - actionable, educational, and industry-relevant posts.
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Compliance
Electronic Batch Records: How Manufacturers Are Digitizing Their Compliance Procedures
In this post, we'll discuss why manufacturers are focusing on digitizing batch records to help streamline compliance activities.
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Lean Manufacturing
5S Tools and Visual Management![Illustration of computer, car, electrical plugs, phones, and kitchen appliances]()
5S Tools and Visual Management
Visual management is key to a successful 5S lean implementation. Examples of useful tools, such as dashboards shadow boards, to...
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Lean Manufacturing
8 Wastes of Lean Manufacturing![Factory smoke stacks at sunset]()
8 Wastes of Lean Manufacturing
Eliminating the 8 wastes from a manufacturing value stream is the core of lean manufacturing. Learn how you can get...
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Operations Apps
MTBF vs MTTF vs MTTR: Understanding Incident Metrics in the Context of Operations![https://cdn.brandfolder.io/GDDASP4K/at/kx8hww6pc67]()
MTBF vs MTTF vs MTTR: Understanding Incident Metrics in the Context of Operations
Incident metrics may not tell the full story of how a failure occurred, but it is the most important performance...
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Manufacturing Execution Systems
Why Using Yesterday’s Lens to Evaluate Today's MES Doesn’t Work
In this article, we will cover industry trends that should cause you to reconsider what you are looking for in...
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Quality
Ways to Improve Quality Control in the Food Industry with Real-Time Data
Food Industries deal with highly sensitive products that require routine inspection and quality control from the sourcing of raw materials...
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Digital Transformation
How to Track Production With a Digital Dashboard![illustration of futuristic factory]()
How to Track Production With a Digital Dashboard
Digital Production Dashboards help supervisors track shop floor production by displaying critical production data for real-time visibility into production lines.
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Quality
How to Use 5 Common Root Cause Analysis Tools![Illustration of manufacturing worker with large wrench]()
How to Use 5 Common Root Cause Analysis Tools
Root Cause Analysis tools are methods used in quality management and continuous improvement to identify and solve a given problem...
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Lean Manufacturing
How To Write A Better Gemba Walk Checklist![illustration of worker wearing hard hat taking notes on a clipboard]()
How To Write A Better Gemba Walk Checklist
Gemba Walk Checklists can give structure to your initiatives, and make sure the whole team is on the same page...
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Product
Tulip's Node-RED nodes are now available![https://cdn.brandfolder.io/GDDASP4K/at/q7r7x345sjn]()
Tulip's Node-RED nodes are now available
Tulip makes it easy to connect to all of the devices in your facility. Now, it is even easier to...
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Connected Worker
Human Performance Explained in One Graph![Graph representing Attention vs. Familiarity]()
Human Performance Explained in One Graph
Excellence is a result of many factors. But few are as important as human performance. These simple concepts will help...
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Machine Monitoring
OEE vs. OPE – Toward a Holistic Understanding of Your Machine Data![Illustration of an industrial machine shop]()
OEE vs. OPE – Toward a Holistic Understanding of Your Machine Data
How to calculate OEE, and why manufacturers consider using OPE. True process visibility requires looking at the human and machine...
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Lean Manufacturing
Continuous Improvement With Kaizen: 9 Tips for Success![Water bottles in a bottling facility]()
Continuous Improvement With Kaizen: 9 Tips for Success
Kaizen is the philosophy of continuous improvement. Read on to learn 9 tips for success in kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Lean Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing in Real Life: 10 Examples of Poka-Yoke in Daily Life![Illustration with laptop, car, electrical plugs, mobile phone, home appliances]()
Lean Manufacturing in Real Life: 10 Examples of Poka-Yoke in Daily Life
Poka-yoke is not just used in manufacturing processes. You can find examples of mistake-proofing everywhere, from your car to your...
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Operations Apps
Batch Process vs Continuous Process for Food Manufacturers![https://cdn.brandfolder.io/GDDASP4K/at/w86tggbmq66]()
Batch Process vs Continuous Process for Food Manufacturers
Whenever a new food product is developed, its production process typically follows a batch process or a continuous process, or...
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Compliance
What is Food Traceability? Best Practices for Food & Beverage Manufacturers![https://cdn.brandfolder.io/GDDASP4K/at/v7jmwmnf9j9]()
What is Food Traceability? Best Practices for Food & Beverage Manufacturers
Food Traceability is the ability to track the production process of any food from raw ingredients, additives, processing, to distribution.
