Any time you launch a corporate initiative as important as an enterprise SPC software deployment, you need objectives and a project charter. In today’s business environment, when most organizations are understaffed and stretched too thin, failure to put a fence around a project is a recipe for disaster.
The most important new features are improved support of OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) charting and analysis. We've had customers using GainSeeker for OEE for several years, but they've done it with just the built in features of GainSeeker Suite SPC and Defect Management. The new charts use some innovative techniques to store all OEE data in one place, and then give the user the ability to build some really powerful OEE charts. These new techniques for managing OEE data make building OEE dashboards much easier, and put a world of options at user's fingertips.
You should have multiple people in a variety of roles using data from your SPC software trial deployment. Each person may have very different needs, and in keeping with Covey, you should “Begin with the end in mind.” A good place to start is to identify all of your teammates - that is the stakeholders for your deployment.
"I just want to play with the data," That's what Al Swain, Quality Manager for Exacto, Inc., told me a few months ago as we were discussing his ERP system. Exacto is a high-precision machining company based in Northern Indiana. Exacto’s “A small company with a big-company ability,” as they say it. Al had been using GainSeeker for real-time shop floor SPC for years. He appreciates the flexibility GainSeeker provides for slicing, massaging, and analyzing data to drive improvements on the shop floor Even though GainSeeker Suite includes a comprehensive defect management system, Exacto had never implemented it because operators were already collecting scrap data in their ERP system. The ERP system needed the information to keep track of WIP, inventory, and costing.Data entry into two systems wasn't an option.
Real-time SPC software systems can drive huge returns for a manufacturing company, and a few good questions can help you build the case for executive leadership. "Begin with the end in mind" so you can chart a course for a successful system deployment.
Our new GainSeeker Collect iPad (and Android) app has been picking up momentum. We think it is because it is easy to set up, flexible enough to handle a lot of situations, and fast, efficient, and very portable for the operator. “
A client shares why he chose GainSeeker Suite SPC software after reviewing offerings from ERP and EQMS vendors. Speed of deployment, and system depth key drivers.
The quality journey has three developmental stages: Guard, Guide, and Gain. The further you go on the journey, the larger the payback. GainSeeker Suite is uniquely able to support your journey across all three stages of the quality journey.
In Stage 3: Gain, we drill into data using GainSeeker Suite SPC software to proactively find opportunities to improve business processes.
The shift to Stage 2 (Guide) requires a new mind set. We go from "Is this good enough?" to "Has anything changed? Is this process stable?"
