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Software system tracks 3,000 parts in real time. (Waterloo Industries Inc.)
Modern Materials Handling, August, 1995
Waterloo Industries reduces cycle times 20% and cuts WIP and product scrap levels - all thanks to a new manufacturing execution system.
Managing its shop floor operations with a scheduling board hung on the plant wall and paper-based tickets for orders and work-in-process no longer worked well for Waterloo Industries. The manufacturer of tool boxes found this manual process to be cumbersome. It was prone to human error. And it didn't communicate the right information to the right employees at the right time.
But by implementing a management execution system (MES), this Waterloo, Iowa, company now continuously tracks the status of 3,000 parts in real time. Cycle time has improved 20%. WIP and product scrap levels have been reduced.
With less scrap...
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