Barcodes enable manufacturers to store a wealth of information about each part in their inventory, while reducing the chance of introducing errors through manual data entry methods.
Effective data management tools and techniques leverage critical metrics from the shop fl oor
Patrick Waurzyniak Senior Editor
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aking the pulse of the factory, shop-fl oor data management systems enable manufacturers to effectively collect and analyze factory-fl oor performance at any given moment. The best data management collection and monitoring systems give factory managers visibility of vital metrics such as overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) that tell them exactly what’s happening in real time on the shop fl oor.