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offerings help accomplish this objective. Those embracing a true paperless solution can avoid the bottlenecks of paper- based processes. Apriso’s Smart-Pull solutions can automate responses based on real-time manufacturing intelligence, letting processes be performed with greater effi ciency and knowledge. Our Quality Intelligence Packs play an important role in enabling these capabilities. ME: What industries and companies best deploy MES/ manufacturing process intelligence, and how are they leverag- ing the technology? Fishell: There are two types of manufacturing processes that immediately come to mind, each of which can heavily benefi t from integrating operations execution and intelligence technologies: low-mix, high volume and low-volume, high-mix. Those manufacturers focused on high volume understand the need to identify issues as fast as possible—a couple of hours of downtime could cause a “miss” for their monthly metrics. Similarly, those operating on a lower volume, but with highly
The Quality Intelligence Pack software from Delmia Apriso helps manufacturers shorten the time to identify and fi x quality issues.
complex build plans that can take hours to fi x if not assem- bled correctly can also see a big benefi t in building it “right fi rst time.” A good example of this type of scenario is the aerospace and defense industry. Each aircraft represents a signifi cant investment of time, resources and labor—coupled
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