Shop floor tracking guides
Answers to the questions people ask when they start tracking production properly: the terms, the arithmetic and the steps, with worked examples.
What Is MES? Manufacturing Execution Systems Explained
What a manufacturing execution system (MES) does, how it differs from ERP and MRP, where it sits in ISA-95, and what to look for when choosing one.
Read moreHow to Calculate OEE: Formula, Example, Calculator
The OEE formula (availability × performance × quality), a step-by-step worked example on a CNC lathe, the six big losses, common mistakes and a free calculator.
Read moreMoving From Excel to an MES: A Step-by-Step Plan
Why spreadsheet production tracking breaks down, which lists to prepare, and how to move to an MES with a pilot area and a short parallel run, without stopping work.
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