In today’s increasingly connected and intelligent production environment, manufacturers are inundated with data. It can be challenging to see quality data throughout an entire enterprise, which makes it more difficult to lower costs, advance product quality, decrease waste, maintain compliance and boost profitability.

So your team has been charged with selecting, purchasing and implementing a key manufacturing system like SPC. In addition to searching for qualified vendors, these teams are tasked with building a financial case for return on investment. 

Quality and time and valuable commodities for all manufacturers. Basic use of statistical process control (SPC) enables you to improve both quality and efficiency. But when you take SPC analysis to the next level, you get even greater benefits.

When manufacturers are faced with responding to a major market or global disruption, it’s natural to focus on the daily details of quality and operational management. But to ensure resilience for the next disruption, you must take a step back and look at the bigger picture. 

Many manufacturing organizations know that modernizing their quality management systems is imperative—but they hesitate when they consider the potential scope of the project. A proof of concept helps you take the first step.

As manufacturers look ahead to 2021 and beyond, they know that building resilience into operations is critical. They must achieve multiple goals: superior quality, lower costs, improved yields, efficient processes, and minimized waste. The opportunity for meeting all those goals depends on one foundational requirement: enterprise-wide visibility into data.

Mastering quality requires a multi-pronged approach to your manufacturing line. Perhaps this means setting better notifications for problems, using spaghetti diagrams or just monitoring workflow more closely. 

In modern manufacturing, “good enough” is no longer enough. To compete and be resilient to market disruptions, organizations must leverage data analytics to gain a competitive advantage.

Owning a quality management system, is a lot like owning a big-ticket item like a car. It involves hidden and not-so-hidden costs that we seldom take into account when we consider the total cost of ownership.

Visibility across all operations is essential to enable the flexibility and agility manufacturers need to be resilient to market disruptions.