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Introduction What works for one business doesn’t always work for all businesses. That is one of the universal rules of companies. There are so many different factors that can change whether certain strategies or functions work well with you; from organizational structure to budget constraints, from team size to operational complexity, you have to be…

Introduction You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” Managing physical industrial facilities, however, usually has very little to do with eggs – unless you recognize that the same timeless warning applies to both henhouses and physical plants. Distributed Control Systems (DCS) were first introduced in the mid-1970s in response…

Introduction Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence have changed the way to go about our daily lives. We’ll hold off calling it the wheel of the modern era, but it certainly is making some major impact on almost every industry. So, it should come as no shocker that they’ve infiltrated the world of Enterprise Asset Management…

Introduction Imagine a bustling automotive parts production line where every second and every component counts. What is considered a near-perfect production? Manufacturing only good parts, at the fastest possible speed, with minimal downtime. Consider a scenario where a transmission component manufacturing cell is running. OEE helps you understand if that cell is truly maximizing its…

Introduction You’ll be happy to hear that while product design or manufacturing failures are expensive, they’re also preventable. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) steps in and takes care of the whole process for you. It’s a systematic risk management tool that helps your teams identify potential failure modes, assess their impact, and take proactive…