Work in Process, or Work in Progress, (WIP) is a systematic approach to tracking various functions,
inventories and flow during each stage of production. This tool helps businesses achieve high levels of
efficiency and accountability by delivering real ...Read More |
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Industrial environments pose many challenges for computers and electronic devices. These computers
are at risk of being exposed to extreme temperatures, moisture, liquids, chemicals, dust and other
floating particles.
Sometimes when a unit fails, the r...Read More |
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From pick-up trucks to 18-wheelers, thousands of sugar-cane-carrying trucks line up for miles outside
the processing plant and wait in queue for hours (sometimes longer than a day) to weigh and unload
their sugar cane.
The long wait is inevitable. And,...Read More |
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A barcode is a visible series of bars (lines) or other shapes (1 or 2 dimensional) on paper that represent a
set of data that, when scanned, is converted into a numeric code for further processing. A sensor and
light is used to read barcode data.
Becau...Read More |
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It sound simple enough – take the fish off the boat and send it inside the factory to be processed and packaged. But there is important work done in between those simple steps as part of a seafood processing plant’s quality control.
For example, fish nee...Read More |
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Company XYZ is a large enterprise with multiple locations.
They previously purchased 10,000 mobile devices and
disbursed them company wide. Now, they can only
account for 7,500. That means 25 percent of their mobile
computer inventory is missing.
Twe...Read More |
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As you look across the valley in North Carolina, you see roughly 20 factories belonging to our customer, a textile manufacturer specializing in cotton. Each of these textile mills is mechanized to streamline production and increase labor efficiency – ever...Read More |
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Consumer devices are not built to withstand the rigors of industrial operations. Inevitably, they will fail – whether from exposure to extreme temperatures, water or grease; a clogged fan; internal components shorted from metallic dust particles; vibratio...Read More |
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