While many great MES systems are available, few are tailored specifically to the task of vehicle assembly. Fundamentally, the assembly line is a series of highly variable, worker-dependent operations as opposed to the more consistent, repetitive, machine-dependent operations often addressed by traditional MES applications. Proplanner’s assembly oriented MES (Shop Floor Viewer MES) and Andon (Factboard) systems make … Continued
It is no secret that labor shortages create frequent worker scheduling and assignment for today’s assembly plants. Incorrectly assigned workers reduce throughput and create costly quality and safety problems. Proplanner’s new Job Cover Matrix solution is designed to leverage the worker historical sign-on data and the workstation qualification requirements to address this issue with minimal effort. Human … Continued
Proplanner supports live and video-based Observed time measurement as well as the largest selection of Predetermined time standards available in any commercially available application. Additionally, Proplanner supports over five ergonomics assessment standards which also represents the broadest selection in the market. More importantly, Proplanner also provides extensive integration between Time Study and Ergonomic elements in … Continued
eKitting Generate pick lists and track and manage kit carts and sequenced items for specific units and batches on the line. Why is Proplanner’s eKitting solution more effective than ERP’s kitting tools? Why not continue using Excel to plan for and manage kit deliveries? Manual planning by one user at a time of all kitted parts and … Continued
Proplanner’s new Power BI connector for Shop Floor MES (SFV) and Factboard allow you to combine, summarize and report on the vast amount of data collected by those systems. This data can then be aggregated, filtered, analyzed, formatted, charted and displayed per your needs and even shared among other users in your company. Shop Floor … Continued
Manufacturers today are navigating a perfect storm — supply chain instability, shrinking labor pools, shifting customer expectations, and constant pressure to deliver more, faster, and cheaper. It’s not business as usual anymore — and legacy systems just won’t cut it. 📉 Facing a shortfall of 2.1 million jobs by 2030, manufacturers must find ways to … Continued
Proplanner’s Assembly PLM solution is the only Assembly-Focused PLM system available in the market today. Overview While generic PLM systems can provide toolkits for companies to develop an Assembly PLM environment, this effort takes a great deal of time, money, and rare talent which companies should be spending on their own product development efforts (i.e. … Continued
Engineering Change Notifications or (ECN)s are changes made to the product structure as an improvement or to introduce a new product. Along with ECNs, a change may arrive through Deviations or Deviation From Spec (DFS) which typically originate from the shop floor. The intention of the deviation is to handle unplanned part or process issues. … Continued
The mere mention of tariff increases on incoming foreign products has had negative effects on businesses relying on foreign materials. Here are a few ways that Advantive’s range of manufacturing software can prepare you for an uncertain economic future.