Increased volume of inquiries: Resilient manufacturing using production indicators

Transparency, ability to act and traceability are currently the drivers on the market when it comes to production-related software tools. Small and medium-sized companies in particular invest in modern MES solutions to ensure continuous production digitally. The desire for current production figures is at the top of the companies' agenda.Augsburg, 15.03.23 The desire for a resilient manufacturing Everyone's talking about it. Almost every second request to gbo datacomp currently starts with the request for a tool to be able to access current production figures online. “Decision-making processes in companies are becoming ever shorter. Delayed deliveries, fluctuating product quality, employee absences and order fluctuations require rapid and rapid action. In order to be able to do this more securely, you have to know where you stand in production, and this requires production figures,” explains Michael Möller, managing director of gbo Datacomp. And play right here MES like BiSoftMes show off their strengths. Current key figures at the push of a button, which make production transparent, have long been part of the standard repertoire of MES experts. “We are not surprised by this increased interest. On the contrary, it's a shame that demand is only now really picking up,” continues Möller. Companies have refrained from transparency for a long time. Selection of key figures It is important to find the appropriate key figures. These generally vary from company to company, depending on objectives, industry and size. That is why the MES experts from gbo datacomp offer in advance of cooperation provides practical advice to work out the appropriate key figures together. The most commonly used include: Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) machine availability, throughput, set-up time, downtime, scrap, return rate, batch sizes, and material availability. “Companies repeatedly drop out of the competition because they are not flexible enough on volatile markets,” says Möller, who is pleased with the great interest in suitable production figures, because MES solutions are the ideal way to plan and manage production using meaningful key figures.image caption: Resilient manufacturing using production indicators (Photo: shutterstock_258726044)