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Article: Aligning the plant floor to the board room.(electronic work instructions for manual operations)
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- IIE Solutions
- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
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Electronic work instructions bring consistency to manual operations
One of the myriad production challenges we face is bringing the same degree of discipline to manual operations as there is in automated operations. Electronic work instructions are an emerging tool that is bringing operators the information they need to do their jobs, where and when they need it. Increased productivity and effectiveness, as well as alignment of plant floor activities and corporate strategy are some of the benefits that users of electronic work instructions can expect.
Providing control and information across the enterprise is a critical element of any organization's ...