Reimagining Manufacturing Value Chain

The Challenge

The client wanted to improve its manufacturing operations to reduce unplanned downtimes and failure of critical assets. They also wanted to operate on a lean inventory model to save costs, lower maintenance & labor costs, and reduce energy consumption and waste. To achieve these goals, the client needed better visibility across their manufacturing operations that would lead to the right decisions at the right time. They wanted a partner who could deploy the right technology solutions and drive digital transformation across their value chain.

The Solution

The SLK team helped the client transform manufacturing operations using an innovative, automation-led approach. We implemented digital manufacturing operations management, production-edge-to-cloud solutions for data collection and decisioning, digital twins, and real-time visual and intelligent predictive and prescriptive analytics leveraging data science. Some key components of our solution included:

• A KPI management software to capture performance, reason codes, and problem-solving actions
• A digital standard work tool to capture tribal knowledge and create standard work with video (factory and office) for onboarding and real-time use in the work area An IIoT solution connected with an analytics engine that showed
• the correlation between process parameters and operational performance
• An automated replenishment process developed with scanning technology (Barcodes and RFID) and scales connected to manufacturing operations modules