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5 Tips for Developing Customized Software To Support Your Factorys Processes

5 Tips for Developing Customized Software To Support Your Factory’s Processes

by Renaud Anjoran on 7 Jan 2021 | 0 Comments

Let’s say you haven’t found any software packages that will support your factory’s operations in the way you need. You want to work on a highly/fully customized set of designs and logics. And yet, you have heard of 5- and 6-figure IT projects that led nowhere, and you want to avoid the same mistakes.

In our ‘
8 Rules for Successful Software Implementation and Process Changes‘, we wrote rule 6 as follows:
“avoid heavy customization if possible”. That’s generally the advice I give our customers.

However, if you really want to go down that route, here are our 5 tips for developing customized software.

5 Examples of Quality Control Data Analytics that Save Costs

by Renaud Anjoran on 17 Nov 2020 | 0 Comments

Online retailers have had to become masters at data analytics. They have an ocean of data and can make experiments & get feedback quickly. They keep iterating on how to get visitors to shop more and come back more often.

At the other extreme, many manufacturing and purchasing organizations still live in the pre-digital world. They “touch” many data that are, unfortunately, not collected in a database for analysis. 

That’s a pity. Using relatively simple statistical tools can provide many actionable ideas for cutting defect rates, supplier risks, and operational costs. Machine learning should come much later.

How To Plan Arrange Product QC During Production_

How To Plan & Arrange Product QC During Production?

by Renaud Anjoran on 25 Feb 2020 | 0 Comments

Most manufacturers have understood that placing inspectors at the end of the line is not the right way (or, at least, not sufficient) to manage quality. The key is to improve processes and to catch issues as close to their source as possible.

But, in practice, when it comes to checking quality during the manufacturing process, what are the most common options? And how to schedule them based on work orders issued by the factory’s planning system?

Is Software Alone Enough To Considerably Improve Product Quality?

by Renaud Anjoran on 9 Dec 2019 | 0 Comments

We have now been equipping customers with our software, SynControl, for more than 4 years, and they sign up in order to enjoy specific benefits. 

Based on our experience, let’s look at whether quality inspection software can markedly improve quality on its own in this post…

The 3 Levels of Corrective Action Plans (CAP)

The 3 Levels of Corrective Action Plans (CAP)

by Renaud Anjoran on 29 Oct 2019 | 0 Comments

How to drive improvements in your company, and in your suppliers’ factories? A very common approach is to request a CAP (Corrective Action Plan) when a problem comes up.
However, issuing a one-size-fits-all CAP for each issue makes little sense. There are actually 3 complexities of problems. Let’s explore each and a relevant plan of action here…

Why Auditing your Suppliers’ Factories Will Cut Your Costs

by Renaud Anjoran on 29 Aug 2019 | 0 Comments
In times of budget cuts, many hard-nosed executives request cuts in every line of every cost center. However, in some cases, spending more on preventive activities, and cutting drastically in some other budget lines, is a smarter approach.

Best Practices for Buying Offices in China & Asia [Q&A]

by Renaud Anjoran on 21 May 2019 | 0 Comments
We recently interviewed Jürgen Weckherlin, a consultant in the field of procurement who specialises in increasing productivity and reducing costs, and got answers to several questions that explore some of the best practices for buying offices in China and Asia.

Do you have a buying office overseas? Keep reading for the advice he shared…

4 Fundamental Quality Improvement Tools

by Renaud Anjoran on 7 May 2019 | 0 Comments

Over the years, we have tried many approaches to improve quality in Chinese factories and we’ve found that we are starting using the same quality improvement tools over and over with good success.