benefits of WIP tracking to improve production and save costs

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benefits of WIP tracking to improve production and save costs For any business, tracking starts behind four walls as raw materials come in, and finished goods go out. However, it is a complex process, and it needs a lot of accountability. Raw materials come from many geographical locations and in different modes of transport. In addition, for the finished goods, they have to reach multiple destinations within minimum time but safe and secure. Any disruptions in either of the processes will put the company into a lot of hardship. It results in losing customers' trust and sales. Equally important is the WIP or work in progress processes of the unfinished goods. Therefore, to have the best WIP tracking is the need of the hour for many companies to reduce costly problems like losing orders, product recalls, incorrect assemblies, and also line downtime. PM dispensing automation helps high volume production machines to automatically index, cut, and dispense bubble wrap materials in the packaging industry. The packaging materials are cut to set sheet lengths and dispense it on demand to place it directly into the boxes. It helps immensely to create uniformity between various product lines and also facilitates support and updates of machines in product life cycles. WIP tracking or work in progress tracking software provides real-time production data. Since WIP involves raw materials, labor, overhead costs incurred for products in many stages of the production process, WIP tracking gains prominence. It is not only for manufacturing organizations but also for maintenance organizations as well. It will streamline the process, increases the accuracy of manufacturing and assembly, and provides 100 % traceability of all items, throughput, and productivity. WIP tracking uses both barcodes and RFID tags for tracking the following among others    

Employees IDs & tasks Work orders Materials, tools & wastage Date & time for production and inventory


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