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The COVID-19 pandemic<\/a> has plunged the world into significant disruption, with the global crisis continuing to affect shop floor operations and manufacturing activities at various scales. For some, the upheaval in global supply chains, implementation of social distancing measures, and shifts in consumer behavior have led to considerable losses in production, necessitating full or partial plant closures. Meanwhile, industries producing essential goods like food and beverages, medical supplies, and pharmaceuticals are navigating the challenges posed by unpredictable surges (and potential future declines) in demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this blog post, we’ll explore how IIoT-based smart factory software aids manufacturers in adapting efficiently to unpredictable changes while protecting their shop floor operations for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What We Did so You can Better Manage Your Shop Floor Capacity and Business Continuity With Shopglogix<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We have engaged with individuals managing shop floor operations and listened to the challenges they’re facing during this crisis, offering solutions to help them manage and survive the ongoing, unexpected changes to operations, processes, labor force, etc. (more on this below). A common theme we’ve encountered is an increased need for production visibility on the shop floor to adapt to capacity changes\u2014whether managing slowdowns or accelerating time to market. The necessity for remote access to shop floor monitoring data has become more apparent during this period and will continue to be crucial to accommodate new work structures and ensure business continuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Increase Production Visibility to Adapt to Capacity Changes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In this unprecedented time, flexibility in operations is a must to adapt to capacity changes and to avoid unexpected disruptions. Even essential industries such as F&B and medical supplies, which are experiencing high demand (risk of underproduction) will have to plan for eventual slowdowns (risk of excess capacity). Having remote and in-house access to real-time data around material consumption<\/a>, labor, quality, and energy usage is crucial to controlling downtime reasons such as line starvation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ideally, manufacturers want to achieve optimum capacity (meeting order deadlines, minimal waste) and want to avoid constrained capacity (bottlenecks, running out of material) or excess capacity (wasting money and resources). Smart factory software<\/a> connects to the pulse of your machines and production data to produce real-time information to make smarter decisions on capacity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n