Expertise

Efficiency (OEE)

SlimSoft understands the systems, metrics, and processes necessary to establish a world class program of efficiency improvement within your plants. Just as critical, we also understand what it takes to sustain improvements over time.

Whether your opportunities are related to Availability (Downtime), Quality (Waste), or Performance (Production Rates), SlimSoft has the tools and experience necessary to make a lasting impact on your operations.

Our practical approach to OEE will help you make the best of your existing automation systems to collect, filter, and transform efficiency data into actionable information. Knowing the efficiency of every order, product, crew, and production line is just the beginning. Having the detailed data and analysis techniques to back up those metrics is really what sets SlimSoft apart.

With metrics like OEE you can easily compare the efficiency of different production lines within your plant, within your company, or within your entire industry. With the right information and analysis techniques in place, you will begin to clearly see how to reach your improvement goals.

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Quality Control

SlimSoft's manufacturing consultants have a long history of helping world class manufacturers establish comprehensive Quality programs. From managing product specifications, to collecting quality information, to SPC / SQC, to automated product disposition and certificates of analysis, to regulatory compliance, and control systems integration.SlimSoft consultants have not only seen it all, they have helped to establish the standards by which several global manufacturers operate today.

SlimSoft's approach to Quality offers a unique level of integration with existing automation systems that emphasizes building quality in the "first time". In addition, our comprehensive reporting and analysis capabilities become the natural foundation for data driven improvement processes such as Six Sigma.

SlimSoft understands what it takes to operate in a regulated production environment. Our manufacturing consultants have important experience in several Regulated Industries that can be brought to bear as your operation moves towards modernization and/or increased need for regulatory compliance systems and processes.

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Traceability

Whether you refer to it as Genealogy, Traceability, ePedigree, or simply Tracking - the ability to trace manufactured product back to its parts, components, ingredients, and/or suppliers is an essential tool for every manufacturing company.

SimSoft has the tools and experience to implement a state-of-the-art tracking system for your production process which can provide end-to-end traceability of the materials flowing in and out of your plant.

SlimSoft can help you implement and adapt your traceability system to address specific needs of Regulatory Compliance, Recall Risk Abatement, Customer Certificates Of Analysis, and/or Supplier Audits.

Beyond compliance, SlimSoft can also help you drive real ROI by integrating traceability data into your in-plant process and quality improvement programs.

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Schedule Execution

SlimSoft can help you integrate your business and manufacturing systems to automatically update your production schedule in real time.

SlimSoft's approach to Schedule Execution offers the ability to automatically control the flow of materials within the plant, predict and automate changeovers from one product to another, in addition to tracking production and material consumption in real-time.

Our goal is to leverage as much of your existing automation systems as possible to facilitate the accuracy and real-time nature of the production and schedule information. This approach also has the important byproduct of reducing operator workload and simplifying plant work processes.

Whether you are an SAP user, have a legacy business system, or simply perform production scheduling manually, SimSoft's manufacturing consultants will help you get the most from your existing infrastructure while at the same time helping you understand the possibilities for the future.

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Management Reporting

SlimSoft understands the metrics that make a difference. Our manufacturing consultants have helped hundreds of plants and several corporations establish common reporting platforms for manufacturing management. This experience combined with our Solution Developers technical skills puts just about all manufacturing reporting challenges within our reach.

We know what it takes to architect reporting systems that are fast, present the right information at the right time, and as a consequence are used as an integral part of the operation.

By combining the information gathered in your plant with the business level information you have in your ERP and other systems, SlimSoft will provide a comprehensive solution which provides new insight into your production process and into your business as a whole.

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Data Mining / Analysis

Not only does SlimSoft know how to implement your manufacturing system, we also know how to use your manufacturing system's data to improve your operation. We can help you extract every bit of available ROI out of your systems by helping you use the latest off-the-shelf tools and Data Mining techniques including OLAP.

If you don't have the time to learn the tools, one of SlimSoft's manufacturing consultants can perform the data analysis for you and provide a report showing your opportunities.

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Manufacturing to Business System Integration

SlimSoft's manufacturing consultants have been on the leading edge of ERP to MES system integration for years. Whether you are an SAP user or have a legacy business system, SlimSoft can help you achieve the most practical and beneficial level of integration possible.

SlimSoft uses a standards based approach to Integration involving S95 and B2MML. Whether you are a process, batch, or hybrid manufacturer, SlimSoft can help you get the most from these standards to achieve your integration goals at the lowest total cost.

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Global Rollouts

If you are planning a multi-site or multi-national rollout of manufacturing systems, SlimSoft can help. Our manufacturing consultants have years of experience helping Global 500 manufacturers establish the standards, work processes, and implementation strategies to succeed.

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