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With this installment, Patrick Chabot emphasizes that it takes more than tools and processes to turn the repair bay into an effective defect data management station to drive continuous improvement. Buy-in, from the corner office to the plant floor, is crucial.

Having collected data is not of much help when you lack the tools to retrieve and analyze the data to quickly trace root cause when quality issues impact production. Here are some key considerations that will help you find a manufacturing data management and analysis platform that will get your data working for you. 

Manufacturers commonly rely on hot test for end-of-line engine testing. But many manufacturers are learning of the benefits of incorporating engine cold testing into their end-of-line testing strategy. Learn more about the "cold test" method.

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The “R” word, recall, makes manufacturers cringe. Richard Brine digs into how the scope and impact of a recall can be dramatically reduced if all relevant production data has been collected and organized by serial number to create a complete birth history record for each part.

We recap our five blog posts that captured the most attention in 2017, from getting your leak test right and containing warranty costs with data to how the repair bay can contribute to a more effective defect data management strategy.

So, your plant collects data—but how are you using that data to take quick, decisive action on the plant floor and inform timely decision-making in the corner office? We dive into five ways smart manufacturers are using their data to raise the bar on quality and competitiveness.