When you begin on the path to digitizing and streamlining your material flow management, you will have some specific, tangible benefits in mind. These tangible benefits are part of your rationale to justify the effort and cost of your upgrade—for Panasonic customers, typically in less than a year. Tangible benefits, for sure. You’ll experience immediate cost savings from cutting out a lot of paper. You’ll have a significant labor savings—in the current tight labor market, every FTE saved is a happy circumstance indeed. You’ll realize greatly improved picking accuracy and faster replenishmen ..read more

One Two At the recent North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit, our team had the opportunity to meet with an abundance of manufacturing pros looking for ways to solve challenges facing the industry. From engaging conversations at our booth to thought-provoking discussion at a roundtable hosted by our own Christina Pierce, there was plenty of engagement and dialogue. Here are three observations from what we at the event that will be key throughout the rest of the year: 1. Challenges still facing the industry show no signs of slowing Manufacturers are still reeling from the effects of ..read more

Manufacturing isn’t a static field. Things change. Processes improve. And through these changes and improvements, new issues arise that leave manufacturers scratching their heads and rubbing their brow. To get the pulse of the industry, the Panasonic IIoT Solutions group has been asking our customers to share the most pressing, keep-you-up-at-night pain points affecting their material flow management today. In no particular order, some of the most common responses include: Late replenishment of parts to the line Slow and error-prone kitting Difficulty locating assets, containers and tools R ..read more

I spent a big part of my career in manufacturing and supply chain. It started right out of college. I went to work designing components for printers working closely with contract manufactures. After a few years, I moved on to a team responsible for starting up manufacturing of new products. I would work between design engineering, go-to-market teams and manufacturing operations to launch a new, flagship product. The next move in my career is when the real fun began. I presented with an opportunity to manage a 100 person manufacturing operation. New management had just taken over global operat ..read more

When you are calculating an ROI on an investment in plant automation or digital transformation, the ultimate benefit will be to make your facility more flexible, more agile, and more ready to meet your customers’ demands. The world is shifting to a Just-in-Sequence, Batch-of-One production that you simply cannot achieve without an upgrade in technology. IIoT transformation will not only help you get there, the transparency and the data you will have at your fingertips from the automation technology will allow you to refine your process and incorporate continuous improvement into your workflo ..read more

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This doesn’t have to be a difficult question, because to us, the answer is obvious: Begin with a win. At the outset, establish your criteria for success. Look at the low-hanging fruit. Pick an area that is in clear need of upgrading—for example, consider replacing a paper-based operation with an electronic workflow. Out of the gate, you eliminate a substantial paper and printing cost, while you streamline and speed up communication and improve your carbon footprint. Panasonic Logiscend Pick, Replenishment, and Work Instructions applications all generate an immediate payback in paper savings ..read more

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On this episode of Women in Manufacturing’s Hear Her Story podcast, Allison Grealis sits down with Christina Peirce, Sales Operations Manager, Panasonic – IIoT Solutions Division. Hear about Christina’s career, her advice for building your professional network and why she thinks it is important for women in traditionally male-dominated fields to have both female AND male mentors & advocates. Get the Hardware, Software and Professional Support You Need for IIoT Implementation. Panasonic Logiscend has everything you need to successfully make the move to Smart Manufacturing. Learn more abo ..read more

Scanning a factory floor for the material you need can be a tedious, time-consuming process. Can you locate the asset using only your eyes? We’d bet Logiscend provides a simpler solution. Imagine this: you’re on the factory floor, attempting to assemble a piece of equipment. With customized consumer demands and soaring productivity quotas, there’s not a minute to lose. However, not every part, or asset, is quick and easy to locate in such a large manufacturing plant. And even a minute’s hesitation can cost big time. Reading the operating procedure, you determine the next asset needed for ass ..read more