A trend in manufacturing is toward tailor-made products in smaller lots with shorter delivery times. This change may lead to frequent production modifications resulting in increased machine downtime, higher production costs, product waste and the need to rework faulty products. To satisfy the customer demand behind this trend, manufacturers must move quickly to new production models. Quality assurance is the key area that information technology must support.
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Originally published on CTE: 2019-01-18
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/manufacturing-intelligence-keep-processes-under-control/
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