quantum data sheet

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process management / design
design lay out critical and common processes		not controlled
work instructions provide your team with step-by-step instructions	custom	not controlled
job packets create a build book / job packet for the shop floor	routing only	not controlled
data collections tell your team what you need them to measure and record	custom	text only
approvals sign off on original processes and in-process changes
document mgmt manage common documentation for critical processes
revision history keep a complete archive of every change to every process		manual
order management
record an order record an order from a customer
inventory validation ensure you have the proper levels of inventory to complete the work	manual
work center availability verify you have a work center open to complete the work	custom / manual
dispatching send a job to the floor with all its required information	routing only
job tracking always know where all your jobs are, in-process	custom
traceability track raw materials and components through jobs and to customers
genealogy know the complete history of all the work your team does
production operations
work-in-progress (WIP) know what everyone is doing today and right now	custom	manual
quality management track and solve quality issues as they happen	sometimes
serialization track the serialized materials you use and make	sometimes
lot traceability follow materials through their use in your products and track them years later	sometimes
tool management track usage of tools, calibration records and control their use
production scheduling
schedule management manage your schedule in real time or let Quantum do it for you on one of its 5 different schedulers	sometimes	manual
capacity planning take a work center offline for maintenance or when someone calls in sick	custom
order simulation drop a planned order on the schedule to give real promise dates to your customers
inventory management
procurement
receive inventory		manual
inventory availability know exactly how much you have of everything and where it is	some tracking
promised inventory keep track of inventory you need for current orders
order hold hold orders automatically if you don't have the people or materials to do the work

the Quantum data sheet

the power of production data

Quantum "is impressive for its simplicity and thoughtful capabilities. It’s designed to enable a high degree of control and collaboration / messaging across people and shifts."

"A lot of manufacturers struggle with shop floor scheduling, but the CIMx solution enables simple but detailed modeling and simulation scheduling that can be used electronically or printed."

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