Situation in production
Quality work rests on a local system and a few key people
It works today. But what happens when the business grows or someone leaves?
What happens
Quality work functions, but it relies on a locally installed system, a number of spreadsheets and a few people who know how everything fits together.
What should apply
Working methods, history and knowledge should remain and stay usable when the business grows, when more plants are added or when people leave.
Why it is difficult
- What works today is well established, and a change must not disturb production.
- The history and the way of working must come along.
- It is hard to know in advance what can be moved and what needs to be redone.
The context that is needed
- Which functions and reports are used today
- How much history is needed going forward
- Which people know the system
- Connections to measuring equipment and business systems
How do you decide what happens with the system you have today?
Illustration01 · Today
- Functions and reports in use
- History that is needed going forward
- Connections to measuring equipment and ERP systems
- People who know the system
02 · Review
What is used, how often and by whom? What must remain?
03 · Decision per part
Keep what works
What works and does not need to change stays for now.
Complement
A new system is used alongside the old one for what is missing today.
Move in steps
One part at a time, with a period where both run in parallel. Which history to bring along is decided in the review.
The decision is made per part of the use, not for everything at once. What decides is how the system is actually used, which history is needed and what is connected.
Same situation, different questions
Who needs to know what
The same event looks different depending on which decision you have to make.
The same evidence for everyone
- Which functions and reports are used today
- How much history is needed going forward
- Which people know the system
- Connections to measuring equipment and business systems
Asks
"What do operations, security and integrations look like in a new setup?"
Decides
Whether and how a change should be made.
Asks
"How vulnerable are we if a key person leaves?"
Decides
Whether a change should be prioritised.
What may follow
- 01Map how the system is used today
- 02Run in parallel for a period
- 03Move in steps
- 04Keep what works for now
Where Rektron can help
What is available today
Rektron SQC is maintained and supported.
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