Food and beverage companies are seeking quick wins and ‘proof of technology’ projects that lead to increased efficiencies while also focusing on digital strategy roadmaps so manufacturers can scale.

Understanding the relationship between OEE and improvement is essential.

 Procedures should be explained and performance evaluated according to an objective, predefined measurement system.  

“Terabytes of data are spinning on our servers,” Dex Dutson, process control manager with ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston told attendees at ARC Advisory Group’s World Industry Forum held in Orlando in February.

To get the most out of KPIs, incorporate them into the rest of your operation’s analytics.

When your packaging line seems to be down half the time—or when operating, it seems to be inefficient—it’s time to take a closer look.