The presentation will discuss common issues on shop floors and how to move to paperless 21st century manufacturing. It will identify problems with outdated instructions, multiple hard copy drawings, handwritten forms causing errors, and reliance on printed documentation. It will suggest that electronic routing, drawings and forms could help but are still printed, and that video instructions and barcoding could help simplify tasks. It will also note challenges with training new employees, removing obsolete documents, and infrequent updates due to cost and time of paper-based systems. The presentation argues that going paperless can help address these issues.

1. Welcome
The next slides show
common shop floor
issues.
If I missed your business
issues, please note them.
We will discuss briefly.
The presentation will
start shortly.

2. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
1. The last router instructional
change . . .
Did shop floor receive ?
Was obsolete instruction removed ?

3. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
2. Multiple hard copy CAD drawings FOR THE
SAME PART are being used. Removal of
obsolete versions not guaranteed.

4. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
3. Printed forms / handwritten input result in:
Data errors – no enforceable edits
Illegible handwriting
Untimely collection / reporting

5. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
4. We have electronic routings, CAD drawings,
and quality forms but they are printed for
shop floor use

6. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
5. We want video based work instructions but
don’t know how to start

7. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
6. To do their jobs, our employees rely on
handwritten notes on printed instructions

8. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
7. Performing shop floor transactions is
complex and takes time.

9. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
7. Performing shop floor transactions is
complex and takes time. We need bar code
technology to simplify, save time and
eliminate errors.

10. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
8. Training new employees is ongoing,
requiring mentoring from more
experienced
employees
Need to
improve
training
methods

11. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
9. Not confident obsolete documentation was
removed from all filing cabinets

12. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
10. Our business requires signature approvals.
Can electronic documents comply ?
Plant Work Instruction

13. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
11. Our instructions aren’t updated frequently
because of the cost and time involved
Printers – ribbons - paper

14. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
11. Our instructions aren’t updated frequently
because of the cost and time involved
Cabinets (storage space / cost)

15. Is This Your Shop Floor ?
11. Our instructions aren’t updated frequently
because of the cost and time involved
Replacing old instructions with updates

16. Move To 21st Century Manufacturing
Scrap Paper

17. Move To 21st Century Manufacturing
Scrap Paper
Go
Paperless

18. Move To 21st Century Manufacturing
Scrap Paper
Go
Paperless
Years of Experience:
36 - Information Systems
17 - ERP (Mfg / Distribution / Bar Code)
11 - Business Intelligence Reporting