Food manufacturing expert Steve Hartley from Matrix Industrial Control Systems partners with SafetyChain software to share tips, strategies and even a few secrets from Matrix's past 40 years of partnering with some of the leading food manufacturers to improve production management. Mr. Hartley presents practical ways plants of any size can significantly improve profitability and ROI using many of the tools and systems they already use today. In this SlideShare you will learn: -How collecting and analyzing data at key points in the production processes can identify areas for improvement and drastic cost-savings Why production equipment is a goldmine of valuable data that can drive informed decision-making -The difference between production data and production information -How technology can streamline your production processes to improve product quality and consistency -Why the most successful organizations are benefitting from putting production information in the hands of their plant floor workforce

1. Presented By: Steve Hartley, Matrix Control Systems, Inc.
Beyond Compliance
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Profitable Food Production:
How to Unlock the Potential of Your Plant with Technology & Automation

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5. TRAINING TOPIC
Profitable Food Production:
Unlocking the Potential of Your Plant
with Technology & Automation
Presented By: Steve Hartley, Matrix Control Systems
Innovative Technology Solutions
for the Food Manufacturing Industry

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About the Presenter
Steve Hartley,
Sales Engineering Consultant
Matrix Control Systems Inc.
Steve programs, configures, and installs systems that drive bottom line
results for food manufacturing companies.

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About the Presenter
Steve Hartley,
Sales Engineering Consultant
Matrix Control Systems Inc.
Steve programs, configures, and installs systems that drive bottom line
results for food manufacturing companies.
Matrix has helped some of the most progressive food brands incorporate the right types of automation
and technology to drive significant and measurable ROI.

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Who We Are
FOOD SAFETY &
QUALITY ASSURANCE
PRODUCTION
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
Innovative Technology Solutions for the
Food Manufacturing Industry
STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIPS

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What We Do
A comprehensive suite of
modules covering production
from receiving all the way
through to shipping.
SOLUTIONS PARTNER
Software for managing all of
your food safety compliance and
quality assurance program
needs.
Integrate to plant floor
equipment to collect a deeper
level of production and quality
data.
FOOD SAFETY &
QUALITY
ASSURANCE
PRODUCTION
MANAGEMENT
SOLUTIONS
PRODUCTION
EQUIPMENT
INTEGRATION

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Start With Why
YIELDS &
EFFICIENCIES
INCREASE
THROUGHPUT
IMPROVE
QUALITY
BETTER
DECISION MAKING
OVERALL EQUIPMENT
EFFECTIVENESS
REGULATORY
COMPLIANCE
CUSTOMER
REQUIREMENTS
M A N D A T O R Y
B U S I N E S S I M P R O V E M E N T

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Cross-Organization Input
FINANCE FS & QA
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
PLANT
OPERATIONS
MAINTENANCE
HUMAN
RESOURCES

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Data vs. Information
Defining Data & Information
Data
/ˈdadə,ˈdādə/ – noun – facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
Information
/ˌinfərˈmāSH(ə)n/ - noun – facts provided or learned about something or someone
Information is the analysis and manipulation
of data to gain
valuable insights into a given situation.

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Sources of Data Within an Organization
PRODUCTION
MANAGEMENT
MACHINE
DATA
FS & QA
SHIPPING &
LOGISTICS
TIME &
ATTENDANCE
MAINTENANCE
CORPORATE
ERP
PURCHASING
PRODUCTION PLANNING
SALES ORDERS
PRICING

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Machine Integration: The Hidden Goldmine
Data points typically available in production equipment:
• Run time
• Temperature
• Pressure
• Weight
• Speed
• Power consumption
CONVERT DATA
TO INFORMATION
• Improve yields
• Increase efficiencies
• Preventative maintenance
• Increase throughput & effectiveness
• Improve product consistency

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Metrics to Watch
• Production order fulfillment
• Process yields
• Product giveaway
• Compliance capability
• Lost, spoiled or downgraded
product
• Machine downtime
• Labor consumption
• Maintenance costs
• Manufacturing cost
• Expired or downgraded product
• Production lbs./labor hour
• Data & information accuracy
• Manual data entry & data
correction labor
• Production lbs./labor hour
• Worker attendance & turnover
SPECIFICITY IS VITAL
Appoint specific people to monitor specific metrics at specific times

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Identifying Opportunities
RAW MATERIALS &
INGREDIENTS
RECEIVING
SPICE ROOM
STORAGE
RAW MEATS
COOLER
BRINE MIXING
ROOM
INJECTION
MASSAGING
PACKAGING
WAREHOUSE &
SHIPPING
Typical areas for operational improvement:
• Low yields (especially later in the process)
• High labor input
• Double & triple handling of product
• Manual keying of data
• Disconnected back office data sources
• Product giveaway (fixed weigh product)
• High-density storage locations with varying shelf lives
• Production downtime or under-utilization
Map your entire production process and look for
areas for drastic improvement.

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Actioning Your Information
S
M
A
R
T
SPECIFIC
Identify the metric you are going to focus on and identify how much of an improvement you’re
aiming for.
MEASURABLE
Put systems (manual or automated) in place to measure the results of your initiative.
ATTAINABLE
Ensure that the goal you’re setting for yourself is practical and attainable.
REALISTIC
Ensure that your goal is achievable for your production facilities, processes and workforce.
TIMELY
Give a realistic timeline for your goal to be achieved.

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Data vs. Information – Example 1
A customer requires you to label cases of fixed weight finished product
with a specific barcode format and standard.
Cases are weighed and labeled and transactions are generated for each case
containing production date, product code, net weight and a unique serial
number.
Cases from one packaging machine are consistently heavy, throughput from
a different line is much lower than other lines and some operators delete
errant transactions more frequently than others.
Create a program for equipment calibration outside of production hours,
enforce upper and lower case weight limits, identify and remove bottle necks
and provide operator retraining.
SITUATION
DATA
INFORMATION
ACTIONS

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Data vs. Information – Example 2
Combos of raw materials are purchased from suppliers and
received at a processing facility.
Check deliveries against what was purchased, log truck and
trailer quality details, test product quality, weigh each combo
as it is unloaded.
One supplier is consistently shipping light combos, another
supplier’s combos have excessive water, a third suppliers
have low quality specs.
Request suppliers have regular scale check programs, only pay
for raw materials weights, reject loads with low quality specs.
SITUATION
DATA
INFORMATION
ACTIONS

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Data vs. Information – Example 3
You sell a wide variety of products with different packaging configurations
to many different customers.
You track the manufacturing costs for each product, how much you ship to
different customers and what revenue you generate.
A small number of your products have high margins but your overall
margins are offset by the other products you make. Different packaging
configurations cause a lot of changeover downtime.
Negotiate higher prices on your lower margin products or stop selling
them altogether. Streamline your packaging options and schedule like
products together to minimize product changeovers.
SITUATION
DATA
INFORMATION
ACTIONS

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Start Small, Win Big
Start with a relatively small, tightly defined project
with a high ROI. Once successfully implemented,
expand your scope to provide additional value.

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Technology: From Good to Great
Increase Throughput
Make more product in the same
amount of time.
Improve Quality & Consistency
Automate bulk processes and monitor and
manage human intervention.
Reduce Labor Costs
Eliminate FTE’s throughout production
and in back office data entry roles.
Improve Decision Making
Make better decisions with accurate
and timely information.

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