- EASE provides manufacturing design-to-production solutions including labor standards, line balancing, work instructions, and document management that support industries like agribusiness, retail, automotive, aerospace, and more. - Key capabilities include accurate labor standards, change control, process audits, and tool management. - Customers across various industries have experienced increased efficiency, productivity, and cost savings through the implementation of EASE solutions.

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3. Manufacturing Eliminates the Highly- Supports the
design-to- need for specialized variability in
production stopwatch time functionality Agribusiness
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Labor Standards, techniques. industries. EASE
Line Balancing, the logistics
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Change Control, EASE standard and poultry
data library
material processing
Process Audits handling
and Tool industries
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Management
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9. Manufacturing Retail Electronics Aerospace & Defense
Black & Decker Follett's 3 Com BE Aerospace
Cummins Home Depot Christie Digital Boeing
Diesel Exchange Kroger Dell United Launch Alliance
Genie Smart & Final EMC Honeywell
Frigidaire Lowes Fujitsu L3 Communications
ITT Longs Drugs Gateway Lockheed Martin
Kwikset Petsmart Hitachi Northrop Grumman
Mattel Toys R Us Honeywell Rolls Royce
Moen Printronix Raytheon
Parker Hannifin Automotive Teledyne Electronics
Rain Bird Aston Martin Agribusiness
Square D BF Goodrich ConAgra Government
Thermador Bosch Braking Maple Leaf Foods US Air Force
Spartan Motors DalmierChrysler JBS/Swift US Navy
Siemens Harley-Davidson Washington Beef
Sub Zero McLaughlin Body Tyson Foods Logistics
Xerox Tesla Motors National Beef FedEx Genco ATC
Werner Wells Dairy DHL

10. With EASE Work Instructions and MDM implemented we saw a large
increase in efficiency with all documents now visible to our operators.
Data is now managed online and is easily updated. One of the strengths
EASE provides is a clear, concise, relevant, timely online work instructions
that improve quality. Patrick Tierney, Milwaukee
With the Change Control module of EASE implemented, we now have
the ability to streamline crucial data management processes, manage
compliance, and enable the staff to have essential product
information at their fingertips. Management is now able to
synchronize the changes with different departments making for a
much more effective system. We are now able to significantly reduce
operational costs while improving productivity. Chris Mead, UK
Within a month (really two weeks) of analysis, the engineers
found that the gains from using EASE had paid back by five, the
cost of the system. Irene Power, Ireland

11. We plan to more fully develop the assembly standards on our new products
through the use of video and the element generator in EASE. We are also
using our ongoing Kaisen process to justify reprocessing and potential
machine purchases. William Geringer - Indianapolis, IN
We experienced a significant increase in productivity of approximately 10%
across three lines with EASE Line Balancing which is now much more efficient
due to use of EASE engineered standards. These improved labor standards also
resulted in higher accuracy in the standard costing system which then provided
management with a more accurate picture of production costs. EASE has been
implemented at all divisions globally and has we continue to partner with EASE.
Bruce Baxter - Norman, OK
Through more accurate and up-to-date labor standards, true
manufacturing costs became more visible and cost saving
activities became more effective. With EASE Calsonic has also
been able to determine the effect of improvement activities
and achieve better line efficiencies through EASE Line Balance
capabilities. Jim Young – Irvine, CA

14. EASE can export to
MDM ERP
Tool MCR Line
Management Change Control Document Control Routing/Summarized
FMEA/CP
LPA
Balancing Routings
Labor Standards
MBOMs
ECO
EBOM Routing
Labor Standards
Work Instructions
MBOM ERP
EASE uses data from
Design to produce and EASE can export to MES
update Manufacturing Routing/Summarized Routings
Routings & MBOMs Labor Standards
MES
MBOMs
Work Instructions
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15. Labor Standards
Line Balancing
Work Instructions
Document Management
Change Request
Layered Process Audits
Tool Management
ViewEASE

17. • As a Union shop, JBS/Swift, was
• able to gain agreement from its
workforce that the time
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STANDARD
DATA LIBRARY
INDUSTRY STANDARD
SPECIFIC DATA
STANDARD DEVELOPMENT
DATA TOOL
Provides a faster method for
developing more accurate and
consistent labor standards
DETAILED
VIDEO METHOD
ANALYSIS DESCRIPTION
OF ASSEMBLY
VALUE
ADDED/NON
VALUE ADDED
ANALYSIS

20. • Harley Davidson has used EASE for
16 years to implement an effective
line balancing system across
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21. TAKT Time
Calculation
In-Station What-If?
Balance Analysis
Links to Graphical
Simulation Display of
Software Balance
Balance
Multiple
Parts

23. Sub Zero uses real time Work
• Instructions to produce higher
quality products and an
• increase in productivity
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24. Change
Request
Management
Reference
Material Lists
Documents
Assembly or
Tool Lists
Process Docs
CAD Drawings Quality Checks
Revision
Multimedia Control &
History

28. Tesla Motors uses EASEworks
Document Management
• software to manage and
• control all of their documents
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29. Manufacturing
Human
Quality
This module Resources
is designed
to control
the process
of creating,
maintaining
and
delivering Safety Test
critical
information
within the
company.
Training Engineering
Maintenance

31. • Cummins uses EASE LPA to do
– more audits and management is
provided with instant feedback of
any non-compliance issues
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32. Web Application
Audit Question Non Conformance
Types Codes
Metrics Reusable Questions
Easy Administration

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Standard Textile added EASE
• MCR to help manage change
• control throughout their
manufacturing operations.
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35. Anyone can
Request a
Change
Online charts and MCRs reference
This module is
help the change
designed to
offer complete
control of the
manufacturing
change Resubmittal Multiple Docs
process. allowed and can be affected
tracked by the change
Timeline Project All requests and
Management status are
Updated tracked
MCR Content
Verified before
Acceptance

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• EASE Tool Management to all
• of their locations even though
• they use IBM’s Maximo
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38. All Tool Types
Tools by Plant, Can Hold all
Operation and Documents (CAD,
Location Ref. Docs, etc.)
Integrates with Asset
Tool Lists by
Management
Location
Systems
Integrated with
Work Instructions

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• deliver on-line Work Instructions
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41. Web Enabled
Multiple Document Display on Multiple
Formats Devices
Push Work
Eliminates Paper Instructions to the
operator
Integrated Quality
Checks