Companies faces huge loss due to error in the measurement of weight. Here we see the scenarios which results to wrong measurements of weight through weighbridges and how to avoid them.

1. Weighing is the fundamental activity in a business. How can you keep
this activity clean and profitable while using weighbridges.
Who is stealing your weight

2. Your work responsibility is to monitor the
loading and delivery of the raw materials
to your factory to the production team.
You have been diligently working to
provide the raw material in time. In fact
you have been awarded for your
accountable work
The production team have
acknowledged the receipt of the
right quantity of raw material.
It has come to the notice of the
management that the production is
falling short of the final quantity
consistently and have been asked for an
explanation.
The production team is clueless as the
production system is completely
automated and there does not seem to be
a window where someone can steal the
products being produced.
Business wants to find out the
culprit as soon as possible as it is
encountering loss. But no one
seems to understand -
Who is stealing their profit?

3. Solving the case
Number of trucks you dispatched every day – 10
The weighbridge at the production was calibrated as per the
weighbridge at the loading centre
Some known facts -
The thief -
The weighbridge at the loading centre had developed 5% error since the last
time calibrated with certified weights. Since then the weighbridges at the
factory (production) and loading centre were calibrated to give equal reading.
5% error in loading was equal to 200Kg. In a month the total loss was 6000 kg
Though no one got to identify the difference due to the error the final
production fell short when calculated for shipping,

4. If you lose Weight,
you lose Money.
That’s the fundamental.

5. Where does the
weight thieves
hide?
•Position
•The Pit - dirt and water
•Feel good calibration
•Business of Re-calibration

6. A truck scale or a weighbridge is a platform where the truck is driven in to
measure its weight. It is to note that the same truck would weigh different if
the truck is not placed on the platform correctly. The truck would not weigh
correctly if it is more towards the edges. That is called corner difference and
that is an error.
Make sure that the error is nullified and so that the truck
weighs the same if placed on the platform be it edges or
in the middle.
How Position steals the weight

7. The two major factors that steal the weight where maintenance is a
challenge – Dirt and Water. If your pit has water or the load cells are
covered with dust, it is very likely that the weight-thieves are right down
there and needs to be removed.
Keep the weighbridge pit clean and do not let water log
there. A good idea will be to have a schedule
maintenance of your weighbridges.
How Pit with dirt and water steals weight

8. At times the organization calibrates their weighbridges based on an other
weighbridge to keep a uniformity. But what it does is that it passes the error
from one weighbridge to another. Do remember - Nothing hurts business
more than a process that is out-rightly wrong.
The efficient practice is to get your weigh bridge
calibrated with proper weights and get certified.
Go for pre calibrated digital load-cells as that will reduce
the effort of getting standard weights
What is feel good calibration?

9. The habit of matching the weight of the load of the trucks leads to multiple
re-calibration of the weighbridge by the person doing the weight reading.
This is a nasty practice in business and causes the maximum amount of
weight theft.
Put anti-theft feature within weigh bridges. This
mechanism not only prevents the re-calibration but also
monitors the re-calibration (attempts) made.
Why to be aware of multiple re-calibration?

10. We have realised over the period of time that “better safe than
sorry” is a tested principle in businesses as well. Keep closer eyes on
these common scenarios to avoid being robbed off your rightful
weight.

11. We look forward for your commentsThank You
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