Six Sigma Improvements are Driven by Information, Analyses and Fact-Based Decision Making.

Collecting accurate timely data at the Point-Of-Work and making it ubiquitously available throughout the Demand and Supply Chain leads to better decisions and breakthrough process improvement. Apex provides systems that encourage and support knowledge-based improvement.

Capturing data at the Point-Of-Work presents new opportunities for analysis and identification of areas for process improvement.

In addition to consumption data on what has been used and what needs to be replenished, accurate, timely data can be captured to facilitate more precise and more in-depth analyses.

Typical data collected will include item data, user data and process data. For example:

• Item, Description, Stock Number, Manufacturer Number
• User Name, ID Number, Date, Time
• Type of Transaction
• Cost Center, Cell Number, Department, Operation
• Part Number, Machine Number
• Lot Number, Batch Number

Data and usage patterns can be analyzed and compared on a department level, plant level, group level or on an enterprise level. Suppliers can also use data for drive cost savings and efficiencies in their operations.

Apex technologies also monitor inventory levels, restocking requirements and usage patterns. Alerts and early warnings can be set to provide continuous visibility to changing conditions and potential bottlenecks. So, issues can be addressed before they become problems.