Case Studies GainSeeker Suite turns art into science at baking company

Edit This Case Study Record

	GainSeeker Suite turns art into science at baking company

GainSeeker Suite turns art into science at baking company

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Process Manufacturing Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Machine Condition Monitoring Predictive Maintenance Process Control & Optimization
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	As the private label producer of baked goods for major brands, the company's reputation relies on ensuring that each cracker and cookie it produces meets the taste, quality expectations, and specifications of its customer's brand. Company leadership wanted to shift the company from knowledge-driven behavior to data-driven behavior. They believed that real-time data, delivered via real-time statistical process control charts, was the key to this effort. This data would enable them to reduce variation at critical points in the process and thereby increase the consistency of processes, and ultimately, the finished product. Read More
About Customer	Hertzler Systems has been a leader in Statistical Process Control, SPC Software, and Six Sigma for over twenty-five years. They provide the leading real-time data acquisition and analytics SPC software, the GainSeeker Suite. Hertzler Systems serves a diverse customer base, including BAE Systems, Crown Audio, McCormick & Company, Inc., Hormel Foods Corporation, Snyders of Hanover, Titleist & Footjoy, IDEX Corporation, and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Worldwide. Their software and services enable clients to connect, collect, analyze, and visualize data, building a data infrastructure for making data-driven decisions. These capabilities help clients improve throughput and yield, improve cycle times, reduce costs and errors, and increase profitability. Read More
Solution	Hertzler Systems automated and expanded the company's fledgling manual data system. Beginning in the packaging area, they expanded the deployment upstream to all aspects of processing and baking. The system is fully integrated with other business systems (ERP and financials) and includes the delivery of critical product documentation such as photos of packaging and label details. Empowering workers with real-time data has enabled the company to quickly identify inconsistencies. With readily-accessible data at all stages of the production process, workers are able to pinpoint the sources of problems and correct them rapidly. This has resulted in a positive shift in the company's culture as these empowered workers take more responsibility and ownership for their processes. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization

Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Process Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Machine Condition Monitoring

Predictive Maintenance

Process Control & Optimization

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

As the private label producer of baked goods for major brands, the company's reputation relies on ensuring that each cracker and cookie it produces meets the taste, quality expectations, and specifications of its customer's brand. Company leadership wanted to shift the company from knowledge-driven behavior to data-driven behavior. They believed that real-time data, delivered via real-time statistical process control charts, was the key to this effort. This data would enable them to reduce variation at critical points in the process and thereby increase the consistency of processes, and ultimately, the finished product.

About Customer

Hertzler Systems has been a leader in Statistical Process Control, SPC Software, and Six Sigma for over twenty-five years. They provide the leading real-time data acquisition and analytics SPC software, the GainSeeker Suite. Hertzler Systems serves a diverse customer base, including BAE Systems, Crown Audio, McCormick & Company, Inc., Hormel Foods Corporation, Snyders of Hanover, Titleist & Footjoy, IDEX Corporation, and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Worldwide. Their software and services enable clients to connect, collect, analyze, and visualize data, building a data infrastructure for making data-driven decisions. These capabilities help clients improve throughput and yield, improve cycle times, reduce costs and errors, and increase profitability.

Solution

Hertzler Systems automated and expanded the company's fledgling manual data system. Beginning in the packaging area, they expanded the deployment upstream to all aspects of processing and baking. The system is fully integrated with other business systems (ERP and financials) and includes the delivery of critical product documentation such as photos of packaging and label details. Empowering workers with real-time data has enabled the company to quickly identify inconsistencies. With readily-accessible data at all stages of the production process, workers are able to pinpoint the sources of problems and correct them rapidly. This has resulted in a positive shift in the company's culture as these empowered workers take more responsibility and ownership for their processes.

Impact #1	Empowering workers with real-time data has enabled the company to quickly identify inconsistencies.
Impact #2	With readily-accessible data at all stages of the production process, workers are able to pinpoint the sources of problems and correct them rapidly.
Impact #3	This has resulted in a positive shift in the company's culture as these empowered workers take more responsibility and ownership for their processes.

Impact #1

Empowering workers with real-time data has enabled the company to quickly identify inconsistencies.

Impact #2

With readily-accessible data at all stages of the production process, workers are able to pinpoint the sources of problems and correct them rapidly.

Impact #3

This has resulted in a positive shift in the company's culture as these empowered workers take more responsibility and ownership for their processes.

Download PDF Version

Overview

GainSeeker Suite turns art into science at baking company

Operational Impact