Case Studies Ocean Spray & SPC: Growing Together

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	Ocean Spray & SPC: Growing Together

Ocean Spray & SPC: Growing Together

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Process Manufacturing Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Factory Operations Visibility & Intelligence Predictive Quality Analytics Process Control & Optimization
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration Training
Challenge	Ocean Spray's Markham, WA Craisins® dried cranberries manufacturing facility began using InfinityQS in 2006 to display and analyze its manufacturing data visually. The quality team wanted to move away from paper-based records and access real-time data for immediate process improvements. Before implementing SPC tools, operators were trained not to tweak in-spec processes, which led to inefficiencies and higher costs. The challenge was to shift the mindset to drive towards target using SPC, ensuring consistency in quality and consumer experience across multiple plants. Read More
About Customer	Ocean Spray Cranberries® Inc. is a farmer-owned cooperative founded in 1930 and a world leader in cranberries. The cooperative distributes over 1,000 unique products worldwide, including juices, cranberry sauce, cranberry supplements, fresh fruit, and Craisins® dried cranberries. Ocean Spray operates five global dried cranberry plants, all of which use InfinityQS Statistical Process Control (SPC) tools to track every step in the production lifecycle. The cooperative is committed to customer satisfaction and continuous improvement, leveraging hard work, innovation, and ingenuity to deliver healthy and delicious products. Read More
Solution	Ocean Spray implemented InfinityQS SPC tools across its five global dried cranberry plants to enhance process visibility and enable real-time data access. The Markham, WA plant switched on SPC rules for a specific Craisins® dried cranberries quality process in January 2019, significantly improving process capability. The SPC tools allowed Ocean Spray to standardize data collection, simplify reporting, and make instant, impactful improvements. The Quality team used creative methods like the SPC Golf Challenge to demonstrate the benefits of SPC and ensure employee buy-in. The flexibility of InfinityQS allowed for custom suites of limits and rules for each process, reducing unnecessary alarms and empowering operators to make critical process decisions. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Process Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Factory Operations Visibility & Intelligence

Predictive Quality Analytics

Process Control & Optimization

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

Ocean Spray's Markham, WA Craisins® dried cranberries manufacturing facility began using InfinityQS in 2006 to display and analyze its manufacturing data visually. The quality team wanted to move away from paper-based records and access real-time data for immediate process improvements. Before implementing SPC tools, operators were trained not to tweak in-spec processes, which led to inefficiencies and higher costs. The challenge was to shift the mindset to drive towards target using SPC, ensuring consistency in quality and consumer experience across multiple plants.

About Customer

Ocean Spray Cranberries® Inc. is a farmer-owned cooperative founded in 1930 and a world leader in cranberries. The cooperative distributes over 1,000 unique products worldwide, including juices, cranberry sauce, cranberry supplements, fresh fruit, and Craisins® dried cranberries. Ocean Spray operates five global dried cranberry plants, all of which use InfinityQS Statistical Process Control (SPC) tools to track every step in the production lifecycle. The cooperative is committed to customer satisfaction and continuous improvement, leveraging hard work, innovation, and ingenuity to deliver healthy and delicious products.

Solution

Ocean Spray implemented InfinityQS SPC tools across its five global dried cranberry plants to enhance process visibility and enable real-time data access. The Markham, WA plant switched on SPC rules for a specific Craisins® dried cranberries quality process in January 2019, significantly improving process capability. The SPC tools allowed Ocean Spray to standardize data collection, simplify reporting, and make instant, impactful improvements. The Quality team used creative methods like the SPC Golf Challenge to demonstrate the benefits of SPC and ensure employee buy-in. The flexibility of InfinityQS allowed for custom suites of limits and rules for each process, reducing unnecessary alarms and empowering operators to make critical process decisions.

Impact #1	Ocean Spray strengthened its visibility into the sweetened dried cranberry manufacturing process, enabling easier comparison of processes across plants.
Impact #2	Collecting accurate, standardized data became simplified, translating into fast and accurate reporting.
Impact #3	The Quality team spent much less time manipulating data due to standardized data storage and naming schemes.

Impact #1

Ocean Spray strengthened its visibility into the sweetened dried cranberry manufacturing process, enabling easier comparison of processes across plants.

Impact #2

Collecting accurate, standardized data became simplified, translating into fast and accurate reporting.

Impact #3

The Quality team spent much less time manipulating data due to standardized data storage and naming schemes.

Benefit #1	Process capability improved from 0.96 in December 2018 to 1.46 by February 2019.

Benefit #1

Process capability improved from 0.96 in December 2018 to 1.46 by February 2019.

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Ocean Spray & SPC: Growing Together

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