MES software selection: requirements that survive go-live
Select manufacturing execution software that lasts — shop-floor requirements, integration ownership, vendor evaluation, and pilot criteria that predict success.
Nonconformance
Documented failure to meet a specified requirement.
A product, process, material, or record that fails a specified requirement. A nonconformance record captures containment, disposition, investigation, root cause, and corrective action rather than quietly filtering out the bad result.
See also: First-pass yield (FPY) · Root-cause analysis (RCA) · MES
Use the concept: Cp, Cpk, Pp & Ppk calculator · Downtime log template · MTBF, MTTR & availability calculator
In depth
Gauge R&R: how much variation is the gauge?
A gauge R&R study separates measurement error from real part-to-part variation, so you can tell whether a tolerance decision is trustworthy.
Takt time vs cycle time vs lead time: calculate the right clock
A worked shift example separates customer pace, observed process speed and end-to-end delivery time, with practical checks before changing the line.