Posted by Tracy Robertson on Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Tampa, FL, November 20, 2009 -- In its latest bid to help improve production efficiencies for its clients, USC Consulting Group (USCCG) has teamed up with ShoplogixTM, the world's leading developer of real-time performance management solutions, to offer manufacturers a faster means of optimizing the performance of their plants using business intelligence collected and displayed at the machine level.
"Manually recorded production data is inherently unreliable, often untimely, and frequently misleading," says Shoplogix president Martin Ambrose, "not because of any malicious intent on the part of the operator, but simply due to the fact it is based on a perception of what has transpired which is always at odds with what actually did occur. The fact is that timely, accurate data, placed in the proper hands, drives fact-based decisions and, subsequently, positive outcomes."
Over the years USCCG has repeatedly looked for and found appropriate ways to build technology into its offerings, initially using it as an enabler and then a sustainer of continuous improvement. "By combining world class operations management techniques with real-time production data collected by Shoplogix' Plantnode® solution and displayed via our LINCS® business intelligence and tracking application, we're able to drive immediate productivity and efficiency improvements, often of a surprising magnitude. And by institutionalizing the proactive behavior the data encourages, we're able to further leverage the technology and sustain improvement over long periods of time," said Jim Ostrosky, USCCG's president for product development and technology.
Shoplogix' technology provides the technical foundation for USCCG's feasibility studies which serve to identify opportunities for operational and financial improvement, such as improving yield, trimming operating expenses and increasing the return on assets. "With our new partnership, manufacturing clients can now get a more realistic picture of productivity for their whole plant and make better informed decisions," says Ostrosky. "As a result, our clients will be more efficient, more competitive and more profitable."
About USC Consulting Group
Tampa-based USCCG is an independent management consulting firm with over 40 years' experience in the area of business performance improvement. The firm excels at operational effectiveness and offers a broad array of services that include Six Sigma, Lean transformation, supply chain optimization, process optimization, logistics, training and modeling. LINCS®, standing for Lean Information Control System, is proprietary business intelligence and tracking application used by the firm to facilitate delivery and sustainment of operational improvements. For more information, visit www.usccg.com.
About ShoplogixTM
Shoplogix is a leading provider of real-time performance management solutions that optimize manufacturing processes to reduce costs and increase profitability. Shoplogix solutions form the foundation for continuous improvement by providing manufacturers with the tools to rapidly improve plant performance and the technology to sustain productivity. www.shoplogix.com