Released on: October 31, 2008, 9:32 am

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Overall Equipment Effectiveness Dashboards Help Productivity
According to Hertzler

Press Release Body: Best-in-Class performers are one and a half times more likely
than Average performers to display operational data and metrics in real-time. And
they are over four times more likely to do so than Laggard performers. For a
Laggard performer, this should be your highest priority remediation project. The
Aberdeen report shows that it has the highest impact of any of the behaviors studied
in the report.


Evan J. Miller, President & CEO of Hertzler Systems recently shared, "It is no
surprise that displaying operational data and metrics in real-time is an important
differentiator between Best-in-Class performers and the rest of the world. That's
according to the Aberdeen benchmark report on Event Driven Manufacturing
Intelligence."


Miller asserts, "I find it hard to argue with data about productivity, throughput,
quality and downtime. Recently one of my people spent a couple days deploying a
real-time dashboard at a major foods company. This dashboard rolls up hourly
production numbers, downtime and downtime reasons, and OEE (Overall Equipment
Efficiency) on an hour-by-hour basis onto one screen.

These numbers are color coded so that they show red if the company is losing money
and green when they're making money. An example of this dashboard can be found at
http://www.hertzler.com/images/OEE_dashboard_example.jpg. Computers project these
dashboards on big screens above the production line so that everyone can see them.

Hertzler Systems (www.hertzler.com) provides seamless, accurate data acquisition
solutions that drive business transformation. The company provides the leading
real-time data acquisition and analytics software, the GainSeeker Suite. This
powerful and flexible system is best used by lean and progressive companies.
Gainseeker Suite allows companies to connect with devices and other information
systems, collecting data and alarming key personnel when problems arise; this
technology allows organizations to analyze data for root cause problems, converting
data into knowledge.


Hertzler Systems has been a leader in Statistical Process Control and Six Sigma for
over twenty years, and includes a diverse customer base in service, transactional
and manufacturing environments; clients include BAE Systems, Crown Audio, IDEX
Corporation, McCormick & Company, Inc., Hormel Foods Corporation, Titleist &
Footjoy, and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Worldwide. The company's software and services
enable clients to collect and analyze data; building a robust data infrastructure
for making data-driven decisions. These capabilities help clients to reduce costs,
cycle time and errors, and increase profitability.


Hertzler Systems Inc.
www.hertzler.com
Adrienne DePew
Communications Manager
info@hertzler.com
800.958.2709



Web Site: http://www.hertzler.com

Contact Details: Hertzler Systems
2312 Eisenhower Dr. N.
Goshen, IN 46526
800-958-2709