Video for Operations – The Cost Lines are Crossing!
In previous blog articles, I advocated using video monitoring technology in standard production operations. In writing these notes, I often wondered why this hasn’t happened…
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Manufacturing needs a Time Machine – Seriously!
Factories need time machines! It would be really cool if a quality manager could go back in time and watch how (ultimately) defective units were made…
Industry 4.0 MUST have video … for management
As previous posts have argued, I believe that manufacturing and logistics operations are grossly under-utilizing video technology in their operations. I believe there are many…
Video in the Factory – The objections no longer apply
For 20+ years I have heard objections to the use of video surveillance technology to routinely view and record factory (and warehouse) operations. Setting aside…
Industry 4.0 – Where’s the Video?
A new concept in manufacturing is the prospect of “Industry 4.0”. It’s a factory where the new technologies (automation, digital communication, Internet of Things, cloud,…
Nine Ways to Use Video in a Business Setting
Using Video in Business Everyone is familiar with one or two ways to make and use video, if not in business … then in their personal…
Video PROCESS Surveillance?
When most manufacturing companies, indeed most companies of any type, think about “video surveillance”, they automatically think about security, theft and personnel monitoring. Then, they buy…
Industrial Mind Music
Problem Statement Remember the last time a manual told you to press a button and nothing happened? You spent fifteen minutes on the phone waiting…
How to Triangulate Nuanced Issues with Video
In the companion blog post, I described an idea for a new way to explain nuanced policies, concepts and practices. In this post, I explore how current…
Videos to Triangulate Nuanced Issues – Concept
Every organization struggles to communicate policies that are important, but require intelligent interpretation at the point of application. In fact, it is likely that most important…