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See what a bespoke automation project would cost you against a year of Output IQ. Built on real consultancy day-rates.
Put in your line rate and lost hours; get the annual number that usually shocks people into action.
How to find downtime you can't currently see, measure it honestly, and claw back the easy wins first.
The run-alongside approach to leaving spreadsheets behind — one area at a time, no big-bang weekend.
A plain-spoken look at where shop-floor sensors earn their keep, from someone who's installed a few.
Availability, performance, quality — what OEE really tells you, and the common ways it gets fudged.
If the first you hear of a bad week is the management accounts, the week's already gone. A case for live data.
What fill rate is, why it quietly loses you customers, and how to see it without running a report.
Work orders and routings, or batches, recipes and yield — what actually differs, and what doesn't.
A simple shift-start template to surface yesterday's output, blockers and today's plan in five minutes.
How often to count what, so the system and the shelf stop disagreeing.
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What a one-off bespoke project costs, against a year of the system.
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The annual number that usually shocks people into doing something about it.
Rough by design — but even halved, it's usually the easiest money you'll find.
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