| "Access to critical plant floor
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| | The article can be read in its entirety
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| information makes it possible to react
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| faster and even anticipate both problems
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| | ABOUT SHOPLOGIX
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| and opportunities. Through an increase in
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| | Shoplogix develops integrated web-based
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| production, Visteon experienced an ROI on
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| | software solutions that optimize plant
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| the Plantnode purchase in the first
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| | floor operations. Shoplogix solutions
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| month! Since that first installation of
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| | improve productivity, efficiency, and
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| Plantnode at Ford Visteon in Utica,
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| | total operational performance by allowing
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| Michigan, both the Utica and Sandusky,
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| | companies to make real-time decisions
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| Ohio plants continue to utilize the
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| | that impact profitability while actively
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| real-time ship floor data. Visteon takes
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| | engaging employees in the process.
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| raw data from the plant floor and
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| | Shoplogix Inc. is a privately held
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| translates it into usable information so
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| | company headquartered in Oakville,
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| time sensitive decisions can be made
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| | Ontario, with offices across North
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| based on accurate real-time production
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| | America. The company serves a growing
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| data. The company has now connected the
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| | base of Global 2000 companies to set new
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| plant floor equipment into an overall
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| | standards for production performance and
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| plant network, allowing managers to
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| | efficiency in industrial environments.
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| access the information from anywhere in
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| | PLANTNODE
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| the plant," according to Thomas R.
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| | Plantnode is a hybrid web-based software
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| Cutler's article in the current issue of
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| | application designed on an open platform
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| As one of the largest automotive
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| | to integrate with existing production
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| suppliers in the world, Visteon needed a
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| | equipment, analyze real-time performance,
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| way to obtain real-time information on
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| | and evaluate machine productivity.
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| specific points in the production
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| | Plantnode's built-in intelligence goes
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| process, especially to identify blocked
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| | beyond raw data collection to provide a
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| and starved points. Visteon Corporation
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| | fully integrated production and
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| is a leading, full-service supplier that
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| | performance management application;
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| delivers consumer-driven technology
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| | differentiated by the ability to compare
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| solutions to automotive manufacturers
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| | real-time data against planned estimates.
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| worldwide and through multiple channels
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| | Plantnode is proven to increase Overall
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| within the global automotive aftermarket.
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| | Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and enables
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| Visteon has about 70,000 employees and a
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| | machine level visibility on a 24x7 basis
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| global delivery system of more than 200
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| | with automatic escalations and
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| technical, manufacturing, sales and
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| | interactive processes to drive higher
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| service facilities located in 24
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| | levels of operational efficiency,
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| countries.
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| | quality, and performance.
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