Factory floor data capture system pinpoints actual vs. standard cost and time comparisons

Posted on 23 Jan 2013 by Malcolm Wheatley

Comparing actual vs standard times and costs has boosted productivity at aircraft simulator manufacturer L-3 Link Simulation and Training.

When its board of directors ordered a 25% reduction in the 15,000 or so labour hours that go into building each aircraft simulator that it manufactures, Crawley-based L‑3 Link Simulation and Training recognised that it needed help. The problem? The plant’s existing information systems provided only very limited visibility into where those labour hours were…

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