TAKING THE GUESSWORK OUT OF PRODUCTIVITY
The Challenges OEMs Face with
Supplier Performance
Late Visibility into Supplier Problems
Production or delivery issues often start weeks earlier in the factory, but OEMs usually only see the problem once shipments are already delayed. What OEMs need: Early signals from supplier operations to identify risks before they impact OTIF.
Slow Decision-Making When Issues Arise
Many teams rely on dashboards and reports, but without clear thresholds and escalation processes, problems take too long to resolve. What OEMs need: Clear signals, fast decision windows, and structured actions when performance starts drifting.
Costly Surprises in the Supply Chain
Many teams rely on dashboards and reports, but without clear thresholds and escalation processes, problems take too long to resolve. What OEMs need: Clear signals, fast decision windows, and structured actions when performance starts drifting.
Why OEMs Choose
Visual Factories
Stronger Supplier Performance
Ensure suppliers maintain stable production during ramp-up and ongoing manufacturing.
More Reliable Delivery Commitments
Reduce the risk of unexpected delays that impact customer deliveries and production schedules.
Better Supplier Collaboration
Give OEM teams and suppliers a shared view of production performance to solve issues faster.
Reduced Escalations
Minimize last-minute firefighting and leadership escalations caused by late issue detection.
Scalable Supplier Oversight
Monitor performance across multiple suppliers, plants, and production lines without increasing management overhead.
Continuous Operational Improvement
Use production data to identify improvement opportunities across the supplier network.
How Visual Factories Helps OEMs
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Real-Time Visibility into Factory Operations
OEMs often lack visibility into what is actually happening on the factory floor.
Visual Factories enables manufacturers to monitor machine performance in real time and identify issues that are not visible through traditional reporting.
- Monitor production performance across machines in real time
- Detect inefficiencies that operators or supervisors may not notice
- Gain continuous visibility into factory operations
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Identify Hidden Production Inefficiencies
Even small interruptions can create significant cost increases.
In the FISA case, Visual Factories detected that a machine was stopping briefly every hour due to an operational practice that workers were unaware was causing downtime.
- Detect micro-stoppages and hidden downtime
- Understand the root cause of production inefficiencies
- Improve operator awareness and production practices
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Improve Equipment Uptime and Efficiency
By identifying the root cause of production interruptions, manufacturers can quickly improve operational performance.
According to the case study, by using the Visual Factories platform, FISA increased machine uptime by 12% per hour after identifying the issue.
- Increase machine uptime
- Improve OEE and production consistency
- Reduce unnecessary production costs
