It’s true that mobile app usage for personal use is now commonplace. As people have grown accustomed to using apps on their personal devices, they are also more comfortable using them for business use! Today’s workforce is seeking out technology-forward companies that have fully integrated modern technology into their process.
After all, people use tablets and smartphones every day, and integrating apps into the manufacturing workplace is only a natural transition. However, many manufacturing companies have yet to adopt the practice and are still operating with outdated technology. There’s no better time than now!
Using business apps, such as Dropbox, Evernote, and Salesforce, is certainly beneficial to any manufacturing organization, but further adoption of customized apps is where greater benefits are achieved in the manufacturing workplace. Here’s more information:
Using Apps in Manufacturing Can Make Your Life Easier
Apps can be customized to meet the specific needs of manufacturing users. Every organization’s process is different. Apps can be developed for employees across departments. They can provide the sales team with immediate access to specification information on all products which can help them close the sale.
For employees on the shop floor, apps can be used that start and stop machinery or provide material flow analysis. Apps are also particularly helpful in a manufacturing training environment. With the right in-house team or outsourced development partner, the potential for customized manufacturing apps is limitless.
Manufacturers that adopt mobile apps in the workplace can enjoy the following benefits:
Increased Employee Productivity
Apps make it easy for managers to monitor employee productivity and behavior and make modifications as needed. Using an app, all employee actions can, and should be, tracked. Managers have real-time and remote access to everything from where employees are in a plant (which is also beneficial for safety purposes in the event of a plant emergency), how much time is spent on each task, how many jobs were completed, etc.
Better Resource Management
Using mobile apps, managers can “see” everything that’s going on both in and outside of the plant. They have access to real-time inventory, worker, shipment, delivery, and vehicle data.
Accuracy of Compliance data
Most manufacturers must comply by strict safety and quality compliance regulations. Using a mobile app increases the accuracy of data that is necessary for quality checks and OSHA compliance checks. The inspection process is much simpler and smoother.
Faster Decision Making
Quicker access to reliable data means that decisions can be made more quickly to improve the overall manufacturing process. Since apps are easy to use, they can greatly speed up the decision-making process.
Utilizing customized manufacturing mobile apps requires an initial investment, but manufacturers must look at the long-term ROI, which can be substantial. Mobile apps allow manufacturers to improve productivity and efficiency, leading to continued innovation.
It’s true that mobile apps can help with manufacturing To find out how, contact Fishman Corporation.