Case study Digital services

Factory automation tool Yoshi raises operator engagement and shop-floor efficiency

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Skills and services Proekspert provided

Analysis, UX/UI design, ERP integration and software development: MS SQL, Azure, ASP.NET, ERP-integration, Angular
As a service: Analysis, UX/UI design, ERP-integration and software development
To ensure quality: Unit testing, manual testing

Client challenge

OSHINO Electronics Estonia, a full-service electronics contract manufacturing company, was looking for a way to increase its electronics assembly efficiency, one that would also motivate its operators to improve teamwork.

Solution at a glance

By combining OSHINO’s electronics assembly manufacturing experience and Proekspert’s software design and development skills, the software tool Yoshi was created.

Yoshi enables:

Real-time monitoring of current performance
Visualization of data and comparison to company averages, anonymous leaderboards, and personalized reviews
Detailed insights into performance metrics
Error occurrence logs
Product assembly times

Results

Increased employee engagement and shop-floor efficiency

1. The tool increased the engagement of shop floor operators by 100%.

2. The ability to self-organize increased.

3. Operators may now start and report their work with minimal interaction required (without extensive reporting and/or paper pushing).

Enhanced operational efficiency

The tool automated the planning, operating, and reporting by making all operations entirely paperless.

Improved predictive capabilities and error prevention

1. Planning- and resource allocation capabilities increased tens of times.

2. Production managers may identify recurring production errors within manufacturing shifts.

Read the longer version of the case study here: Factory automation tool allows to focus on a job and raise the engagement through gamification

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