The Components
area is available through the Engineering portal. From the Components area, users with engineer privileges can
set up processes, products, and stations, manually. If you have a large number of
processes, products, and stations that you want to set up automatically, you must
configure import settings. For more information, go to Automated component setup overview.
Process
- What is a process?
- A process represents a single step or a series of steps used to
produce a product or provide a service. A product or service may have several
required processes. You can add processes at any level of your hierarchy groups
within a company.
Processes may be used for one product or may be used across many different products. Each process has associated product and output measures and can have visual inspection measures.
- Important process requirements
- All processes should have at least one measure. If you do not define a continuous measure or attribute measures, you cannot collect data to monitor.
- Example of a process
- The
Flavorful Fruit Company
uses several processes to create their products. Not all processes are used in
every product. For instance, the fruit spreads do not use the chopping and
crushing process.
- Inspection
- Cleaning
- Chopping and crushing
- Pasteurizing
- Cooking
- Cooling
- Filling
- Labeling and packaging
To add a process, go to Add a new process.
Product
- What is a product?
- A product is the tangible item that is delivered to a customer. A
product or service may have several required processes. You can add products at
any level of your hierarchy groups within a company.
Process measures are collected on the process that creates the product and output measures are collected on the product.
- Important product requirements
- All products should have at least one process step. If you do not have a defined process, you cannot collect data to monitor.
- Example of a product
- The
Flavorful Fruit Company
creates several kinds of products.
- 100% Fruit Spread
- 100% fruit and no sugar added. Includes Blackberry, Grape, Raspberry, and Strawberry.
- Jelly
- Clear fruit spread made from cooked and strained fruit juice, sugar, and pectin to thicken. Includes Apple, Blackberry, Grape, and Strawberry.
- Jam
- Thick spread made from mashed fruit and sugar, and pectin. Includes Blackberry, Seedless Blackberry, Grape, Raspberry, Seedless Raspberry, Strawberry, and Seedless Strawberry.
- Preserves
- Thicker spread that has whole or large pieces of fruit and sugar. Includes Blueberry, Cherry, Peach, Raspberry, and Strawberry.
To add a product, go to Add a new product.
Station
- What is a station?
- A station is the location where the process step or the process is completed. More than one sequential step may be performed at the station. Stations are associated with particular processes of a specific product. You can add stations at any level of your hierarchy groups within a company.
- Important station requirements
- All stations must have at least one process per product.
To collect data from a station, make sure you specify a sampling plan and its data source.
- Example of a station
- The Flavorful Fruit Company uses many stations to create products. The Labeling and packaging process for the Blackberry Jam product uses 5 stations: Jar Weight Station 1, Jar Weight Station 2, Label Print Station, Packaging 1, and Packaging 2.
To add a station, go to Add new station.
