article thumbnail

Effectiveness vs. Efficiency in Manufacturing

ATS

Strategies for improving effectiveness Effectiveness is raised by focusing on quality management and employee training and development. By mandating best practices, SOPs eliminate variability in how work is done.

article thumbnail

Industrial Maintenance Audits: Maximize Asset Reliability

ATS

An external audit is performed by people from outside of the business, as is done with Quality Management Systems. If an organization wants their maintenance management system certified to the ISO 55001 standard for asset management, they will need both internal and external audits.

article thumbnail

Standard Operating Procedures in Manufacturing

ATS

What are Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in manufacturing? A manufacturing SOP is a set of instructions detailing how to perform a task. A maintenance SOP could define the procedure for replacing a filter while an administrative activity covered by an SOP could be that of raising a purchase order.