What is FLAGS?

FLAGS is a system for collecting and analyzing real-time quality and traceability data within any manufacturing or assembly process, including castings, paint shops, assembly processes, machining and much more!. Operators require virtually no training and can be logging issues within minutes.  Featuring easy-to-use touch screen technology and graphical imaging, the software collates and analyses fault data in a form that is easily understood, eliminating time-consuming number crunching, report preparation and enabling fast corrective quality action.  The system collects quality data in real time, eliminating the need for the processing of data sheets by hand.  This enables immediate identification of issues, instant analysis & reporting and allows rapid problem response time.

Why Use FLAGS?

Defects can materialize in many forms whether that is a paint defect on a vehicle panel, a fault on a casting, an error in an assembly process or numerous other types of issues.  The difficulty lies in easily recording and analyzing them.  Our solution to this problem is FLAGS software.  This software provides real-time fault logging on easy-to-use permanent or portable terminals utilizing touch-screen technology.  Reporting functions allow for instant e-mail alerts and drillable reports that allow real-time management of your manufacturing process which can be fully integrated into your current ERP or MRP systems.

Faults can materialize in may different ways, such as dimensional, visual or other specifications and  detecting them is straight-forward.  What is difficult is analyzing the fault data quickly and in time to correct defects before they become major, ongoing concerns.  Old paper-based recording methods just don't meet these criteria.  This is where FLAGS is invaluable; a FLAGS system can be utilized at any stage of manufacture, fulfilling the requirements of small and large manufacturers alike.

Utilizing FLAGS will greatly reduce scrap, reduce re-work time and translate to immediate cost savings for your organization and provide benchmarking and measures for continual process improvement.  FLAGS will also automate your traceability tracking process, whether that is tracking a part through the various stages of manufacture or maintaining that traceability within an integrated assembly process.

What Does FLAGS Do?

FLAGS offers a powerful tool for more accurate collection and analysis of fault attributes and variables.  It is easy to understand and customized for your individual needs and, indeed, customizable on an ongoing basis to grow with your company and its products.

The cornerstone of FLAGS is its inherent flexibility.  For instance, different checking procedures may exist within the same system, allowing you to create data collection systems for all of your different products and their separate assembly processes.  These can be combined for a full product audit at any time.

• FLAGS uses the powerful Microsoft SQL or Oracle database and is optimized for fast, simple data collection and analysis.
• FLAGS is easily configured for your company and your products.
• FLAGS produces instant & historic reports in many formats for on-line, off-line and audit data.
• FLAGS distributes your real-time data with customizable, web-enabled reporting.
• FLAGS dramatically improves defect prevention time.
• FLAGS eliminates manual data recording and time consuming analysis.
• FLAGS is an electronic product history card and provides instant product traceability.

Given that FLAGS is infinitely scalable, you can start to gain extensive benefits immediately by installing a pilot system from as little as $7,000.00 US and then expand to a corporate-wide, integrated information processing and automatic real-time reporting system.  FLAGS data logging terminals guide the operator through the relational list structure to provide standardized, accurate quality data input.  This information may be used to measure performance, rectification action and for quality management to correct fault occurrence at the root cause.  The appropriate portable or fixed data logging tolls are matched to the customer's specific requirements.

Quality Data: Real-Time All the Time!