What is it?

Procedural enforcement requires that all processes on the shop floor and at suppliers are performed in the proper sequence and no critical information is missed in the process.

How does it work?

Procedural enforcement in a paperless environment ensures that procedures are always followed.  When work requires a particular sequence, it makes sure that each step in the sequence is completed before the work progresses.  And, where data capture is useful or required for records, paperless procedural enforcement will collect and archive the information.  With a digital solution, you can require each step to have a signoff before additional work is started or you can determine that all tooling is in calibration before use.

What is the benefit?

Paperless procedural enforcement means that at any point in the production process, you know exactly who did what, when and where.  This information and the requirement to follow the process repeatedly means compliance with company specifications and avoids non-conformances.  Products that are designed and built using a paperless system with procedural enforcement are of higher quality and are built as-designed.  This saves a company money, time and resources.

What does it eliminate?

In a paper-driven environment, you rely on paper documents that travel with the order and on the training and discipline for those working on the production to follow the company’s standards throughout the process.  In most companies, this requires rigorous and constant monitoring.

Read more about how Interax can bring procedural enforcement to your shop floor, lessening scrap and rework and ensuring that all product built can be shipped.