Built for industrial engineers
The challenge
Industrial engineers spend their days firefighting production issues, manually collecting data to understand problems, and making improvement decisions based on incomplete information. The role becomes reactive crisis management rather than strategic production optimization. Time that should go toward analysis and improvement gets consumed by data gathering and immediate problem response.
Why it happens
Without real-time production visibility, IEs learn about issues after they've already impacted output. Root cause analysis requires manual investigation—walking the floor, interviewing supervisors, reviewing end-of-shift reports. By the time you understand what happened, conditions have changed and you're already responding to the next crisis. Strategic work gets perpetually deferred because urgent issues always take priority.
Our solution
OpenSeam shifts industrial engineers from data collectors to data analysts. The system continuously gathers the metrics you need—stoppage patterns, pace variations, constraint locations, performance trends—without manual collection. When issues emerge, you see them in real-time with the context needed to diagnose root causes immediately. Historical data reveals patterns across shifts, lines, and operations that manual observation could never capture.
The outcome
Your time allocation fundamentally changes. Instead of spending hours gathering production data, you analyze data that's already collected. Instead of guessing at root causes, you see them directly in constraint discovery and performance metrics. Instead of fighting fires, you identify patterns that predict issues before they cascade. The role returns to what it should be—strategic optimization of production systems rather than reactive problem response.
How we deliver
The desktop portal provides the analytical tools industrial engineers need: multi-line comparisons, historical trending, constraint pattern analysis, and detailed performance breakdowns. Yamazumi charts visualize line balance in real-time. Export capabilities let you integrate OpenSeam data into your existing analysis workflows. The system complements your expertise with comprehensive data rather than replacing your judgment with automated recommendations.