In a manufacturing environment, boosting plant productivity and reducing down-time is critical in managing costs. Fierce competition and shrinking margins mean manufacturing plants needs to be streamlined and highly efficient. Allowing manufacturing employees to be reached and respond immediately from anywhere can be critical for managing problem resolution, expediting issues, notifying groups, reporting status, and responding to incidents.

Examples of Where Ascendent Solutions Have Big Impact For Manufacturing:

Boost plant productivity and slash down time
Manufacturing plants can range form hundreds of square feet to acres, making mobile communications critical to staying on schedule. Every minute of downtime equals lost revenue and productivity. Ascendent enhances operational efficiencies by increasing the speed of communications and effectiveness.

Increase customer on-time order satisfaction
In high volume manufacturing plants, missing deadlines can hurt your business’ reputation. Timely availability can help bypass critical problems that could derail a delivery. A communication solution that lets you reach critical plant staff immediately—like Acendent’s voice mobility solution that provides you with single number reachability—helps avoid production bottlenecks.

Collaborating to enhance process
Plant managers often have knowledge in different parts of the manufacturing process. Ascendent helps manufacturing staff collaborate with others even if they’re on the manufacturing floor. Broadcast messaging or “Get Me” conferencing can rapidly notify or gather the right people regardless of their location so that decisions can be made faster.

Expedite maintenance repairs
Equipment failures are costly. Schedules must be met and employees paid even if the line isn’t moving. Reaching key maintenance staff is critical and if they are offsite, overhead paging, radios and desk phones become worthless. Ascendent ensures that key people are reachable, helping minimize losses and line stoppages.

Reduce on the job accidents
Accidents, Workers Comp claims and lost productivity can hurt production. Ascendent allows for managers to be away from their desk so they can spend more time with workers and helping prevent mistakes before they happen.

Notify Status
With Ascendent, key staff can be notified of critical plant issues quickly and easily. Polls can also be conducted to gather information to help improve decision quality and timeliness.

The Ascendent Advantage
By providing users with advanced calling features and the flexibility to be reached anywhere and on any phone, more calls are being connected on the first try and providing manufacturing with many benefits. Some of these benefits include: increased customer on-time order satisfaction, expedited repair and trouble ticket clearing, reduced workers comp claims, faster response to incidents and reduced manufacturing costs due to increased efficiency.