Jim Connett
Jim came to SYSTEMA in 2016 and has 18 years of manufacturing and software automation experience in advanced automation environments, specializing in Workstream/COBOL customizations, tool integration, and data collection and aggregation. In 2014, he and his family spent two years in Ethiopia teaching English and Computer Science courses to international high school students. He enjoys traveling, reading historical and science fiction books, and all kinds of Japanese food.
Recent posts by Jim Connett
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January 23, 2020 | Jim Connett
Managing Through Priorities
Here are some strategies for managing evolving production priorities that will help maximize productivity and production.
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November 27, 2019 | Jim Connett
Process Capabilities that Save. You. Money.
Implement process capability modules to optimize the run of clean and dirty recipes on tools to avoid unnecessary preventive maintenance activities.
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October 24, 2019 | Jim Connett
What’s Old Is New Again with WorkStream Extensions
The top WorkStream enhancements to consider that will extend both the capabilities and the life of your legacy MES.
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September 24, 2019 | Jim Connett
The Seven Deadly Sins of WorkStream
A WorkStream administrator repents and tells all. Read how to avoid the Seven Deadly Sins that WorkStream administrators and developers commit.
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September 02, 2019 | Jim Connett
Proper Care and Feeding of WorkStream Databases
Expert tips for optimizing WorkStream performance and maintaining your WorkStream database.
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July 18, 2019 | Jim Connett
Compliance Monitoring in Dispatching
Your factory uses an automated dispatcher. But how do you know it’s actually selecting the best material to run next? Learn about Compliance Monitoring.
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June 06, 2019 | Jim Connett
Logging Strategies in WorkStream™ and COBOL
Tips for investigating, diagnosing, and resolving problems in cumbersome COBOL generated log files in support of WorkStream™.
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April 18, 2019 | Jim Connett
Dispatching: Line Balancing Using Inventory Ratios
A different way of approaching production line balancing by using inventory and critical ratios in your dispatching system.
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February 05, 2019 | Jim Connett
E10 Unmasked – Part 4, Q & A
SEMI E10 equipment state data questions are answered in the finale of the 4-part series "E10 Unmasked".
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January 08, 2019 | Jim Connett
E10 Unmasked – Part 3, Evacuations, Mindless Robots, and Missing Operators
The third in a 4-part series explaining SEMI E10 equipment states and how they can be leveraged to improve productivity and reduce costs related to capital expenses, raw material, and human labor hour...