As previous posts have argued, I believe that manufacturing and logistics operations are grossly under-utilizing video technology in their operations. I believe there are many easy wins if you apply standard video surveillance technology to manufacturing and logistics processes. However, as I watch the growing […]
For 20+ years I have heard objections to the use of video surveillance technology to routinely view and record factory (and warehouse) operations. Setting aside the fact that every facility routinely records security video, it is common to hear that “cameras are not allowed” or […]
A new concept in manufacturing is the prospect of “Industry 4.0”. It’s a factory where the new technologies (automation, digital communication, Internet of Things, cloud, etc) are integrated into a complete production system. The following YouTube video from Siemens makes it seem pretty real. What […]
Using Video in Business Everyone is familiar with one or two ways to make and use video, if not in business … then in their personal lives. Actually, you probably know far more ways to use video in your personal life than you do with your […]
When most manufacturing companies, indeed most companies of any type, think about “video surveillance”, they automatically think about security, theft and personnel monitoring. Then, they buy security systems and video surveillance systems to collect massive quantities of video like the following examples. Feel free to watch an entire […]
Problem Statement Remember the last time a manual told you to press a button and nothing happened? You spent fifteen minutes on the phone waiting for customer service, and then you’re told you just have to press it past where it starts giving pressure, but […]
In the companion blog post, I described an idea for a new way to explain nuanced policies, concepts and practices. In this post, I explore how current software and hardware tools might be applied to make the process faster and easier. Construction Process(s) There are several ways to […]
Every organization struggles to communicate policies that are important, but require intelligent interpretation at the point of application. In fact, it is likely that most important policy directives apply to situations where there is uncertainty and an opportunity for intelligent choice. Can video help to address […]
Problem You have a fairly subtle or nuanced point to make with a supplier, or perhaps a customer. The point may not be that complicated, but it involves some visual aspects or judgment and it is hard to explain it clearly in an email or […]
My main reason for advocating the broader use of video in operations is because it can see and remember things that we can’t see or remember any other way. There are a lot of aspects to this perspective, but I think I can make my point […]
In the previous article on this topic, I described how I used the Dartfish Zone tagging tool to record the locations of trucks in an Intermodal yard. By using nearby landmarks, I was able to pick out the vehicle’s approximate position at any point in […]
In this post, I took a video of a process (an intermodal train yard) with complex behaviors and used continuous duration tags to select individual elements, follow them on sub-clips and reassemble an extended video so we could see each element’s activity … in isolation. […]
