Logiscend Software 2.0 for Panasonic Logiscend System—a turnkey material flow management solution for complex, discrete manufacturing—supports new hardware options and additional efficiency-boosting features to its paperless, industrial IoT solution. A new data visualization and analytics option, Panasonic Logiscend InSights Software, allows manufacturers to analyze trend data over time and across areas to maximize efficiency and improve operational processes.
The software platform supports workflow capabilities including:
- Support for a large 7-in. Panasonic VIEW Tag that combines the trackability of RFID with the readability of an e-Paper display. It joins the family of VIEW 3 and VIEW 4 Tags designed specifically for manufacturing environments. The larger display size will allow detailed operator work instructions to be delivered automatically based on material location. The Panasonic VIEW 7 Tag is expected to be shipping in Q1 2021.
- Extension of the Panasonic Logiscend Pick Application with a new workflow for Line-Side (point-of-use) picking. The flexible Pick Application can now be used in the Warehouse, Supermarket or Line-Side.
- Enhanced capabilities of the Panasonic Logiscend Replenishment Application, enabling Tablet-Based parts ordering as well as new Manager dashboards that measure and display operator performance by shift.
- A new web-based Logiscend Work Instructions Application that eliminates paper-based work instructions and enables real-time instructions to be seen by the operator via a Tablet or computer at their workstation. These instructions can be updated dynamically to meet the demands of changing orders or assembly information.
- Enhancements to the Logiscend Smart Container Application to enable users to aggregate assets into a job to be performed. Users can define attributes such as start/end timestamps, priority, and state (ready, not ready, hold, complete). An audit log will keep track of all the changes to the job for easy traceability and compliance tracking.
- LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) integration, enabling IT administrators to set up, authenticate, and maintain Logiscend user roles along with their other applications.
- GUI localization in Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese to meet the needs of our global customers.
This version of Logiscend Software also provides the ability to maximize efficiency and improve operational processes by analyzing material flow data over time. The Panasonic Logiscend InSights Software is a web-based visualization and analytics option for the Logiscend Pick and Replenishment Applications. Performance can be assessed across shifts, areas, people, and plants. Identification of trends becomes possible through easy to read dashboards that track important metrics and key performance indicators.