Getting the proper data to the right people in a timely manner presents a challenge on the factory floor. Consider these four reasons to use digital signage for displaying Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in a manufacturing environment.

Number 1    Some manufacturing facilities rely on a once a day reports on yesterday’s results at the morning meeting. However, we are a society trained to expect instant access to important information. (How many times over the course of an hour do you look at your smartphone?) Real time presentation of KPIs on digital signage provides immediate data transferal to the workforce.

Number 2 With automatic data display and scheduling features, producing fresh, useful content becomes a hands-free experience. Pulling data from an excel sheet or SQL database can be automatic and worry free. Schedule content to start and stop on a time table that suits your factory’s needs.

Number 3 Experimentation and tweaking. Maybe you have a bunch of data but are not quite sure what to show. With digital KPI displays, you can easily change the data, formatting and graphs that are shown. If you find out you are displaying metrics or KPIs that are not helping your staff? Digital signage used for data metrics displays make it easy to change the info to something more beneficial.

Number 4  Your competitors know that displaying data metrics to employees improves moral, efficiency, and internal communications.

The better the communication with in an organization translates into better efficiency for the company. For more on how digital signage can benefit your facility, download our eBook entitled “10 Advantages Of Using Digital Signage For Communications In Manufacturing.”