Nearly all applications related to sensor and machine data aim to improve operational efficiency. For example in manufacturing plants, understanding what contributes to unscheduled downtime, and thus productivity, is a prevalent use case. Factors impacting quality and reducing scrap product…
You've heard of the four Ps of marketing. How about the four Ps of safety? The first three are the targets we focus on to foster safety: people; places; and processes. The last, predictive analytics, is a data-driven way to…
This is the time of year when many people are taking vacations. Be careful! Did you know that some workplace safety incidents can be tied to employees returning to work from their vacation? Well, this is true at times, but…
For the first time, First Analytics will be participating in the National Safety Council Expo, to be held in Indianapolis, September 25-27. With companies now collecting volumes of safety-related data, the time is ripe to apply advanced analytics to help…
Union Pacific recently announced that, for the second year in a row, it has been the top-performing railroad in employee safety. Furthermore, 2016 was the safest year in their 154 year history. While the railroad has undertaken a decade-long pursuit…
Union Pacific’s announcement this week of an all-time record low reportable injury rate, making it the safest Class 1 railroad in the United States, is a validation of a data-analytic approach to safety. First Analytics has worked with Union Pacific since 2011…
Beer and diapers – it’s a data mining legend. The notion is that, a young father, sent to the store to pick up diapers, avails himself of the opportunity to also grab a case of beer. Discovering these associations is one of…