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82 SMT007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2022 APC, FDC, MMS, LTS, AMHS/MCS, YMS, CMMS, WIP, queue time breakdown, OEE, and digital twins' predictions. Conclusion is article is a preview of my presentation for the ICT Annual Symposium on June 8, 2022. e presentation will include discussion of predictive analytics, solutions templates, and data protocols. Here are your key takeaways: • Start your Smart factory journey today; think big, start small, act now • Look to staff the automation team with your own engineers plus training • Initiate a Smart factory assessment, then make it operational with proof of value (ROI). is is a fundamental business transition; align the technology to business objectives • Drive toward a Smart connected factory with a zero-downtime, zero-defect vision • Improve your weak link: people, process, or technology. Benefits only accrue as far as the weakest link References 1. 24 Essential Skills for Engineers, by Happy Holden. 2. Automation and Advanced Procedures in PCB Fabrication, by Happy Holden. 3. The eHandbook of Statistical Methods, NIST, 1995. 4. The Printed Circuit Assembler's Guide to… Advanced Manufacturing in the Digital Age, 2 nd Edition, by Oren Manor, Siemens Digital Industries Software. 5. Evolution of the Smart Manufacturing, by John Behnke, INFICON Webinar, March 2022. Happy Holden has worked in printed circuit technology since 1970 with Hewlett-Pack- ard, NanYa Westwood, Merix, Foxconn, and Gentex. He is cur- rently a contributing technical editor with I-Connect007, and an I-Connect007 columnist. To read past columns or contact Holden, click here. Glossary of Acronyms Used in this Article • AMHS/MCS: Material handling control system • APC: Advanced process control • APS: Advanced planning and scheduling • CMMS: Computerized maintenance management system • BCD: Binary coded decimal • DAC: Digital-to-analog converter • DAQ: Data acquisition • EAM: Enterprise asset management • ERP: Enterprise resource planning • FDC: Fault detection and classification • GEM: Generic model for communications and control of manufacturing equipment • FDC: Fault detection and classification • FMS: Flexible manufacturing system • IPM: Intelligent power management • LTS: Location tracking system • MES/MOM: Manufacturing execution system/ manufacturing operations management • MMS: Raw materials management system • OEE: Overall equipment effectiveness • PLM: Product life-cycle management • PM: Preventative maintenance • QCM: Quartz crystal microbalance • QMS: Quality management system • RGA: Residual gas analyzer • RMS: Recipe management system • RtR: Reel-to-reel • SPC: Statistical process control • TIA: Totally integrated automation • YMS: Yield management system • WIP: Work in progress • WMS: Warehouse management system