Data awareness from ATE

With a data awareness culture in place within the organization with data storage, reporting, analysis and real-time SPC, the data infrastructure can easily be recognized as a strategic asset. When customers inquire about test data regarding a problem in the field, it is quickly queried and analyzed in a productive manner. With an SPC system in place, there will be fewer escapes and therefore less returned merchandise to be analyzed. A data infrastructure also provides a vehicle for standardized problem solving. If multiple departments or sites within an organization have a standard database and SPC system implementation, then resources can effectively combine efforts when it comes to data analysis. In an organization with a data awareness culture, everyone knows where the data is, how to get it, and how to use it. This is the strategic implication of a well architected database system. Clearly, the investment in a database implementation will be worth the effort.