It was not that long ago that most manufacturers and distributors carried entirely too much inventory. The drag on cash flow was never offset by …
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Please Stop Building Inventory!
Category Archives: Globalization
Moving Manufacturing Operations From China Because…..
A number of manufacturers have announced plans to leave China, primarily due to the upheaval in Hong Kong and impacts of the government’s “zero covid” …
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Is Yours a Supply Chain, Or Supply Mush?
As we advanced from craftsmen through the industrial revolution, Henry Ford decided the best way to make automobiles was a 100% vertically integrated business model. …
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A Chip is Not a Chip
In 2019 manufacturers were struggling to onboard and retain important workers, to obtain supplies when needed, and to meet the level of performance that customers …
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C’mon Man! Stop Blaming Your Supply Chain
My computer is running slow today. They keep moving things around here. Someone called off so I’m doing it all myself. And now, it’s the …
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Stop the Pendulum!
Following the inflation, high interest rates, and economic downturn of the late 1970s and early 1980s, American manufactures felt significant price pressures. They, wrongly, believed …
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Digital Transformation: Blockchain
It is always smart to start with a business case before deciding to move forward with a specific technology in your digital transformation. The same …
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Should Your Products Be Smart?
Prior podcasts have introduced the digital transformation business categories of “machine health” and “connected employees.” In this episode we discuss “smart products.” Some manufacturing products …
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Addressing Supply Chain Risk
Why are our supply chains in such a mess? While Covid made it much worse, it merely reflected the weakness in how most companies view …
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Your Energy Crisis
Energy around the world is now expensive and in many places unavailable. The transition from carbon-based to renewables is coming, and brings with it complexities …
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