
My grandfather was involved in two very serious accidents as a farmer. In the first, his little brother was killed as the two of them …
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My grandfather was involved in two very serious accidents as a farmer. In the first, his little brother was killed as the two of them …
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In last week’s podcast I suggested any effort to reduce lead time start with the obvious (not to all, sadly). Define it. And I encourage …
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Leadtime is either a competitive advantage, or a competitive disadvantage to your manufacturing business. Most of you want to improve it, i.e., reduce it. That …
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Industry 4.0 is all about the wise capture, analytics, and use of data. Typically companies seek to improve the speed and quality of decision-making, often …
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Industry 4.0 is the topic of conversation in manufacturing today. But most of us have not yet figured out all we can and should do …
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Do your operations folk trust the sales team to provide a high quality forecast, one that can and should be used for operational planning? Does …
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This week between Christmas and New Year is commonly wasted by US manufacturers. I get the holiday spirit, and that people need to relax and …
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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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It wasn’t difficult to see this coming. This podcast from 2013 explained how chasing cheap labor was very short sighted and doomed to fail. The …
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It’s not shipping on time that matters; it is receiving on time. That is true for you, and for your customers. That means manufacturers can …
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