James founded a startup in the tech industry over 15 years ago. Like all of the good ideas he’d ever conceived, this one happened around the kitchen table. He’d been wrestling with how to improve communications and delivery coordination in a logistics business and had finally stumbled... Continue Reading
Moog, a designer of airplane components, tested the two technologies in tandem to print parts on demand. Aircraft-component maker Moog Inc. is testing a combination of Blockchain and 3-D printing to speed up the replacement of defective aircraft parts to a few hours from several days or even... Continue Reading
Essential Takes on Leading Economic Indicators Written by: Chad Moutray, Ph.D., CBE – November 25, 2019 Strong Housing Data Bodes Well for the Residential Construction Outlook The... Continue Reading
Desirable, usable equipment can ensure workers commit to maintaining ergonomic initiatives. World-class manufacturers have the daunting task of improving ergonomics in massive facilities throughout the world. They spend a tremendous amount of time and resources researching and implementing... Continue Reading
There are some sweet opportunities if you know where to look and are nimble about it. Much has been written about the challenges manufacturers face because of the U.S. government’s shifting approach to trade. At the same time, businesses are facing heightened consumer expectations and... Continue Reading
Managing change is critical to the success of a new ecommerce strategy. Kevin Heisler of GenAlpha Technologies reviews five best practices for doing that. Manufacturers are innovative by nature. They continually develop unique products and offerings to compete in their industry and they see... Continue Reading
Are your safety meetings worth the time you spend on them? EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) Leaders should treat safety meetings as more than company requirements or an added task to the to-do list. When conducted correctly, your safety meetings can have a lot to do with your daily safety... Continue Reading
Area Development recently asked Kylene Zenk — Director of the Manufacturing Practice at Kronos, Inc., a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management (HCM) software solutions — for her input on recruiting and managing a multigenerational workforce. The term... Continue Reading
Every industry has its sovereign. In marketing, content is king. In manufacturing, production is the ruling metric by which we determine success. Safety-system retrofits often have hidden costs, costs related to missed or delayed production. For this reason, it’s important to keep a certain... Continue Reading
Large amounts of data and rapid change increase the need to think critically and adjust to new realities. Will Rogers reminds us that “even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” While stagnation is dangerous, finding the path forward can be... Continue Reading
Do you seek a smaller slice of the existing pie, or do you expand the pie for everyone, asks Tom Moriarty. In manufacturing, the Baby Boomers are about midway through retirement age. They’re all moving to Florida (at least the traffic here seems like it). Younger people in their 20s and... Continue Reading
If you’re in the process of evaluating your data management system or implementing a new master data management strategy, there are six common mistakes you’ll want to avoid. Although it has been said that money makes the world go round, a quick Google search shows the expression is... Continue Reading
