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Make Gains Stick with the Continuous Improvement Tracker

You ran the kaizen event. You saw the improvement. But two months later… is anything actually different? It’s a challenge every CI leader faces. Gains made during Lean or Six Sigma initiatives often
MachineMetrics / Jun 05, 2025

Closing the Gap Between Scheduling and Execution with the...

Manufacturing schedules look great on paper—until they meet the real world. Every day, jobs run late. Machines sit idle. Priorities shift. And despite everyone’s best efforts, it’s hard to answer one
MachineMetrics / May 28, 2025

Real-Time Job Tracking Delivers Clarity to the Chaos of the...

Even the most capable ERP system can only tell you what was planned. It can’t tell you what’s actually happening on the floor, right now. For most discrete manufacturers, job tracking still relies on
MachineMetrics / May 21, 2025

Tariffs & the Factory: What Plant Leaders Can Do to Fight...

Executive Snapshot Tariff policy has shifted sharply in the past 18 months, squeezing margins for U.S. discrete-manufacturing plants. Metal duties remain in force, a new 25% levy on imported vehicles
MachineMetrics / May 01, 2025
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    What is Equipment-as-a-Service? The Benefits of EaaS
    MachineMetrics / May 07, 2020
    Paradigm shifts define the world as we know it. One example is IT services and how they were managed in the earlier days of the digital transformation. Two decades ago, enterprises who intended to...

    Why smart manufacturing is worth it
    Industry 4.0 / March 03, 2020
    As with any investment, manufacturers want to know if investing in smart manufacturing will be worth their money. It's just business! That totally makes sense, so here are two reasons why you should...

    Manufacturing personalization in 2020
    Industry 4.0 / February 06, 2020
    It shouldn't be a surprise that personalization is expected to be a big manufacturing trend in 2020. After all, this trend has already been on the rise! Here are two reasons why personalization will...

    Why Industry 4.0 isn't as complicated as you might thin...
    Industry 4.0 / January 23, 2020
    Industry 4.0 is a major buzzword that the manufacturing industry can't stop talking about. With buzzwords comes a lot of hype. It can seem intimidating but it doesn't have to be! Instead of dreaming...

    Three practical steps toward Industry 4.0
    Industry 4.0 / January 14, 2020
    It's easy to dream when it comes to Industry 4.0. How cool are those crisp, clean, fully automated factories? However, that's not right or attainable for everyone. Keep on dreaming, but in the...
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