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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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    Takt Time vs Cycle Time vs Lead Time | Definitions and ...
    MachineMetrics / September 24, 2020
    Key Takeaways: Understanding the differences between takt time, cycle time, and lead time is crucial for optimizing manufacturing processes. Takt time aligns production with customer demand, cycle...

    How Manufacturers Can Use Analytics for a Better Custom...
    MachineMetrics / August 13, 2020
    Key Takeaways: Manufacturing analytics powered by IIoT improve customer experience by providing real-time insights into production performance and quality. These analytics enable manufacturers to...

    Improve Decision Making in Advanced Manufacturing with ...
    MachineMetrics / August 06, 2020
    Key Takeaways: Manufacturing analytics enable data-driven decision-making for improved efficiency. Real-time insights help identify bottlenecks and optimize operations. Leveraging analytics drives...

    Data Driven Manufacturing: Benefits, Challenges, and St...
    MachineMetrics / July 02, 2020
    Optimizing Production Efficiency through Data-Driven Manufacturing Strategies Although diverse data capturing technologies exist, manufacturers still struggle to use them. It's due to this major...

    Manufacturing Analytics - What you need to know: Part 1
    MachineMetrics / June 27, 2018
    In the past, if you wanted to know how a machine was performing on a shop floor, you would have had to put pencil to paper and note the output, the error rate, the quality, all manually. You would...
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