Legacy MES systems and basic monitoring tools are often rigid and slow to adapt. While they claim to offer broad functionality, they’re rarely configured to reflect the nuances of your operations -
There’s no shortage of data on the modern shop floor. The problem is getting the right information to the right people - with the right context to make a difference. Supervisors walk the floor to
For most manufacturers, labor tracking still feels like a disconnected process. Time clocks sit in one system, job data lives in another, and payroll has to piece it all together later. This creates
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
On-time delivery (OTD) in manufacturing isn’t just about getting orders out on schedule. It’s a complex interplay of overcoming production bottlenecks, supply chain disruptions, and unpredictable...
Here's what we've been reading over the last week! US Manufacturing Costs Are Almost as Low as China's: "BCG projects that by 2018 it will be 2% to 3% cheaper to make stuff here than in China."...