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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 Work in Progress (WIP) in Manufacturing? A Comp...
    MachineMetrics / February 19, 2025
    Work in progress (WIP) in manufacturing refers to partially finished products at various stages of production, and it’s a key concept in efficiency. Taking the right approach to managing WIP in...

    How Digital Transformation is Disrupting Manufacturing
    MachineMetrics / October 07, 2021
    Over the last decade, digital transformation has accelerated among all industries. This revolution of new technologies has altered traditional manufacturing and the business landscape across the...

    The Smart Factory: Smart Manufacturing Drives Industry ...
    IIOT / March 11, 2021
    Manufacturing has continuously evolved. Many of the industry’s changes were incremental and, at times, reluctant. Today, digital factories disrupt manufacturing in ways no one could have imagined. At...

    Finding the Payback for Smart Manufacturing
    MachineMetrics / May 22, 2020
    Industry 4.0 is defined by smart manufacturing processes such as data-driven plant optimization, industrial automation, and predictive maintenance. Since these processes rely on shop floor data,...

    What is Smart Manufacturing? Using Tech to Drive Innova...
    MachineMetrics / October 25, 2018
    Updated April 13, 2022 When is it risky to wait? When everyone else is moving forward. Utilizing smart manufacturing technology sooner rather than later is the smart choice. Industry Week reported...
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