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Reshoring Efforts Grow Among US Manufacturers
So, have you heard much about the ongoing supply chain issues in the manufacturing industry? In all seriousness, pandemic-related shutdowns, rising shipping prices, and fluctuating trade agreements have all wreaked havoc on the US supply chain, which has affected...
The Value of a Digital Twin for Manufacturing Plants
As manufacturing organizations become increasingly complex, their plants also become increasingly difficult to manage and plan for. Without tools to gather data and analyze their processes, businesses are left making manual calculations or taking uncalculated risks. In...
How Plants Pivot Production to Respond to Real World Needs
In a global market that tends to be chaotic and ever-changing, there will come a time when every manufacturer may find it prudent to detour from the typical production plan to capitalize on an opportunity or meet the needs of the moment. Production alterations can be as...
Benefits of Implementing Continuous Production for Pharmaceutical Plants
For the better part of a century, pharmaceutical companies have produced their products through batch manufacturing, a process that typically follows a series of steps separated by hold times, off-site quality checks and complex equipment setup. Because batch manufacturing...
The Value of Incremental Improvements for Assembly Companies
All manufacturing companies can appreciate the need to meet the bottom line, but assembly manufacturers often feel this pressure more than others. Compared to others, assembly manufacturers tend to operate on particularly narrow profit margins. In fact, according to data...
Maximizing Labor When Your Plant is Understaffed
The current staffing shortages and hiring challenges that many manufacturing companies are experiencing aren’t exactly new problems for the industry. According to a report from Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute, there are five million fewer people working in...
Unique Planning & Scheduling Challenges for Assembly Manufacturers
As planning and scheduling software experts, we know that every manufacturer faces challenges in these areas as they try to increase plant efficiency. However, due to the intricate nature of their work, it’s a whole new ballgame for assembly manufacturers. Assembly...
Taking Your Manufacturing Plant Beyond Simulation
If you’ve started developing more detailed operational plans at your manufacturing plant, you might be wondering how to continue improving upon basic modeling and simulation to thoroughly optimize production. Many basic tools you may have at your disposal can pinpoint an...
S&OP for Manufacturers Part Three: Challenges in Implementation
The final step in sales & operations planning is to align the supply and demand plans established in previous steps. This alignment takes many factors into account, including material supply, production capacity, and safety stock levels. When these supply and demand...
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