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What to Do When Manufacturing Mistakes Happen
“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” – Henry Ford All manufacturing plants, especially those that produce highly advanced or brand-new products, are bound to experience mishaps and mistakes from time to time. When these errors occur, it’s best to...
Strategies for Lowering Raw Material Costs Without Sacrificing Quality
Raw material costs are generally some of the largest expenses any organization incurs. It may seem like your plant has no control over the cost, and you’re simply at the mercy of your suppliers. After all, you certainly don’t want to sacrifice on quality for the sake of...
What the COVID-19 Vaccine Has Taught Us About Manufacturing
The race to produce an effective vaccine against COVID-19 has been one of the most publicized manufacturing feats of our time. With the virus spreading rapidly across the world, pharmaceutical manufacturers were tasked with producing the vaccines at warp speed once they...
How to Know When You Should Eliminate Steps in Your Manufacturing Process
There’s a famous saying from the philosopher Heraclitus which says, “Change is the only constant in life.” That still rings true today, even in the manufacturing industry. As technology improves or new challenges appear, manufacturing processes are forced to adapt quickly....
The New AI in Manufacturing
There’s lots of talk about artificial intelligence in the business world. Manufacturers have started to wonder if AI makes sense for their company and what it may mean for their workforce. We’d argue that there’s a new AI that’s more important for the manufacturing...
The Increasing Value of Adaptability in Manufacturing
Many manufacturers thought they were prepared for any challenge that came their way…and then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. In 2020, just 13% of manufacturers said their supply chain was able to adapt with no issues during the pandemic, according to Statista. Some plants were...
Evolving the Manufacturing Supply Chain to Better Serve Customers
From delayed shipments to constant fluctuations in demand, the early challenges of COVID-19 left many manufacturers in chaos for months. Business intelligence firm Creditsafe estimates that the pandemic caused nearly a $400 billion decline in manufacturing revenue in the...
RESOURCE: VirtECS Analyzer
Scenario analysis for process improvement and throughput can be very valuable, but tedious, error prone, and impossible to do well with only a spreadsheet or simulator. Using VirtECS allows you to look at scheduling options with a speed and detail that were previously...
Common Constraints in Manufacturing Plants and Their Solutions
Those who work in manufacturing know that getting a product from the beginning to the end of production is an incredibly complex and time-consuming procedure. The whole process is made more complicated by factors such as equipment designs, industry regulations, and...
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