Small- and medium-sized (SMEs) manufacturers are often looking for step-function type change to increase their competitiveness. After reviewing several issues SMEs are experiences that are limiting productivity, offering daycare options for staff members has shown to...
Ascertaining the ideal manufacturing time is to have an understanding of the period it takes to convert raw materials into finished goods. You may also come across this as throughput time. The ideal manufacturing cycle time considers the move time, process time, queue...
In what will be the beginning of the signing of a partial trade deal involving China and the United States, the Chinese government is seeking for a tariff roll back in the region of $360 Billion of Chinese imports. This is the basis upon which President Xi Jinping...
These days it’s clear that manufacturing is not an industry often sought after by the millennial generation. But why is that and what can employers do to encourage this younger generation to take a step in the industry’s direction? It has been found that while 71% of...
China has the highest steel making capacity in the world. It is estimated at 10 times that of the United States. They recently shut down over 50 million tons to reduce pollution but are still the predominant entity that fuels the steel industry. According to...
Keeping your business competitive in today’s fast paced markets requires efficient and streamlined processes. If your business relies on data which is not available in an easy-to-access format, manual data entry can quickly become a bottleneck and harm your business....
In the manufacturing world today, cross-company collaboration has become a critical challenge. Efficiently sharing data on a large scale faces all sorts of issues including compliance, regulations, file size as well as security against cyber-attacks and internet...
Trade shows, are they worth it? The answer is dependent on what you intend to achieve from exhibiting at trade shows. Without a goal in mind, it will be difficult to measure what you can get out of exhibiting at trade shows. Trade shows have always been a very popular...
Cyber criminals used to target mainly companies with huge financial data but now attention is being shifted to manufacturing companies. More recently, the manufacturing industry has come under the devilish radar of cyber criminals and hackers. The reason isn’t...
ERP failures does not happen overnight, it’s a gradual and gathering of smaller decisions and actions. An ERP system will be said to have failed if it fails in driving up efficiency and effectiveness of the business. Failings of an ERP is dependent on what you expect...
One of the rising challenges that are facing manufacturers in recent time is healthcare cost. Profitability and sustainability are being dragged to the floor because of rising healthcare costs. The most significant occurrences have seen a continuous rise in the price...
Valves are basically devices that help to direct, control and regulate the flow of air or fluids such as liquids, gases, slurries, or fluidized solids by either closing, partially obstructing, or opening various passageways. Moreover, there are varieties of valves...
According to the Institute for Supply Management reports, manufacturing growth has continued throughout the month of August. ISM’s production index rose to 63.3% in August, increasing 1.2 points from July. In addition, the purchasing manager’s index grew to 56%,...