Supply Chain Brief

network’s first Manufacturing Analytics Innovation Summit in Chicago a couple weeks ago. One thing for certain, there are some very exciting projects being implemented in an incredible variety of environments to accomplish an amazing diversity of manufacturing needs across the world. According to D&B speaker Sue Sheehey, 54% of US manufacturing executives admit that their firms do not have visibility beyond Tier 1 supplier, and almost 40% of reported supply chain disruptions originate with Tier 2 or 3 suppliers. Digital manufacturing is worth the investment. MORE >>

We fully believe that an efficient manufacturer and manufacturing base is set to stay competitive and sustain. We keep manufacturers competitive by empowering them with process improvement and technology to better sustain and scale transportation departments without adding additional resources, thus impacting the overall profitability. As we said in our podcast on Friday , the more profitable our manufacturing base, the greater the dollars that circulate into the economy. Robotics in Manufacturing: From the Industrial Age to the Space Age. Yaskawa America Inc. MORE >>

'As IDC Manufacturing Insights reported at the end of 2013 about how important it was for manufacturing to focus on operations and technology by highlighting these 10 salient points , the United States was settling into what would be a long and economically stifling winter, thanks to that pesky thing they call the Polar Vortex. We all lamented when we saw that in Q1 the economy and manufacturing seemed to take a dip with growth of -1%. However, as spring melted the snow and life sprang from the ground as it always does each Spring, so did the economy and manufacturing. MORE >>

But, manufacturers may be spending a lot more time than they need to, and not getting the results they want. Getting everyone properly involved in development and review, and then translating their decisions onto the actual packaging art as part of the manufacturing process, is a slow and often painful process. Manufacturing Execution Systems are already used by many enterprises in product manufacturing to enable material synchronization, manufacturing efficiency, quality and compliance, in support of accelerating innovation and new product introductions. MORE >>

'We have been confronted again and again with the message that Manufacturing must evolve to and become more innovative. But according to this criteria, where is the future of manufacturing headed? In this article I intend to indicate the manufacturing’s evolution through Innovation, the real Innovation in Manufacturing. There are six salient areas that organizations should work towards a Real Innovation in Manufacturing: 1. In production ,  manufacturers should implement programs to improve labor and capital productivity through Operational Excellence. MORE >>