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[WHITE PAPER] The Trends that Will Forever Shape Manufacturing in 2018 & Beyond

GlobalTranz

Cerasis is excited to announce the release of an all new, exclusive, & educational resource “The Trends that Will Forever Shape Manufacturing in 2018 & Beyond” white paper! This is a must read for those in the manufacturing industry to stay on top of their games! since the 2016 election.

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These Top Manufacturing Technology Trends will Fuel a Focus on Customer Experience in 2018

GlobalTranz

Going back to the Industrial Internet of things (IIoT), the use of Internet-connected technology increases risk in manufacturing. billion in 2018 alone, reports Michael Kotelec of Manufacturing.net , and this will bring a strong, robust boost to efficiency and productivity in manufacturing. However, the risk is well worth it.

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Added Boeing Developments Related to Production Quality Challenges

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a further update on the ongoing production quality, corporate reputational and cultural challenges that collectively surround commercial aircraft producer Boeing. Prior to that our update focused on Boeing’s overall production quality challenges being assessed as systemic in scope.

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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing

Logistics Viewpoints

The outsourced R&D, in turn, supported outsourced manufacturing with over 50 key suppliers. Quality issues have recently bedeviled Boeing. In 2018 and 2019 there were two fatal crashes of the 737 Max 8. Spirit AeroSystems manufactures the fuselages of the 737 Max jets. There have been other incidents.

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Overcome Manufacturing Supply Chain Challenges with Digital Planning

ToolsGroup

The manufacturing industry has a strong heritage of adopting game-changing technologies to deliver higher quality products more efficiently. In a recent KPMG study, 69% of manufacturing CEOs say acting with agility is “the new currency of business; if we’re too slow, we will be bankrupt.”

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Boeing’s Newest Production and Quality Challenge

Supply Chain Matters

Depending on what ongoing aircraft inspections discover, resources may have to be allocated toward needed changes in production quality checks. As Bloomberg noted in its reporting, Spirit has struggled with past quality issues, financial challenges and reported production worker turnover. All rights reserved.

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Trends 2019: Manufacturing

Enterra Insights

Nevertheless, over the past few years there have been some significant changes in the manufacturing sector, including the maturation of additive manufacturing and the emergence of the Internet of Things (often referred to as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)). Manufacturing trends. ”[1] Those arguments still hold.