Losing productivity due to idle time of workers? Are data silos across sites impacting your real-time decision-making? Exhausted with payments and compliance managed in excel sheets? Finding challenges in managing commodity pricing for your projects? Is costing and modifying WBS across project sites taking too much time? If your manual processes start eating up your time and resources, it’s time to take a transformative turn towards technology! Read on Continue Reading
What is Discrete Manufacturing? When we think of manufacturing we tend to think of factories, machines, and recipes/formulas that need to be followed to get the right mixture. But there is a difference between discrete manufacturing and process manufacturing. Discrete manufacturing is a term used for manufacturing industry products that are distinct. These manufactured items can Continue Reading
With technology evolving at stunning rates, the manufacturing sector has entered a new era of ‘Industry4.0’, also called ‘Smart Manufacturing’. It comprises a mix of technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Additive manufacturing or 3D Printing, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), etc at its core that extends manufacturing capabilities to newer Continue Reading
In an earlier post, we explored ERP on the cloud and its many benefits. Every industry has some specific processes that need to be kept in mind while implementing ERP to ensure that the business benefits and ROI associated with the ERP initiative are maximized. The manufacturing industry today is Continue Reading
There is no doubt about the relevance and importance of ERP in modern business today but the cost of implementing an ERP cannot be ignored. ERP’s can be an expensive affair and you as business owners need to completely understand the return on investment before making that big commitment. Continue Reading
Aufgrund der großen Nachfrage habe ich beschlossen, den Lean Manufacturing Blog auf Deutsch zu schreiben, um unserem deutschen Publikum zu helfen. Ich hoffe du hast Spaß dabei. Wenn du die englische Version lesen möchten, klicken Sie hier. Jeder in der Fertigungswelt kennt Kanban, das Planungssystem für Lean Manufacturing und Just-in-Time-Fertigung. Continue Reading
How can you leverage ERP to drive Lean Manufacturing?Everyone in the manufacturing world is familiar with Kanban, the scheduling system for lean manufacturing and just-in-time manufacturing. This system was Toyota’s disruptive force to improve manufacturing efficiency. Based entirely on demand, organisations using this system significantly reduced waste as inventory is Continue Reading
According to industry research, the Wire and Cable Manufacturing industry has seen a downward trend due to high import penetration and a decline in copper prices over the last 5 years. This has forced manufacturers to lower product prices so as to remain competitive, resulting in decreased revenue and lower Continue Reading
Entsprechend der Global Manufacturing Economic Update 2017 im Juni, das J.P. Morgan fiel der Global Manufacturing PMI weiter von 52,7 im April auf 52,6 im Mai . Jedoch fuhr Europa fort, die Liste der Auslandsexporte mit starkem Produktionswachstum zu beherrschen und die Länder mit den höchsten PMI-Werten im Sektor, Deutschland Continue Reading
There are numerous advancements in technology these days that are taking place at a rapid pace. At present Manufacturing companies need to constantly innovate new methods and processes to cope the change in technology. According to the International Monetary Fund the output of manufacturing companies are expected to increase 3.4 Continue Reading
