Production

If you meet delivery deadlines, you become an indispensable partner for your customers. Today, however, adherence to delivery dates can only be achieved by planning production with the help of…

The hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) is now several years old and has hardly subsided. Expectations are huge – but the hoped-for increase in productivity has so far largely failed…

Manufacturing companies often struggle to keep their customers 100% satisfied: Delayed deliveries or issues with quality are not always easy to put a stop to. At the same time, the…

If you want to produce on schedule and at optimal cost, you have to establish a holistic, simultaneous production planning approach. I would like to explain to you in this article how this can…

Manufacturers in the United States account for almost 11% of the total output in the state, employing 8.58% of the workforce, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and…

In our 90 percent linear economy, resources are extracted from the earth, processed into goods, used and ultimately disposed of. It has been known for some time that we humans live in excess and…

Do you ever think about how big the factories are that manufacture your products? Well, now you can find out. Some are 3 times the size of Central Park in…

Technology is becoming more integrated into our daily lives, but the life span of devices is getting shorter. Many products get thrown out once their batteries die to be replaced…

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many lasting effects. While some are more obvious, like the shortage of certain goods at the grocery store, it’s important to pay attention to some…

If you hear “global supply chain”, Chinese manufacturing likely flashes through your mind.   And for good reason; in 2018, more than a quarter of all global manufacturing happened in China.  …