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Effective Manufacturing Operations Management in 2024

Epicflow

Manufacturing companies continually seek ways to improve their processes, optimize costs, and increase competitiveness. To achieve these goals, they are adopting the latest technologies (Industry 4.0) Finally, manufacturing organizations are subject to safety regulations set by government agencies or industry bodies.

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Driving Digital Transformation in Aerospace & Defense: Recent Technology Trends

Epicflow

According to the Aerospace Industries Association’s Vision for 2050 , some of the key technology and innovation trends transforming the aerospace and defense industry will be: – the rise of automation and artificial intelligence, – wide application of augmented and virtual reality, – the rise of Industry 4.0 (e.g.,

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How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate

Harvard Business

has lost what Harvard Business School’s Willy Shih calls the “ industrial commons ”: indispensable production skills and capabilities. We know from looking at strong economies around that world that a nation needs both R&D and manufacturing activities to maintain a healthy 21st Century industrial ecosystem.

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"Process Mining"? Sounds Like a Waste of Time.

Markovitz Consulting

You’re not doing any process mining. You’re missing the boat on “process mining,” the latest improvement breakthrough that will catapult your firm to the top of your industry. According to a new HBR article , process mining will “revitalize process management in firms where it has lain fallow for years.”

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Gorillas in our Midst

Tom Spencer

Take the music industry for example. In response to the rise of peer-to-peer file sharing in 1990s, the record industry took aggressive legal action to shut down sites like Napster that allowed consumers to share music online for free. Again, your RAS will focus on what you train it to. Management Consulting'

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Higher Wages Aren’t Enough to Turn Mediocre Jobs into Good Ones

Harvard Business

For example: Constant display changes that take hours to set up and break down — hours that could have been spent on much-higher-value work like helping customers and trying out process improvements. In service industries like retail and fast-casual dining, that’s rarely the case.

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Synergy Unleashed: The Power of Great Teamwork

Rick Conlow

Our assessment identified a silo mentality throughout the organization and minimal leadership development or training. We addressed the issues with new communication channels, customer service and quality initiatives, on-going quality leadership training for all leaders (executives, too), and team development applications.