Operations

  • Exporting: Should You or Shouldn't You?

    By KMS on July 25, 2017

      In today’s global marketplace, customers want to purchase products and services made in the U.S. because they recognize that American products and services have a reputation for quality, value...

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  • Lean Supply Chain

    By Joe Torrago on July 4, 2017

    There are countless articles, blogs, white papers, presentations, websites, consultants and professionals telling the story about the benefits of Lean for your organizations operations. They all have...

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  • Cyber Security in the Manufacturing Industry

    By KMS on June 23, 2017

    Would it surprise you to know that the manufacturing industry is the second-most hacked industry? According the IBM’s 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index, healthcare is the most hacked industry...

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  • Supply Chain Foundations

    By Guest Blogger on May 30, 2017

    Consider this: 100 percent of domestic manufacturers in the United States procure some combination of materials, components, sub-assemblies, and/or assemblies from other companies—they buy stuff. And...

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  • Earning the Right

    By Joe Torrago on March 7, 2017

    Space Problem or Stuff Problem? I visited three facilities recently and in these plants the operations leaders were concerned they did not have enough space. I toured each respective facility with...

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