Posted by gdalleave in Machine Truth Blog Friday, 12 August 2011 15:00 1 Comment
In this article, let’s take a look at how manufacturers can improve their strategic advantage through the use of accurate plant information. We’ll begin by discussing the possible types of generic strategic advantages and move onto the role that plant information can play in creating strategic advantage. Most readers probably understand there are three generic [...]
Posted by gdalleave in Machine Truth Blog Tuesday, 9 August 2011 14:06 1 Comment
Manufacturing Leaders are asked to meet strategic goals set by corporate leaders. These goals are often stated in financial terms concerning cost control and margin increase. To accomplish this, Manufacturing Leaders initiate numerous programs to keep the cost of goods under control and improve production efficiency. Often times their methods involve gathering production data from [...]
Posted by gdalleave in Machine Truth Blog Thursday, 4 August 2011 19:33 1 Comment
In this article, we introduce the concept of a manufacturing platform as the next engine for competitive advantage within a manufacturing enterprise. A worldwide manufacturing corporation is likely comprised of a multitude of heterogeneous assets from a variety of equipment manufacturers. An inventory of these assets may show that some are likely very modern and [...]
Posted by admin in Machine Truth Blog Monday, 4 July 2011 19:29 No Comments
QUESTION: Why is break creep a significant manufacturing issue? ANSWER: So a lot of managers don’t necessarily consider break creep to be a significant issue, but if you look at it over the grand scheme of things you’re spending maybe an extra 10 minutes a day on average getting back to your workstation as an [...]
Posted by trobertson in News Room Wednesday, 25 May 2011 15:36 1 Comment
In the competitive world of contract manufacturing, reducing costs, improving efficiencies and maintaining margins is essential. Leading European contract cosmetic and pharmaceutical manufacturer, Fareva, is committed to improving productivity at its operations with a Continuous Improvement program supported by Shoplogix™ Performance Management Solution Plantnode®. “There’s more and more pressure from our customers to cut costs, [...]
