How Procurement Leaders Build Strong Supplier Relationships
In their list of common nightmare scenarios to try to prepare for, few procurement leaders could have predicted the business disruptions of 2020. Global pandemic and lockdowns probably didn’t make it...
How to Show Your MOM Year Round Appreciation
Have You Connected with Your MOM Lately?
When we say MOM, of course we’re talking about your Manufacturing Operations Management system. It’s the system of processes you use to bridge your ERP...
Celebrating Heroes on International Women in Engineering Day
June 23rd is International Women in Engineering Day, a day that celebrates the achievements and work that women in the field of engineering and technology do to support lives every day....
Integrated Supplier Management: Plan, Execute and Adapt
If the pandemic and other global events of the past year have taught us anything, it’s that supply chains are fragile and easily disrupted. Integrated Supplier Management is a must –...
ERP Go-Live: Expecting the Unexpected
The ERP team has completed the Business Process Workshops and has an agreed-upon functional scope. The various process team members have resolved configuration issues through Conference Room Pilots. End users and...
Why Direct Labor is Still the Backbone of Manufacturing
There are words we use in common language that have become increasingly aversive over the past year. Words like “quarantine”, “social distancing” and *gasp* “virtual”. As the world slowly heals from...
How the Semiconductor Shortage Could Have Been Averted
Are We Really Learning from Our Mistakes?
The Guardian stated: “The technology industry faces a growing shortage of semiconductors and other high-tech components following a failure to invest in new manufacturing facilities...
Building a Quality Culture: Firefighting…Not a Good Sign
This is a series of blog posts digging deeper into the seven keys to building a quality culture, which builds on Nicole Parker's introduction blog. In this article, we will discuss...
Black Holes and KPIs
How Dark is Your Data?
A recent survey of our galaxy by astronomers with VERA in Japan has shown that Earth is both moving faster and is closer to the supermassive black...
Why the EV is Now Cheaper than an ICE Vehicle
Battery Costs Have Officially Reached Parity with the Internal Combustion Engine
One of the largest inhibitors of electrification has been battery costs. The high cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) has made it hard...