All Hands on Deck for the Circular Economy
Suddenly, supply chains are in the spotlight.
The Staggering Costs of Health Insurance ‘Sludge’
Seems everybody has a horror story about health insurance: Kafkaesque debates with robotic agents about what is and isn’t covered. Huge bills from a doctor you didn’t know was “out of network.” Reimbursements that take months to process.
150-percent Bills of Material Are Hurting Your Business
During the last several decades, the ability to manufacture customized products for customers has become increasingly attractive to a growing number of companies.
Webinar Preview: Managing Change in a Digital Transformation
Digital transformation is the integration of technology into all areas of a business, which fundamentally changes how organizations operate and deliver value to their customers. But what does success look like in a digital transformation?
Less Wasteful Laser Cutting
Laser cutting is an essential part of many industries, from car manufacturing to construction. However, the process isn’t always easy or efficient.
A Postmortem on Product Management
Product management as we’ve known it up until now—as a limited function or role—is effectively dead. However, viewed as a culture, product management is thriving. I predict “product culture” will be central to the future of work in digital economies.
The Cost of Bored Industrial Engineers
Industrial engineers design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes.
Benefits of Workflow Automation in B2B E-Commerce
Like business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce, business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce allows customers to purchase parts and supplies via an online portal.
Getting a Grip on What’s Next for Robotics in Manufacturing
Manufacturing robotics is to some extent following a similar path of advances to those in machining and fixed automation systems.
Are Lean Supply Chains Responsible for Shortages?
Lean supply chains are designed based on several key principles. First, the general philosophy of lean is to reduce or eliminate nonvalue-added waste. The concept of reducing waste is always beneficial to organizations.
