(and not get frustrated) A recent article in Digital Supply Chain Magazine points to research from Deloitte Consulting which offers a tremendous business case for supply chain analytics. Deloitte states that: “… manufacturing companies can realize a margin improvement of 2 to 4 percent by applying...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="246"] Can we learn something from a goldfish as we use smartphones to help us with supply chain management[/caption] According to Statistic Brain, the average attention span has dropped from 12 seconds to 8 seconds from the year 2000 to the year 2013. ...
According to a recent report by KPMG, technology platforms that support real-time business intelligence is one of the top strategies and tactics to be deployed by manufacturers. The report, entitled Global Manufacturing Outlook 2014: Performance in the crosshairs, is based on a survey of management from...
The Informance Performance Scoreboard is an Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI) solution that blends real-time metrics, rich analytics and production alerts and notifications delivered on large format displays throughout the factory. With “up to the second” information, the plant floor workforce can now quickly see and...
“Anybody under the age of 20 has a very different view of data and information than people in the current workforce,” observes John Oskin, founder and CEO of Sage Clarity Systems, Chicago. The presentation of and access to data from the corner office to the...
Studies show that 30 percent of SKUs in a typical manufacturing facility have at least 10 percent error between the current planning rate used and the ideal, "desired" planning rate. Most manufacturers aren't even aware of this problem. That's why frequent, detailed analysis -- reviewed...
When it comes to manufacturing, digestible insight for operations performance generally means being chained to a desk. That’s because in the past, accessing information on the go was accomplished either a) on a small smartphone screen where data was hard to sift through or b)...
Manufacturing enterprises gain competitive advantages when they focus on operational excellence initiatives like Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance and other continuous improvement methods. They set goals to unlock capacity and reduce inventory and labor costs, while increasing productivity without additional capital investment. Leading...
A more disciplined approach to asset utilization is being adopted as food and beverage companies push the outer limits of what is possible in existing facilities. As manufacturers try to squeeze more production from assets, there’s an accelerating focus on lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and...
Pharmaceutical manufacturers are under tremendous pressure to increase product volume in their own plants and improve margins. They must often achieve this higher volume with optimized resources — a challenging task without the help of real-time discovery analytics for operational excellence. They usually find that...
