Week 15 in Manufacturing News
The US just got its latest sign that the manufacturing sector is slowing down
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Choose the Right Software for Your Bespoke Manufacturing
This is what many companies that engineer and build complex products struggle with.
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Week 14 in Manufacturing News
U.S., Europe, China and Japan PMI In the U.S., the rate of expansion in manufacturing was the weakest since June 2017.
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Case Study: Rollagranola scales up with MRPeasy
Food distributors and retailers rightly demand the highest standards of their suppliers, not just over ingredients and processes but also business systems.
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Week 13 in Manufacturing News
U.S. manufacturing PMI slides to 21-month low in March The IHS Markit flash purchasing managers index for manufacturing in March fell to a 21-month low, while the services PMI weakened to a two-month low.
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Calculating Cost of Goods Sold in Manufacturing
Efficiency is the lifeblood of any manufacturing company. If the processes and procedures work smoothly and efficiently, profitability is enhanced. And if they don’t, then profits may suffer.
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Week 12 in Manufacturing News
Ford Provides Peek of Its Digital Manufacturing Strategy The digital investment coincided with a general revamping of the plant as new transmissions were introduced. Industry 4.0 and IoT technology enables operators to monitor data generated at different work stations.
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MRP I vs. MRP II: What’s the Difference?
When you’re looking for an MRP system, it’s important to distinguish between Material Requirements Planning (sometimes referred to as MRP I) and Manufacturing Resource Planning (known as MRP II).
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Week 11 in Manufacturing News
Cluster Raises $1.9M to Transform Hiring Engineers in the Manufacturing Industry Cluster launches the first U.S. marketplace matching Industry 4.0 skills to jobs at Aviation, Aerospace, Defense and Automotive companies in Southern California.
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Work in Process Inventory Accounting
Every manufacturing company must deal with inventory. It is part of doing business.
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Week 10 in Manufacturing News
Global manufacturing growth plumbs new depths amid trade tensions Global manufacturing growth decelerated in 2018 as a result of trade and tariff barriers, according to the UN’s latest International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics.
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Discrete Manufacturing vs. Process Manufacturing
If you have been around the manufacturing industry for any amount of time, you have likely heard someone talk about discrete manufacturing and process manufacturing.
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