Week 9 in Manufacturing News
The US just got the latest sign manufacturing activity is slowing down The Commerce Department said factory orders edged up 0.1% in December, compared with economist expectations for a 0.5% increase.
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Production capacity overview with Gantt charts
Knowing production capacity and utilization is extremely important for efficient manufacturing.
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Week 8 in Manufacturing News
US Manufacturing Production Unexpectedly Contracts in January U.S. factory production unexpectedly contracted in January, shrinking the most in eight months on weakness in the automotive sector and indicating a weak start to the year as headwinds including a trade war with China weighed on factories.
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What is Just-In-Time Manufacturing?
All manufacturing organizations hope to contain the costs of production and get their products shipped as quickly as possible.
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Week 7 in Manufacturing News
Manufacturing wage growth hit its highest level in over a decade The 12-month moving average of wage growth rose to 3.9 percent in December.
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Haribo struggling with production problems after ERP implementation
Again, the introduction of new enterprise software creates big problems for a company. This time it hits the gummy-bear manufacturer Haribo.
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Week 6 in Manufacturing News
January U.S. Manufacturing Activity Bounces Back While China and Europe Struggle While U.S. manufacturing activity appears to be humming along, elsewhere in the world, it is slowing.
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Manufacturing ERP and Industry 4.0
Prior to the advent of modern ERP systems, small to medium manufacturing operations were conglomerations of disparate machines, software platforms and processes.
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Week 5 in Manufacturing News
The Silver Lining In The U.S. Manufacturing Slowdown The weight of data now suggests that American industry is slowing its pace of production. Economic slowdowns are always painful, even if they don’t lead to recession.
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Top 10 most important manufacturing performance indicators in 2019
The goal of every manufacturing business is to be as efficient, innovative and flexible as possible. An effective manufacturing operation can offer its customers a wider range of services and products, thinks about its employees wellbeing, has healthy financial indicators and is able to adapt to the changing environment.
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Week 4 in Manufacturing News
U.S. Manufacturing Can Take The Punches – It Is Stronger Than You Think The sub-index for New Export Orders increased, to 52.8 from 52.2, showing that export orders not only kept growing, but grew at a faster pace in December than in the previous two months.
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10 Best Practices for Improving Your Manufacturing Processes
Every manufacturing business can benefit from developing their processes and achieving operational excellence. The efficiency that comes from these improvements can help to reduce costs, enhance productivity, and upgrade the quality of your products.
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