Remove Factories Remove Meeting Remove Presentation
article thumbnail

Industry 4.0: Building the right skills to meet the factory of the future

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

It does present a training requirement, the need for new skills for industry 4.0 A meeting between two pioneers during a cocktail party in 1956 turned out to be a defining moment in the world of manufacturing. Manager and even the Smart Factory Manager. Technology meets human capability in the middle. The post Industry 4.0:

article thumbnail

Toyota Kata: What If There Is No Takt Time?

The Lean Thinker

Steve’s proposal was a Current / Target condition template that includes more than the “blank generic version” but doesn’t focus so much on the cadence and timing: From Steve Medlin’s KataCon presentation. It is also true in many traditional factories.

Capacity 360
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Reshoring and Domestic Manufacturing Incentives: Impacts on Supply Chain Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

Faster lead times allow businesses to meet customer demands more efficiently, enhancing satisfaction. Domestic factories often adhere to stricter regulatory standards, leading to fewer defects and recalls. Companies must identify domestic suppliers capable of meeting quality standards, volume requirements, and cost constraints.

article thumbnail

Editor’s Choice: The Three Trends Transforming Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

To help companies make sound decisions that favor their present and future financial health, it is essential to use advanced management techniques and methods, collectively known as supply chain management (SCM). The goal is to minimize total operating costs and meet customer service expectations.

article thumbnail

Supply Chain AI: 25 Current Use Cases (and a Handful of Future Ones)

Logistics Viewpoints

Optimization is used in supply planning, factory scheduling, supply chain design , and transportation planning. In mathematical terms, optimization is a mixed-integer or linear programming approach to finding the best combination of warehouses, factories, transportation flows, and other supply chain resources under real-world constraints.

article thumbnail

Tata Steel Europe’s Connected Planning Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

The goal is to produce an integrated plan that meets the strategic goals of the overall organization. The goal is to match projected demand over the coming quarters with the ability of the organization to produce products that meet that demand. With a connected plan those effects are made visible to other business functions.

article thumbnail

SanMar’s Sustainability Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

One session that I found interesting was a presentation from Patrick Noonan, Chief Product Officer at SanMar. With the launch of its private label brand, SanMar began product development, sourcing, and working with global factories. SanMar has committed to third party audits for every factory they do business with.