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An Introduction to Just-in-Time Manufacturing (JIT)

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Just-in-Time manufacturing helps businesses shorten lead times, minimize inventory, and address other hidden inefficiencies by aligning supplies directly with production schedules. You can also listen to this article: What is Just-in-Time manufacturing?

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How to Eliminate Bottlenecks in Manufacturing?

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Manufacturing bottlenecks are points in the production process that are constrained by inefficiency. Finding and eliminating bottlenecks allows you to use more of your production capacity, minimize WIP inventory, reduce lead times, improve quality, and increase the overall efficiency of your manufacturing business.

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Paperless Manufacturing – How to Build a Paperless Factory?

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Paperless manufacturing means managing, coordinating, and reporting production activities purely with digital solutions. A paperless factory typically sees benefits such as the elimination of non-value-added tasks, better traceability, optimized production scheduling, shorter lead times, etc. What is Paperless Manufacturing?

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What Is Distributed Manufacturing?

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In distributed manufacturing, production facilities are scattered throughout an extended geographical area, each one serving their local market, with their work coordinated with the help of cloud-based software. You can also listen to this article: What […] The post What Is Distributed Manufacturing?

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Machine Downtime in Manufacturing

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Share Minimizing unplanned downtime should be a priority in every manufacturing plant. It’s disruptive and expensive, it leads to accidents, and it causes a lot of waste. This blog explores the topic of machine downtime and gives readers some tools for finding and addressing the root causes. Here are five actions to take: 1.

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Machine Uptime and Availability for Manufacturing

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Share Uptime is a key performance indicator in manufacturing. Uptime is sometimes confused with availability, which can reduce visibility into manufacturing effectiveness. This blog was written to help manufacturers identify opportunities to improve machinery uptime. Contact us for more information.

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Engineer to Order (ETO) Workflow: Definition and Best Practices

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Manufacturing is experiencing a shift towards both more customization and shorter lead times. One option for catering to this contrary dynamic is the engineer-to-order manufacturing workflow. ETO has the potential to achieve fast-paced bespoke manufacturing, but only if companies leverage the right tools for the job.