Manufacturing and Supply Chain is slowly starting to become my new favourite sector, and in my opinion it’s definitely the sector to watch out for in 2012. With the massive complex problems the world faces in terms of the economy, employment and environmental and social sustainability, solving the key problems within the sector seems to [...]

Brian Devine is Vice President of ProLogistix, a staffing firm which focuses exclusively on logistics personnel often for 3PLs and other supply chain segments. With over 40 million man hours recorded the last five years, Devine shared some of the unique and extensive experiences his firm has had in filling all levels of logistics positions [...]

No matter what your industry or company size, the key to sustainable improvements in your manufacturing process is to install a real time MES, or commonly now known as MOM, as an IT solution to empower your entire end to end manufacturing process. MOM Manufacturing Operations Management is a suite of manufacturing operational software that [...]

Achieving greater production success and efficiency boils down to optimised manufacturing processes. Developing new information technology, supplier development programs and redesigning distribution networks has made this possible. However, an integral element commonly overlooked in this supply chain optimization strategy, is the needs of the customer. Value Chain Segmentation A traditional supply chain model is internally [...]

In today’s rapidly evolving market, dealing with the volume and variety of business information flooding through internal and external departments can be a daunting challenge for even the best of us. Analysis is a significant area of business, however many organisations struggle to get to grips with it. Enhancing your business activity is possible by [...]

Greg Ehemann and Rich Ehemann, Shoptech’s (www.shoptech.com) founding partners, have been around job shops their entire careers. While working in a machine shop in Cincinnati, Ohio during the 1980’s, Greg and his brother Rich were frustrated that they could not determine whether they were making or losing money on a job.

The best Microsoft Gold Partners all consider themselves strategic partners for their clients, not merely technology solutions providers. Larry Cohn, the Senior Partner, at Streamline Systems, www.streamlinesys.com, a Microsoft Gold Partner, has developed a unique program that demonstrates Gold Partners are not all the same. According to Cohn, “We offer and deliver Business Impact Assessments, Business Process Workshops, and Project Scoping to increase our customers’ success rate.”

Suppliers of end-of-line automation and material handling in the food sector have a distinct scope of technology to consider, including various types of palletizing robots, stretch wrapping equipment, labeling systems, pallet control systems, and laser-guided automatic vehicles.

Companies are much more vulnerable to problems created by crumbling infrastructure around the world. In August, a traffic jam in China saw a 100 km queue of vehicles develop on a major motorway. The blockage on the Beijing-Tibet expressway was due to road works to repair damage caused by a massive increase in cargo lorries, many [...]

Increasingly as manufacturers return to expansion, the demands of existing and new customers, drives the need to increase the number of shop floor machines to improve capacity. This rapid growth often means losing control of production output.