It is inevitable companies are changing their workplace policies as our knowledge about how to manage in the COVID-19 era increases. We are in uncharted waters and over the last few months many companies have made recommendations for new workplace policies only to issue subsequent updates based on a changing landscape and new data. A …
We can debate if the time should be now, in a few weeks or months from now, in slow and measured phases as recommended by health experts, or all at once, but it seems we are on a path to reopen the US economy. For manufacturing this presents a set of new challenges. The good …
Many of us intuitively know how much technology adds value when properly applied. The list of industries that tech has transformed over time is long and wide; healthcare, business, education, communication, and transportation to name a few. One area that has seen bursts of technological change over the last 100 years is manufacturing. Unfortunately, that …
Many in the business world are hoping that after the peak in COVID-19 cases well subsides they can, “go back to normal”. If they mean a new normal, great! If they truly believe business will resume as it was before the pandemic, they are in for a real wake-up call. Expectations from clients have already …
There are probably a few ways to interpret that headline depending on your business. One is, “We just spent all this time and money perfecting our global supply chain, please tell me it was worth it.” Another is, “Good, we have been waiting for the right reasons to unbundle what has become heavy, complex and …
Is this the end of the global supply chain as we know it? Read More »
We have all heard the catchphrase, “Zero Touch”. In different industries, it means different things but in a uniform sense, it is meant to convey that an item can move from point A to point B in an automated fashion without any intervention. Sounds ideal right? In a COVID-19 world, it is even more ideal. …
