In a perfect world, businesses would be able to count on a stable cost for raw materials, predictable customer demands, and reliable suppliers. These days, we’d be glad to have any one of those factors. Manufacturers need supply chain visibility from end to end, that has the agility and flexibility to adapt to fluctuations in …
Production Visibility: You Can’t Manage What You Can’t See Read More »
Consumer devices—smartphones, tablets, and laptops—are designed for consumer use. We check our emails and social media, shop online, and manage various daily tasks. The mobility that these devices offer has drifted into the workplace, spawning the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend. Many businesses were happy to avoid the added expense of buying mobile devices for …
Consumer Versus Rugged Devices: Short-term Savings, Long-term Cost Read More »
In about 20 years, NASA plans to send astronauts to Mars. But if you’re in a hurry, you can take a walk on Mars right now. Using the same technology developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, visitors to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida can experience the Red Planet at the …
The principles that drive lean manufacturing are focused on reducing unnecessary actions and increasing quality and customer satisfaction. Some businesses focus their “lean and mean” strategy on processes. They can even apply to how you run your meetings. We’ve discovered the hidden waste of miscommunication in manufacturing is a critical gap to address. Here …
3 Tips to Make Your Meetings ‘Lean’ and Reduce Miscommunication Read More »
“If you don’t like the weather, just wait ten minutes.” Long before there were “meteorologists”, we had “weathermen”. Their job was to give us their weather forecasts. And we took their predictions with a grain of salt. Recently, Hurricane Matthew raged onto the eastern coast of the southern Atlantic states. It was initially predicted to …
Big Data for Weather Forecasting: A Change in the Tech Climate Read More »
Twenty-one years ago, shoppers discovered the thrill of the online auction when eBay was born. Since opening on Labor Day weekend in 1995, eBay has grown to become an e-commerce powerhouse that has challenged Amazon for world domination. While eBay began with people selling their own “stuff”, about 80% of what’s now sold on the …
Is eBay getting inside your mind as well as your pockets? Read More »
The advancement of technology is both a curse and a blessing for today’s businesses. It’s great for the productivity benefits that stem from the exploration of what’s possible. The curse is trying to sort through what’s here and what’s coming, and determine where you should invest—and when. At what point do you adopt a new …
Augmented Reality Gives Enterprises a New Perspective Read More »
In Parts 1 and 2 of my series, we discussed 6 ways that the manufacturing industry can use – and has been using – 2D barcode scanning technology to improve traceability: Print Circuit Board Component Reels, Print Circuit Boards & PCB Arrays, Board Sub-Assemblies, Final Board Assemblies, Finished Product, and Finished Product Boxing. You can read …
10 Ways to use 2D Barcode Scanning in Manufacturing, Part 3 Read More »
In Part 1 of this series, discussion surrounded the first 3 ways that the manufacturing industry can use 2D barcode scanning technology to improve traceability: Print Circuit Board Component Reels, Print Circuit Boards & PCB Arrays, and Board Sub-Assemblies. In case you missed it, you can read more here. Today, I will share the next three …
10 Ways to use 2D Barcode Scanning in Manufacturing, Part 2 Read More »
2D Barcodes have been prevalent for several years across industries such as Healthcare, Food & Beverage, Government, Warehousing and Transportation. The Manufacturing Industry, however, has always seemed to lag behind, sticking to legacy applications and linear barcodes for traceability. Due to increasing end user requirements regarding product lot traceability, manufacturers have had no choice but …
10 Ways to use 2D Barcode Scanning in Manufacturing, Part 1 Read More »