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The Power of Prediction: Transforming Manufacturing Maintenance
Manufacturing companies are always looking for ways to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and enhance product quality. That’s why the power of prediction is highly valued when it comes to maintenance for your manufacturing environment. One strategy that is gaining popularity is the implementation data-driven maintenance, which uses data analysis and machine learning to anticipate when…
Read MoreDrive Innovation with Process Improvement
How to Foster a Culture of Change Management and Continuous Improvement: Organizations create value by transforming inputs of resources such as people, equipment, technology, product designs, brands, information, energy, and cash into products and services of greater worth. The patterns of interaction, coordination, communication, and decision-making through which they accomplish these transformations are processes. Processes…
Read MoreFrom Waste to Taste: Lean and JIT
Streamlining Food Manufacturing with Lean and JIT is the Ultimate Recipe for Success. Lean manufacturing and just-in-time (JIT) production are two powerful concepts that have been widely adopted by companies in a variety of industries. Both of these approaches focus on maximizing efficiency and minimizing waste in order to produce high-quality products at a lower…
Read MoreTheory of Constraints
From Constraints to Success: Using TOC to Transform Manufacturing Processes. The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a management philosophy developed by Eliyahu M. Goldratt that focuses on identifying and addressing bottlenecks or constraints in manufacturing processes in order to increase overall efficiency and effectiveness. The central premise of TOC is that every process has a…
Read MoreDefining OKRs and KPIs
Acronyms are great, but how can you keep track of them all? Most acronyms even have more than one meaning. In this blog, we’re breaking down two acronyms that drive organizational profitability and strategy: Defining OKRs and KPIs. So what is an OKR and KPI? OKR stands for Objective and Key Results, while KPI stands…
Read MoreFORMing FSMA Compliance
A rundown of the FDA’s new 204(d) proposal and how to prepare for its requirements. Outline: What is the new Regulation 204(d) Defining KDEs & CTEs What Food companies should expect When/How to adjust to the changes Moving forward with the right Tools Today, we will provide a short rundown of how your operations can…
Read MoreAttract, Retain and Motivate Employees
As labor shortages reach new heights and employee turnover as strong as ever, the manufacturing industry is facing a tough challenge: attracting and retaining top talent. The supply chain has proven to leave companies with their hands out empty and the end-consumer very similar when it comes to delivery. In 2020 & 2021, manufacturers identify…
Read MoreReducing Error to Boost Efficiency
Reducing error to boost efficiency is an often overlooked strategy when considering how to get the most out of your manufacturing plant. With reducing human error, that operational goal seems a little easier to achieve. It’s not uncommon that we see many organizations simply attempting to increase utilization, capacity, or cycle times. These are effective…
Read MoreA Hidden Factory: Unlock the Power of Your Plant
What’s hiding in the Depths of Your Hidden Factory? (5-6 minute read) Breaking Down Your Hidden Factory Throughout this short journey of KPIs and unlocking your Hidden Factory, we’re going to provide tips, calculations, and next steps to unlocking your Hidden Factory to begin getting better results. Have you ever heard of OEE? Of course…
Read MoreSQF Edition 9: Changes & Challenges
SQF Edition 9: Changes & Challenges (3-4 minute read) With time dwindling down and resources that may be tied up in other projects, we’re here to simply lay out several key, systematic changes that will affect your plant, your processes, technologies, and overall approach to food safety systems due to the new SQF Edition 9…
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