Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of three guest posts by Kate Began of Polycase. The Covid-19 outbreak has changed the global business landscape in ways that would have seemed unbelievable just a few months ago. Businesses have been forced to reevaluate their approach to everything–from sourcing to operations. The manufacturing industry
Looking at Tesla’s suppy chain issues, here are the biggest takeaways so you don’t have to repeat their mistakes. This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting, a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management and Procurement. Back in 2016, we posted about Tesla’s ambitious plan to ramp up production of its consumer-grade
Email is one of the most utilized tools in your marketing toolbox, but marketers need to continuously develop their email practices to keep up with the rapidly changing interests of audiences. Email marketing is a powerful tool for growing and developing your business. You probably get hundreds of marketing emails from all kinds of companies you
Manufacturers who are active and engaged on Facebook are more likely to introduce product innovation than those who are not. If you’re killing time during business hours on Facebook, you may actually be onto something valuable. Well, no, — scrolling through your sister-in-law’s vacation album is unlikely to help your business. But recent studies show
Increasing operational expenses to avoid capital expenditures that would boost warehouse capacity and functionality might end up costing you more in the long run. Consider this scenario: Demand is up and projected to grow for your products. But you are running out of space in your distribution center. Although you realize modernizing your distribution center
. There is no easy answer to the burning question why the onshoring movement refuses to truly take off. The issue of onshoring is frequently painted in black and white. While the media often likens the return of companies to the United States from overseas to a stampede, skeptics may be too quick to downplay the positive impact of
Manufacturing could offer a career with upward potential for STEM students at low-profile colleges. The college graduates of 2015 were the most indebted ever — until the next round of grads wave their diplomas in the spring. But is sinking deep into debt really the ticket to a great career? If you have the means (and
As companies “tiptoe” back to the United States from overseas, the “Made in USA” label should grow more common. However, ambiguous rules are costing some manufacturers hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties and legal fees. So what’s the problem? The coveted “Made in USA” does not always mean the same thing to companies as
The US manufacturing index is at its lowest level since 2009. This is sobering news for the industry and for the economy. Within the industry, it is clear that the road ahead is not flat, straight, or even smooth. For companies to not just survive, but to also succeed, action needs to be taken. In
To see lean perfected – study the NASCAR pit. In a matter of seconds, the pit crew has changed tires, wiped down the windshield, filled up fuel, and given the driver a drink of water. Everything is in the right place at the right time. If only every distribution center would run that smoothly. What’s clear
For many years robots seemed like the brainchild of science fiction writers and directors, meeting the needs of humans as we saw in the Jetsons, or challenging them as we saw in Battlestar Galatica. Occasionally we hear stories on the news of robots being built in basement labs at prestigious universities such as MIT or
MIT’s Julie Shah was named one of MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35 in 2014. In an interview with Will Knight, Shah discusses the possibility of collaboration between human robots: “In factories there are usually physical barriers between people and robots. Originally, this was for safety—industrial robots were unwieldy and unyielding. Although robots are
