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WEB2 days ago · Productivity's great, but your best improvement ideas will come from your front-line workers, so using AI to free up their time and mental energy can pay huge dividends. IndustryWeek is the premier online source of news and information on manufacturing, leadership, continuous improvement, talent management and other issues critical to …
What’s Ahead for Product Development & Innovation in 2021
WEBJan 22, 2021 · With all that in mind, here are my top four industry predictions for 2021: Prediction #1: The evolution of modern product development will continue to speed up. Some sectors are poised for particularly spectacular growth, including medical devices and healthcare. Indeed, a recent report by Frost & Sullivan found that the increasing adoption of ...
2021 IW 50 Best US Manufacturers - IndustryWeek
WEBJul 29, 2021 · The annual IW 50 Best U.S. Manufacturers ranks the top-performing manufacturing companies in the United States, and is drawn from the IndustryWeek U.S. 500 our annual listing of the top 500 publicly held U.S. manufacturing companies, based on revenue. From there, we examine six additional measures over a three-year time frame. Those measures are inventory turns, profit margin, asset turnover ...
Strategic Analytics Help IPG Shrink Inefficiencies - IndustryWeek
WEBMar 8, 2021 · Strategic Analytics Help Intertape Polymer Shrink Inefficiencies. 2017 IW Best Plants winner embraces data analytics to take best in class facility to another level. Editor's Note: Intertape Polymer Group's Jai Sundararaman, IPG vice president of business transformation. will be speaking at the upcoming 2021 …
Lithium Batteries' Dirty Secret: Manufacturing Them Leaves …
WEBOct 16, 2018 · Once in operation, electric cars certainly reduce your carbon footprint, but making the lithium-ion batteries could emit 74% more CO2 than for conventional cars. by Niclas Rolander, Jesper Starn and Elisabeth Behrmann. Beneath the hoods of millions of the clean electric cars rolling onto the world's roads in the next few years will be a dirty ...
2021 IW U.S. 500: Meet the Biggest US Food and Beverage …
WEBJul 16, 2021 · The largest food or beverage producer on the 2021 version of the IW U.S. 500 is the 13th largest manufacturer overall on the list (you'll have to peruse this gallery to discover who that is), while Sensient Technologies Corp., ranked 483, is the smallest with fiscal 2020 revenue of $1.33 billion. Sensient ranked 496 in the 2020 rankings.
2021 IW 500: Top Manufacturers in Aerospace and Defense
WEBAug 6, 2021 · According to Deloitte’s 2021 aerospace and defense outlook, a return prepandemic travel levels is not likely before 2024. “This would negatively affect order books and deliveries for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). In 2021, global commercial aircraft deliveries are estimated at 950 aircraft, a …
Managing Regulatory Challenges in a Global Marketplace
WEBMar 10, 2011 · Managing Regulatory Challenges in a Global Marketplace. March 10, 2011. Meeting requirements in emerging markets makes regulatory compliance an increasingly difficult issue for manufacturers. A new study sheds light on the challenges and how leading companies are meeting them. Joachim Ebert.
Three Problems in Manufacturing that Impact Productivity and ...
WEBJul 5, 2017 · Despite the advanced technology now available, there are still three key issues that adversely affect manufacturers of all types and sizes. They are data management, inventory, and gross margin. Although each has its own silo, they are also interrelated. For example, consider the use of data. The way data is gathered, analyzed, and understood ...
Operations Managers: Rising to the Challenges of 2021
WEBJan 20, 2021 · Cost Management: This is an absolute basic, management’s bread and butter. Managers may face intense pressure in 2021 to further cut costs to ensure the survival of the organization. If possible, however, they should take time to consider which capabilities, skills, and production assets will be needed when the recession is over.