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Join us in June for IndustryWeek's #operations #leadership Summit, three days of #plant tours, educational sessions and workshops featuring Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Mercury Plastics Inc., Ford Motor Company, PPG, Emerson, Allison Transmission, Toyota Material Handling, MEC (Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.) and many others. Our editors have selected great speakers including Dave Rizzardo, Sarah Tilkens, ACC, CPCC, SSBB, Raj Polanki and Brett Wood to share best practices in #leansixsigma #technologyadoption and other key areas to improve operations. Early bird registration end May 3, so book now to save $200. https://lnkd.in/e4W9vA_3 #manufacturing #IndustryWeek

Production Pulse: #Operations #Leadership Summit Updates Sarah Tilkens, ACC, CPCC, SSBB from GE HealthCare, Carl Livesay from Mercury Plastics Inc. and Jill Jusko from IndustryWeek will discuss this June's live event, focused on best practices for plant managers and other operations leaders. #manufacturing #lean #kaizen #manufacturingexcellence

Former Cargill executive Jack Starr recently left the private sector to take on the chief #manufacturing role at BioMADE, a new Manufacturing Institute that aims to bridge the #innovation gap, encourage #reshoring and build a more resilient #biomanufacturing supply chain. IndustryWeek's Laura Putre recently spoke with Starr about the hurdles for biomanufacturing in the U.S. and how BioMADE intends to change the equation. #IndustryWeek #manufacturing #supplychain https://lnkd.in/eEqrERfn

After the Mercedes-Benz USA vote, Shawn Fain and the International Union, UAW will have to decide which of two distinct, but intertwined, “games” to prioritize, say Marc Robinson and John Jullens of Arbalète LLC. Fain and the #union can either "pursue further #unionization and maintain the current momentum (the Dominos Game) or try to reach an initial contract at Volkswagen to demonstrate the value of unionization to still skeptical non-union workers (the Contract Game)." In the authors' latest IndustryWeek contribution, Robinson and Jullens lay out some of the risks and rewards that accompany both choices. #UAW #IndustryWeek IG Metall #union #laborrelations #manufacturing #automotive https://lnkd.in/eC-aPGGH

In his latest IndustryWeek contribution, RESHORING INITIATIVE founder Harry Moser talks #nearshoring and #China's four 'Ds.' Demographics, debt, drought and decoupling are rewriting the country's total-cost equation, he says. #reshoring #supplychain #export #import #IndustryWeek https://lnkd.in/e8kwuSCi

Don’t fall for the advice that you can achieve #JIT simply by reducing batch sizes. "It’s not that easy and will get you into a world of trouble," says Orest Fiume, retired CFO of the The Wiremold Company. Initially, "Our JIT efforts at Wiremold failed because we didn’t know how our #MRP system really worked to provide #production and #inventories based on the batch world that we lived in." That was a problem, and one the company eventually understood and addressed. The right way to achieve JIT, Fiume advises, "is to first fix your engine and everything else follows that." #manufacturing #IndustryWeek #leanmanufacturing #leanproduction #batchproduction #lean #continuousimprovement #justintime Orest "Orry" Fiume is the retired CFO of the Wiremold Co. https://lnkd.in/e9CeC93Z

What's going on in the #manufacturing world that deserves a little extra attention? How about AI choosing The Coca-Cola Company's next new flavor? Also, why we're all using #AI wrong, Airbus' new management, #drones heading to Congress and #skilledtrades taking the spotlight. Check out IndustryWeek's latest So That Happened. https://lnkd.in/gAKrr-Wh

The IndustryWeek Operations Leadership Summit is designed to help you grow your network and gain new insights in innovative, educational sessions led by IndustryWeek's editorial staff. Space is limited! Don’t miss this opportunity to join us in #Indianapolis June 26-28, 2024. Register by May 3rd to save $200: https://lnkd.in/dbFnWu32 Follow our LinkedIn event page for more updates about the Operations Leadership Summit: https://lnkd.in/gHUavH4A #OperationsLeadershipSummit #OperationsSummit #IndustryWeek #Manufacturing

Leonardo Goncalves understands the introduction of #AI has raised worry of #automation-driven job displacement among workers. The VP, Workforce Solutions at the University of Phoenix even agrees there's "some truth to that sentiment, but maybe not in the way you think." "To me, the most underrated – and underreported – aspect of #artificialintelligence is how #employees, and not only #employers, stand to benefit from its use," he says. In this article, Goncalves outlines 5 ways companies can harness AI to improve the employee experience #workforce #manufacturing #IndustryWeek #HR #humanresources https://lnkd.in/d63_jqUt

Production Pulse: Regulations Roundup April has been busy for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency between PFAS settlements and new restrictions on chemical plants. Join Chemical Processing's Jonathan Katz, Bergeson & Campbell Managing Partner Lynn Bergeson, Food Processing's Andy Hanacek and Water World's Bob Crossen for a discussion of the state of the regulatory state.