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Smart Manufacturing: Examples & Benefits

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Is your smartphone really that intelligent or is it just an example of advanced technology? Not that there’s anything wrong with being technologically advanced. Smart manufacturing is the same thing; it’s a way to produce better with emerging technologies. What Is Smart Manufacturing?

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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When to Use It: The Waterfall approach is great for manufacturing and construction projects , which are highly structured, and when it’s too expensive to pivot or change anything after the fact. The term scrum was introduced in a “Harvard Business Review” article from 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka.

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Six Sigma: A Simple Guide for Project Managers

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There has been some backlash against Six Sigma over the recent years, some of which is warranted and will be discussed, but overall the process proves a valuable tool in reducing defects in product manufacturing, especially when paired with Agile thinking, lean manufacturing and capable project management tools. What Is Six Sigma?

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Operational Efficiency: A Quick Guide

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Operational efficiency is another way to look at work when you’re delivering a service or product, particularly popular in manufacturing. Let’s start with the definition and explore how to improve operational efficiency in addition to ways that using project management software can help manufacturers. What Is Operational Efficiency?

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Total Productive Maintenance Essentials: 8 Things You Need to Know About TPM

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85% is a world-class distinction for discrete manufacturers. 60% is a typical grade for discrete manufacturers. 40% is usually when manufacturers are not using TPM. That is, whatever manufactured pieces are not up to the quality standards which you set. It works by percentage: 100% is perfect. Aim for this!

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The Power of Product Thinking

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Technical debt mounts as they succumb to pressure to split their focus. It is a long-term, sustainable approach that minimizes technical debt. Background My client was the IT department for a sporting goods manufacturer. When they showed the feature at Sprint Review, the buzz was incredible.

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Iterating/Done Increments in Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, Pharma/BioTech and Beyond

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Two related concepts in the agile world that people trying to leverage Agile/Scrum’s empiricism outside of the software/technology space struggle with. Can we make this? ), or sustainability (can we do it in a way that is sustainable for our people, society, and world? ). Working Software. Done Increments.