I Need Software to Manage My FMEA! Now What?
In December 2021, Ford released their updated Customer Specific Requirements (CSR). A significant “first” in requiring their suppliers to manage Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA) in software. The potential for...
3 Processes to Automate to Improve Your Plant’s Performance
The automotive industry has faced a growing number of shortages as organizations scrambled to meet production over the past few years. However, this is not surprising as many automotive manufacturers operate...
Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance
Can Your Business Answer These Questions Around ESG Issues and CSR?
Can you identify all your suppliers in the supply chain?
Can you confidently confirm that none of them are engaged...
Summer Solstice? Your Supply Chain Knows Winter is Coming
In the Northern Hemisphere, we recently celebrated the Summer Solstice, which means the start of calendar summer and the longest day of the year. I always chuckle on the day after...
Communication is the Key to Quality Management Success
In the first part of this three-part series, I discuss quality management tools for identifying a problem, the root cause and its impact. In the second part, I dive into the...
Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents
Companies are increasingly encouraged or propelled to include human rights, environmental and social considerations within global supply chains. While consumer products companies may have taken the lead on these considerations in...
Auto Supply Chain Prophets Podcast Wrap-up: Eps. 1-5
I am proud to co-host the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast with Quistem Founder and President Cathy Fisher. With each podcast episode, we talk with automotive industry experts about a range...
How Manufacturers Can Beat the Summer Slowdown
June, July and August are usually slower months for manufacturing activity, and it’s easy to see why. It’s beautiful outside, the kids are out of school, pretty much everyone has at...
Disruptive Innovation and the Dominant Design
Disruption is one of my favorite topics. Having spent 30 years in technology, I witnessed decades of disruptions. Microsoft Word eclipsing secretaries and typewriters, Mainframes replaced, the iPhone, online shopping and...
5 Strategies Traditional OEMs are Using to Compete Against Auto Tech Giants
The automotive industry is under a siege of disruptions, and traditional auto suppliers are about to reach a make-it-or-break-it milestone—but they aren’t the only ones taking a big hit.
Traditional OEMs are...