Is the Cold Chain Ready for COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery?
The development of the COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be an accomplishment never thought possible. Where most therapeutics take 10-15 years to clear clinical and regulatory approvals, J&J, Moderna and now...
Manufacturing Medical Devices: How Endoscopes are Made
It’s always fascinating to learn how products are made, and endoscopes have one of the more interesting processes as they are Class II medical devices. Although a Class II device is...
What a Biden Presidency Could Mean for the Automotive Industry
The U.S. President and administration will be going through a change soon, and it is sure to bring some drastic changes for U.S. automotive companies. Among the many differences Trump and...
The Remedy for Disruption in the Medical Device Industry
There’s been disruption in the medical device industry recently – new technologies, more patient-centered development, hospitals pushing back on charges, more reimbursements being questioned, and supply chain issues due to the...
Actionable Insights: Revenue by Entity
In our previous Actionable Insights blog, we discussed the Operations Production Andon Board Action Center. Next, we will provide an overview of the Revenue by Entity Action Center as well as...
Five ERP Considerations for Winning New OEM Business
In today’s competitive world, automotive suppliers must forge relationships with new original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) outside of their traditional sphere in order to grow. Achieving success entails compliance with strict OEM...
Doing Business in South Korea
South Korea is in eastern Asia in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is bordered by North Korea, the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. At 99,720 sq...
Enterprise Effectiveness Challenges the Measure-to-Manage Myth
“You can't manage what you can't measure.”
This quote is often attributed to Dr. W. Edwards Deming, an American engineer and quality control expert behind Total Quality Management (TQM). Regrettably, such advice...
The Remedy for Inefficiencies in Contract Manufacturing
Our health care industry depends on the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, and they, in turn, depend on contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) for their outsourced manufacturing. In fact, CMOs have become more...
The Rise of MaaS and Other Automaker Business Models
The entire automotive industry is under a siege of shakeups, and one of the biggest game-changers could be the switch to the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) business model.
Traditionally, original equipment...