age of scarcity, automotive supply chain, supply chain, supply chain management, chip shortage

Get in Line: Supply Chain Management in the Age of Scarcity

For the past 30 years, the automotive industry has been hyper-focused on increasing efficiencies by reducing variabilities. And with an industry that had remained relatively steady for decades, achieving this level...
great resignation, remote work, skills gap, employee satisfaction

Surviving and Thriving in the Aftermath of the Great Resignation

The global pandemic forced companies to rethink employment policies on the fly, finding new ways to keep employees productive, engaged and, most of all, safe. The result was a massive rate...
enterprise trends, production planner, production planning, people in manufacturing, manufacturing

People in Manufacturing: Production Planner

In modern manufacturing, nothing is certain except that everything changes. While many positions within an organization may have the same titles they did historically, the tasks and processes have changed completely....
2022 predictions, manufacturing, supply chain, supplier relationships, hyperautomation

Is It Safe to Share 2022 Predictions for Manufacturing and the Supply Chain?

After the last two years, it’s no surprise that some might be hesitant to make predictions about the state of manufacturing, supply chains and digital transformation for the new year. But...