Manufacturing Competitiveness (Page 4)

When you realize it’s time to make internal process improvements at your company, how do you introduce innovation onto your factory floor? Do you have a system for developing better procedures and workflow? If so, how is it working for you? A coherent plan for managing improvement can be a powerful tool for transitioning a...

By Henry CialonePresident & CEO, EWI We were all busy — BEFORE. And many of us are still busy. But today's busy looks a little different than yesterday's busy, and we're operating in a significantly more unpredictable and rapidly changing environment as priorities shift, almost daily. At EWI, the last couple of months have found...

Continuous process innovation and improvement are critical to the success of any manufacturing organization. Companies must be open to adjusting their internal operations in response to new technologies, shifts in consumer demand, changes in the economy, and other external forces. In fact, the smartest manufacturers view these disruptions as opportunity catalysts and maintain plans to...