Supply Chain

Data-center expansion is putting new production challenges on power generation equipment manufacturers. As demand grows, OEMs must manage complex supp...

Global supply chains create an operational challenge for manufacturers: knowing how material availability, supplier performance and inventory movement...

For an OEM, having the right part available is important. But carrying more inventory than production needs is an expensive way to create that confide...

For decades, B2B supply chain strategy prioritized two things: keeping costs low and parts moving. That model worked well enough when global trade flo...

Lean manufacturing succeeds when every part of your operation works toward the same objective: delivering customers what they want, when they wan...

A complex assembly program can create pressure far beyond the production floor. Supplier management, inventory storage, assembly capacity, traceabilit...

An OEM might source castings from India, electronics from China, fasteners from Taiwan and hydraulic components from Germany. Managing those suppliers...

Labor shortages, inflation, and rising customer expectations are putting pressure on manufacturers around the globe. Limited throughput, rising operat...

Manufacturers today face pressure from every direction — supply chain volatility, labor shortages, rising inventory costs, production constraints, a...

Walk onto any busy production floor and you'll see parts moving, assemblers working, and machines running. But what's happening on the line doesn't al...