Operations

Establishing your performance measurement process with all three types of asset management performance metrics play an important role in monitoring risks to the business.

The cost of unplanned downtime was approximately $250,000 per hour, at an average of more than $2 million per downtime The cost of downtime can be incredibly high for any manufacturer, especially since downtime is the Number 1 reason for loss of production, resulting in factories losing up to 20% in total productivity. Downtime results in …

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Manufacturing BPM teams are constrained by business silos, ad hoc and reactive means to managing processes performance, and lack of standardized criteria, according to an APQC survey. However, they also exhibit high maturity practices in many key areas.

3D printing’s virtual inventories and on-demand manufacturing offer cost-savings and increased flexibility, but there are risks.

The use of temporary workers, contractors, consultants, and freelancers dealing with furloughs and layoffs could help boost the manufacturing workforce.

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Running a Business During COVID-19: Is Your Business in Compliance? The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our way of doing business. Companies across the United States have adopted policies and procedures …