December 5, 2022 / Automotive / Manufacturing / Supply Chain
The automotive industry outlook shows it travelling down the road toward another challenging year. The global supply chain is still reeling from COVID-era issues resulting in slow manufacturing times. Reduced consumer demand …Read More
November 21, 2022 / Knowledge Transfer / Process Improvement / Supply Chain
Supply chain executives dealt with a variety of headaches over the past two years. Disruptions, delays, workarounds and all-out stoppages became all too familiar as COVID brought the fragility of the world’s supply …Read More
November 14, 2022 / Knowledge Transfer / Logistics / Supply Chain
Since Covid people who never heard the term “supply chain” have become painfully aware of what it means and how deeply it impacts their lives. It doesn’t take a viral pandemic to create supply chain disruptions. A factory …Read More
November 8, 2022 / Consulting / Process Improvement / Supply Chain
The global supply chain is a delicate framework in which every participating business needs to stay nimble and adaptable — because, as we saw during the pandemic, one singular event can throw a wrench into the entire system. …Read More
November 4, 2022 / Process Improvement / Supply Chain
If the ongoing supply chain crisis has taught us anything, it’s the critical importance of optimizing warehousing processes. However, managing a warehouse effectively is no mean feat. You’re required to be both strategist …Read More
November 1, 2022 / Knowledge Transfer / Lean Manufacturing / Process Improvement
Leo Tolstoy once said: “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” How true that is. Sure, he was talking about the Russian Revolution, but the words of the author of War and Peace, …Read More
October 24, 2022 / Consulting / Mining / Process Improvement / Whitepapers
In September of 2022, autonomous aerial robot systems pioneer Exyn Technologies engaged USC Consulting Group to perform an independent evaluation of the AL4 Autonomy being utilized in the ExynAero underground drone. The …Read More
October 21, 2022 / Knowledge Transfer / Manufacturing / Process Improvement / Supply Chain
Yes, it’s that time again. The holiday season is around the corner and it is time for manufacturers to start preparing now. Most holiday sales will come from online shopping, adding stress to supply chains and the …Read More
October 14, 2022 / Manufacturing / Process Improvement / Supply Chain
Given that powerful equipment and trucks frequently operate close to one another, warehousing is one of the riskier industries. Rapid growth in e-commerce is driving an ever-increasing demand for the delivery of products in …Read More
October 10, 2022 / Consulting / Manufacturing / Process Improvement / Supply Chain
Are you always putting out fires? Not in the literal sense, of course. We’re talking about operational problems that pop up at the most inconvenient times. Once you take care of one issue, two more seem to appear in its place. …Read More