April 26, 2021 / Consulting / Logistics / Supply Chain
When you think of shipping and transportation, perhaps the last thing you consider is the threat that cybercrime can pose to the industry. However, as technology advances and systems become increasingly connected to online …Read More
April 19, 2021 / Lean Manufacturing / Manufacturing / Process Improvement / Supply Chain
In 2020, business as usual was thrown out the window. Companies in all industries needed to make changes on a dime. For manufacturing, that meant slowdowns in production caused by various factors including delays in getting …Read More
April 13, 2021 / Consulting / Manufacturing / Metals / Mining / Process Improvement / Supply Chain
Process improvement. We haven’t met a company yet that doesn’t want to do more with what they already have, do it better, more efficiently and more effectively. The goal is to ramp up operational efficiency without …Read More
April 9, 2021 / Lean Manufacturing / Manufacturing / Process Improvement / Supply Chain
When businesses begin to scale, many of the challenges they face result from added operational complexity and lack of visibility. As organizations start investing more in their business’s functional components, such as …Read More
April 5, 2021 / Lean Manufacturing / Manufacturing / Process Improvement / Supply Chain
What is your vision for a post-COVID future for your company? Our country and the world are going to come out of this pandemic, ideally sooner rather than later. What then? Companies are naturally going to be focused on growth, not …Read More
March 25, 2021 / Knowledge Transfer / Manufacturing / Process Improvement
Vaccine rollout is well underway in the U.S., painting a positive picture for the future. Still, it will take time for everyone to be fully vaccinated, and even then, COVID-19 safety protocols could linger for a while. In the …Read More
March 22, 2021 / Consulting / Knowledge Transfer / Process Improvement
Institutional knowledge. It’s a hot topic these days, especially with increasing numbers of baby boomers entering retirement age. Added to that, some people are taking early retirement as a result of pandemic-caused …Read More
March 11, 2021 / Asset Maintenance / Manufacturing / Process Improvement
The industrial and manufacturing sector is most affected by workplace accidents. Statistics show that at least 100,000 workers in the manufacturing industry are victims of job-related injuries every year. That’s why a …Read More
March 8, 2021 / Consulting / Lean Manufacturing / Process Improvement / Supply Chain
At USC Consulting Group, we are an experienced operations management firm that is proud to say we’ve been in business for more than 50 years. Not many companies like ours can say that. Here’s a look into how we work, and …Read More
March 5, 2021 / Manufacturing / Process Improvement / Supply Chain
When the general public hears the word “warehouse,” they most likely envision a rather low-tech environment. After all, a warehouse is but a large building filled with shelves and boxes, right? That may have been true in the …Read More