USC Consulting Group, a global operations management consulting firm, achieves 50 years of empowering performance. But, what exactly does that mean? View our latest infographic to find out… (click to enlarge) To learn more …Read More
USC Consulting Group, a global operations management consulting firm, achieves 50 years of empowering performance. But, what exactly does that mean? View our latest infographic to find out… (click to enlarge) To learn more …Read More
The reliance on OEE has generated industrywide misconceptions surrounding the KPI, leading many manufacturers to operate with skewed views of the venerated performance standard.Read More
Industry innovators and researchers have pinpointed several operational avenues that can provide data capable of driving continuous change and bolstering the bottom line. Here are some of the KPIs associated with these shop floor …Read More
What sort of impact might the recent aluminum and steel tariffs have on U.S. industry?Read More
Of the more than 62,000 employees working in American mines, over half staff maintenance departments, according to data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. This operational distribution has developed …Read More
People often talk about continuous improvement using nebulous terms, one of which is culture. To succeed, experts say, businesses must create a “culture” of continuous improvement. But culture is not usually something …Read More
Is successful continuous improvement a top-down or bottom-up initiative? Ask lean manufacturing experts and they’re likely to equivocate. It’s not really one or the other in all cases. It’s both and neither at the …Read More
The U.S. food and beverage industry will have a lot to chew on in 2017, but some challenges may be harder to swallow than others. Rise of the meal kit For families everywhere, the all-in-one complete meal in a box delivered to your doorstep …Read More
Running a successful midstream oil and gas company can feel a lot like caring for a two-headed dog, one head for upstream operations and the other downstream. Midstream can’t address one head’s needs over the other, …Read More
Data transparency can help food and beverage manufacturers cut out waste and feed the world. Food and beverage manufacturers are tasked with a single goal: to convert raw materials into edible meals and snacks. Though this might seem …Read More