In recent years, extreme weather has proven unpredictable, chaotic, and overwhelmingly destructive. In 2017, Puerto Rico prepared as best it could for its first category 5 hurricane in nearly a century. For ten days straight, Hurricane Maria took out 100% of cellphone towers. Puerto Rico’s […]
Florida Manufacturing and Innovation: Learn, Adapt, Reinvent
There are a lot of moving pieces that keep a manufacturing business in operation. While there are multiple approaches to running a successful company, some have proven more reliable than others. The following are several tips to help entrepreneurs trying to establish a foothold in […]
8 Simple Ways to Attract Manufacturing Workers
The supply chain labor shortage presents significant challenges to the manufacturing industry. While industry growth is usually a positive thing, there is the substantial hurdle of not having enough people to fill vacant jobs. The following are several methods manufacturers can use to attract quality […]
6 Ways to Enhance Leadership Effectiveness in Manufacturing
As the industry continues to struggle with a labor shortage, manufacturing companies can ill afford weak leadership. Great leaders serve to inspire and motivate employees, but they take on the responsibility of ensuring more grounded goals as well. Employees look to their leaders for guidance […]
What You Need to Know About Manufacturing Budgets
It’s logical to think about how much your competition invests in their operation. It provides a benchmark for manufacturing businesses to ensure they’re not over- or under-investing in their company. A budget report found that manufacturing companies spend their most money on the following: Manufacturing […]
Recruitment and Retention Challenges for Manufacturers
As college graduates bemoan the lack of job opportunities available to them, the manufacturing industry is struggling to attract talented applicants. Some explain away this disconnect between available jobs and disinterested applicants as mismatched talents. However, the industry has openings for skilled production workers, big […]
Top 3 Ways Tech Is Transforming Manufacturing
Many are hailing manufacturing’s digital transformation as the next Industrial Revolution. This is in large part because the last transformative event in the manufacturing industry was Henry Ford’s assembly line over 100 years ago. Instead of continuing to focus on mass production, new technology is […]
