Brand recognition. A billionaire’s word. Fundraising acumen. A boring-looking project and the creation of an unstoppable momentum towards a difficult undertaking. These are words that bespeak the current venture that Elon Musk has embarked on. Many Americans are scared of zombies, Right? So why not sell them an outrageously priced…
The most entitled, challenging and opinionated generation has been here with us in the manufacturing industry for some years now. They are known as millennials. The jury is still out about the age with which they lie, but the birth period is between the late ‘70s and the dawn of…
AI is the use of machines to copy the cognitive functions of human beings of thinking, analyzing and solving problems. These machines are referred to as human agents. In this article, we will analyze ways in which AI positively disrupts the manufacturing process. Production design The need for a well-designed…
The manufacturing industry has seen tremendous growth over the last decade. Technological advancements have made sure that products are of higher quality than ever before. As with any other industry, each new year is a new opportunity for firms in manufacturing to embrace new trends. Here are five manufacturing trends…
In today’s manufacturing world, everyone wants to be on top. Several revolutionary techniques have come into being to help companies improve productivity, and one of them is lean manufacturing. Lean manufacturing is the utilization of tools and techniques that help manufacturing firms reduce wastage in the production process.Waste in lean…
Manufacturing companies use different technologies to manage quality and efficiency. Introduced by Toyota soon after the second world war, Lean Manufacturing is one of those management systems that have ruled the industrial economy for several decades. Tesla and Toyota are multinational companies that have used this philosophy to their advantage…
Manufacturing companies keep trying to come up with ways that will ensure they maintain quality and efficiency. With all the discussion concerning environmental conservation, it is no surprise that lean manufacturing is becoming popular by the day. And the 3D printing technology has recently crashed the lean manufacturing processes party…
Pioneered by Henry Ford, lean manufacturing was adopted as a system by Toyota and converted into a complex system of continual improvement in manufacturing, through human effort rather than innovation, to save the company from debilitating financial burdens and move it into a world-class car maker. Since then, it has…