Operations

Production operations strategy, news and best practices for manufacturing professionals. Find the information you need to build a better production floor.

Highlights

Behind the Curtain
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July 10, 2025
Learn the importance of team design, including team types, team tasks, team size and the skills required of team members.
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Change inherently brings risk, but several continuous improvement tools can help reduce the potential for bad outcomes.
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Gut feel is no way to determine the root cause of a difficult problem. Bad assumptions can be corrected with the right thinking and right tools.
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This summer, stay ahead of downtime with smarter hygiene practices that support both people and machines.
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