What is Bad Job Costing Costing You?
Job costing is complex, tricky, and one of the most difficult tasks in a manufacturing business. If you have mastered the art of job costing, you most likely have an…
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Attributes of Manufacturing Leaders, Not Just Managers
Our customer, a machine shop owner, shares six attributes that good shop leaders have. If my shop needs my 24-hour involvement to run effectively, then I have failed as a…
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Bad Inventory = Bad Manufacturing
Here’s How To Fix It Inventory can be the root of all evil when it comes to issues on the manufacturing shop floor. Often when you can’t track your inventory…
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Does Your Sales Pipeline Have Leaks?
Standard business philosophy views sales as a pipeline. Manufacturing is no different. We want that pipeline running at full blast with sales pouring in. It makes for a happy and…
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8 To Do’s To Improve Your Shop Floor Scheduling
Short lead times, continuous changes to customer orders, and shop floors that always seem to be in flux pose an ongoing struggle when getting on-time delivery rates to where they…
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5 Shop Floor Problems That Drive Customers Away
And How You Can Make Them Disappear You can ask any manufacturer what their toughest issues are, and there’s a good chance that getting their parts through the shop floor…
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