Innovation
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Three Major Benefits From Changing Our Factory Layout
- March 29, 2017
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Innovation, Manufacturing
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A couple weeks ago, I talked about how we made some changes at Robroy when I first took over as president and COO. One of the first things we did was to do completely change our factory layout. When I first got there, the company and the plant was 40 years old. When the plant
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Improve Productivity and Morale by Reducing Interruptions
- February 15, 2017
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Innovation, Manufacturing, Measurement
There are a number of factors that go into improving productivity of your associates, and by extension, your plant workflow. Not only do you get more things done, but you can make your associates happier to boot. Keeping associates productive throughout their shift with as few interruptions as possible actually enhances morale, and makes their
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How Document Management Improves Productivity, Lowers Costs
- December 21, 2016
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Innovation, Measurement, Productivity
I remember during my career, years ago, when everything was done on paper. We saved all memos, letters, and faxes sent or received. Saving all that correspondence was a major undertaking, as was the paperwork we kept whenever we hired someone. Add in the normal paperwork of a manufacturing operation, and things really started to
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Can a Warehouse Management System Fix Your Inventory Accuracy?
- December 14, 2016
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Business, Innovation
A warehouse management system may seem like a panacea to a lot of problems, but they can’t fix anything. They can’t fix your inventory management issues, or solve your accuracy problems, or make shipments take less time. Not until you have done two important steps: Changed your organizational behaviors. Reviewed, validated, and changed all processes