Since the first industrial revolution, improving productivity has been a major goal for most manufacturing operations. Today, in the middle of the fourth industrial revolution, that hasn’t changed.

The Pro.Lean module, part of Emerson’s Movicon platform, creates a holistic view of OEE to improve overall plant efficiency. Source: Emerson Discrete Automation Advanced technologies like AI, the ...

Industrial manufacturing has gone through four major revolutions since the first mechanical loom in 1784. We’ve seen the introduction of mechanical systems powered by water and steam on through to the ...

Discover how work cells streamline manufacturing by enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and minimizing waste, with real-world examples of successful implementation.

Boosting the productivity of front-line workers is a major challenge for leaders in industries where employees must be on-site. Maintaining output is important, but it takes a thoughtful and balanced ...

In 2017, an independent review board led by Jurgen Maier, then CEO of Siemens UK, made a startling proposal: If UK businesses adopted digital technology at a faster rate, the country's industrial ...

Henry Ford didn’t invent the automobile. It debuted more than 20 years before the first Model T rolled out of his Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan. What Ford did invent was the concept of the ...

An intriguing “what if” kind of economic question: What if no pandemic in 2020? Recall that 2019 was a pretty darn good year for the American economy. Unemployment was low (3.6 percent), economic ...

My company Vistage’s most recent quarterly survey of small- and midsize-business CEOs revealed that while the majority of CEOs are investing in productivity strategies, only 37 percent report ...