Manufacturing Posts

Platform Organizations in Manufacturing

Manufacturers will have to consider platform business models in the near future.  
This article discusses the advantages of a platform organization, and why platform business models are necessary for manufacturing.
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https://www.manufacturing.net/article/2019/02/turning-your-manufacturing-business-platform-organization

Boosting Manufacturing Floor Productivity

There are a lot of variables that go into how productive a manufacturing floor is.
This article discusses eight techniques that will increase productivity on the manufacturing floor.
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https://www.manufacturing.net/2019/02/8-powerful-techniques-boost-productivity-manufacturing-floor

Supply Chains and Cross-Border Selling

Cross-border regulation is continuing to change for manufacturers and their supply chains, and manufacturers must leverage the power of technology to readily adapt.
This article discusses how manufacturing supply chains can prepare for future changes.
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https://www.manufacturing.net/article/2019/02/preparing-supply-chains-future-cross-border-selling

Closing the Worker Shortage Gap

Labor shortage remains a massive problem for the manufacturing industry, and to fix it, manufacturers must recognize what is driving this shortage.
This article discusses the drivers of the worker shortage gap and the need for strategies to fight this ongoing issue.
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https://www.manufacturing.net/article/2019/02/closing-worker-shortage-gap-manufacturing

Determining Nondeductible Costs of Providing Employee Parking

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated employer business deductions for employee Qualified Transportation Fringe (QTF) benefit expenses paid or incurred after December 31, 2017. This includes the cost of providing parking to employees. A similar change now treats these costs as Unrelated Business Taxable Income for tax exempt employers. IRS Notice 2018-99 provides …

Building a Talent Pipeline in Manufacturing

Manufacturing success begins with building and developing a strong talent pipeline that will address the market’s current labor shortage.
This article discusses how to build a talented workforce for the future.
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https://www.manufacturing.net/article/2019/01/how-build-strong-talent-pipeline-manufacturing

Tracking Manufacturing Trends From 2018

The manufacturing industry will continue to have some of the same trends in 2019 that were present in 2018.
This article discusses these trends and why they will still be relevant in 2019.
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https://advancedmanufacturing.org/tracking-trends-2018-beyond/

Increasing Manufacturing Floor Efficiency

Manufactures must find new ways to stay ahead of the competition, and until full automation begins, new strategies must be built around floor workers.
This article discusses tactics you can use to increase manufacturing floor efficiency.
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https://www.manufacturing.net/blog/2019/01/three-essential-tactics-increase-efficiency-manufacturing-floor

Pursuing Revenue Growth in Your Manufacturing Business

For manufacturers, pursuing revenue growth is a must. In a recent article for Manufacturing.net, author Kyle Uebelhor offers some strategy recommendations for manufacturing leaders as we enter the new year.

Connect with your top clients and sales team. Glean key information from your clients and work with your team to establish a strategy for …