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A number of manufacturers have announced plans to leave China, primarily due to the upheaval in Hong Kong and impacts of the government’s “zero covid” policy.But what’s the destination?If a leader does not completely understand why his operations strategy involves leaving one location for another, how will success be measured?Vietnam,
As we advanced from craftsmen through the industrial revolution, Henry Ford decided the best way to make automobiles was a 100% vertically integrated business model. In 1917 his River Rouge plant brought in iron ore at one end, and shipped out finished cars at the other.That’s one type of supply
In 2019 manufacturers were struggling to onboard and retain important workers, to obtain supplies when needed, and to meet the level of performance that customers demand.And then Covid hit.“It’s the supply chain” became the phrase to indicate the problems are out of our control. It meant “don’t expect a good
My computer is running slow today. They keep moving things around here. Someone called off so I’m doing it all myself.And now, it’s the supply chain.The computer excuse shouldn’t have been accepted since about 2010, the moving things around excuse since hand-held devices, and the someone called off — well,
In manufacturing we constantly talk about continuous improvement to move ever closer to excellence. But if we increase productivity by 5% per year, are we excellent?That, by itself, cannot answer the question. It says we’re pretty good at reducing labor-related costs, but it tells us nothing about how well we