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    KPIs are useful to manage your inventory and spare parts use, but also be sure to keep everyone on your team headed in the same direction.
    Podcast: How to operate smarter and leaner, thanks to Little’s Law
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Anna Townshend remembers John D. C. Little, MIT professor and the creator of a formula for operational excellence.
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    In an age of supply chain uncertainty, now is the time to review and improve your approach to storeroom management.
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    In this Big Picture Interview, learn how better data and predictive models can help steer through supply-chain volatility.
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    In this installment of Automation Zone, learn how automating procurement processes can yield significant savings.
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    Doc Palmer say ensure the storeroom has what you need when you need it with these strategies.
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    Doc Palmer says crunch the numbers to figure out how to best optimize inventory levels and costs.
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    Sheila Kennedy says smarter, faster robots are changing the game for materials handling and transport.
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    Once you decide which metrics to track, a wealth of information is at your fingertips.
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    Doc Palmer says maintenance planners can help rein in the impulse to slash storeroom inventory.
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    Gain control of your critical spare parts by setting up a best-in-class receiving, storage, and replenishment process.
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    Sheila Kennedy says these companies aim to make the most of used or unwanted stuff.
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    In this installment of Automation Zone, learn how to close the knowledge gap between your engineers and your procurement professionals.
    Worker suffers partial finger amputation; Film & Foil Solutions fined £20K for machinery safety failure
    Process Machinery Inc. invests $11.5M to expand manufacturing facility in Kentucky 
    Tools and tech: New industry products from Milwaukee, Miller Electric, Nidec, and more
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    Rivian invests $120M to build electric vehicle supplier park in Illinois 
    TCCI Manufacturing invests $20M to open Clean Energy Innovation Hub in Illinois 
    Factory fallout: Manufacturing plant closures and layoffs from Mack Trucks, Tribar Technologies, Phillips Manufacturing, and more
    Manufacturing minute: 4 must-read articles on localizing manufacturing, solving the skilled labor crisis, and more