Why Gen Zers are making on-site education a priority
To stay abreast of industry trends, we, the editors, read countless articles and editorials written by experts from across verticals. We're always learning more about the people, technologies, and events that are making waves in the manufacturing space, and we want to share this information with you. In this brief, we’ll cite our sources and highlight columns and features that can help improve uptime at your plant.
Asset Management
Managing industrial assets wirelessly [Control]
Asset management and wireless technology are a classic combination. Whether you are just beginning to track your plant’s assets or are using data to keep your machinery up and running, wireless solutions can help guide you along your digitalization journey. This article details how wireless connectivity is the first step on the path to IoT integration.
Management
How multi-tier visibility helps manufacturers navigate supply-chain disruption [Smart Industry]
Visibility is key when it comes to increasing supply chain resiliency. To achieve this vision, however, manufacturers need to take a dive deep into the levels of sub-tier suppliers. This article details how an automated, multi-tier mapping and supply chain risk-management solution can give you the visibility you need to improve your supply chain.
How to Alleviate Warehousing and Fulfillment Stress [Material Handling and Logistics]
Your supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link. When disruptions and bottlenecks occur within a single link, it can have repercussions throughout the entire chain. This article offers tips on how manufacturers can alleviate logistical headaches by using technology and partnering with experts.
Technology
Where Do Digital Twins Add the Most Value? [Industry Week]
Implementing the right technology at your plant is imperative if you want to stay competitive, but transitioning from analog to digital doesn’t happen overnight. Digital twin simulations are a good starting point, offering leadership greater transparency into operations. This article outlines how to develop a digital twins road map.
Workforce
Is This the Year We Learn How to Teach Gen Z? [EHS Today]
It’s undeniable that Gen Zers will change the industrial landscape as they begin entering the workforce. One of the first areas to be affected will be on-the-job training. Placing greater emphasis on in-person, experience-based learning, Gen Zers are making education a priority, and doing it on their terms.
About the Author
Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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