Oct 09, 2023 Lessons from the factory floor part 3: So many wrenches, so few wrench turners By Parmesh Bhaskaran Steven Hilgendorf Allen Merriman Felix Pflaum Stephen Smith Chandan Singh +3 more... Show less Over the past few years, America’s factory talent pool has regularly made front-page news. These workers played a central role in...
Sep 20, 2023 Lessons from the factory floor part 2: The music has stopped on salaried churn. Now what? By Parmesh Bhaskaran Steven Hilgendorf Allen Merriman Felix Pflaum Stephen Smith Chandan Singh +3 more... Show less While the challenges around the hourly manufacturing workforce get most of the ink (particularly in light of the UAW strike), salaried...
Aug 25, 2023 Lessons from the factory floor Part 1: These labor pains aren’t temporary By Parmesh Bhaskaran Steven Hilgendorf Allen Merriman Felix Pflaum Stephen Smith Chandan Singh +3 more... Show less One of the dominant themes in the business world has been the labor shortage. There are too many open jobs and not enough workers to fill...
Jun 23, 2022 Automation Part 2: One size doesn't fit all By Derek Knueve Chandan Singh We recently argued that automation’s move from the experimental phase to necessity phase has accelerated amid the pandemic, supply chain...
Apr 27, 2022 Automation: The pandemic economy moved automation from experiment to necessity By Derek Knueve Chandan Singh In the years leading to the pandemic, business leaders warmed up to the role automation could play in addressing challenges presented by...