Many manufacturers have discovered the value of maintaining flexible facilities, that are capable of switching production from one product to another. There are usually trade-offs in efficiency when a ...

As a business owner or operations manager responsible for production, understanding the supply chain is essential to the success of your business. Any obstacle or impediment to the smooth flow of ...

Henry Ford gets the credit for creating the first moving assembly line and revolutionizing the process of making cars, as well as manufacturing in general. And rightly so, but what Henry Ford also did ...