By Melissa Willis, coaching and consulting Smart business owners focus on what they CAN control rather than worrying about what they CAN’T control. No amount of pacing and handwringing will change the current economy or the pace of inflation. While it might be tempting to keep lamenting about what’s not working, business owners whose doors stay open will be putting on … [Read more...] about Stop Blaming the Economy: Five Ways Smart Business Owners Take Control in Any Market
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Convert Operational Pain Points into Sustainable, High-Powered Performance
By Norm Forest, founder, NorMFG In today’s plastics manufacturing environment, processors face constant pressure to do more with less. Margins are shrinking, terms are extending, lead times are challenging and technical talent is scarce. Customers also now demand higher precision and tighter tolerances. Survival depends on operational discipline, not just hard work. For … [Read more...] about Convert Operational Pain Points into Sustainable, High-Powered Performance
Top 5 Thoughts on Implementing AI in Manufacturing
By Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Business Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise, again. The discipline began in the 1950s but fell out of favor in the 1970s. In the 1980s, AI became popular again, with expert systems that contained comprehensive knowledge in fields like law and medicine. Once more, however, AI fell out of favor. Now in its third incarnation, begun in the … [Read more...] about Top 5 Thoughts on Implementing AI in Manufacturing