modeling consultants
5
Aug
Opinion: Worker and Material Shortages

Factory orders are rising fast, but problems abound. Factories face shortages of parts/workers, rising raw material costs, supply chain disruptions and logistics bottlenecks. MRS Machining, a Wisconsin maker of precision metal parts, recently…

Inflation
2
Aug
Opinion: Inflation Jitters

June consumer prices rose 5.4% from 2020, the biggest surge in 13 years. Prices rose for many products including used cars and trucks, airline fares, apparel and more. Many companies are passing along…

manufacturing simulation modeling
15
Jul
Opinion: Disruptive Manufacturing

Disruptive companies are changing the rules of the game in manufacturing. Relativity Space (RS) is a great example using 3D-printing to build its Terran 1 rocket. Aerospace products are often built one at…

factory simulation
24
Jun
Opinion: Factory of the Future

Per Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Factory of the Future is a vision for how to enhance manufacturing by improving plant structure, digitization and processes. Enhancing each area is considered vital for performance improvement…

logistics simulation
3
Jun
Opinion: Cruise Ships Return

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintains a Conditional Sailing Order to keep cruise ships from sailing in the U.S. to prevent COVID. The Cruise Lines Int’l Association estimates a loss of…

restaurant simulation software
13
May
Opinion: Fast Food Drive-Thrus

Fast food drive-thrus are morphing. Traditional single lane, garbled intercom and window payment/pickup are poised to become a relic of the past. Starbucks employees at some locations move through car lines taking orders…

bottlenecks supply chain
6
May
Opinion: Supply Chain Bottlenecks

Many factories are struggling to keep up with demand. Supply chain bottlenecks are a big factor, including product shortages from overseas contract manufacturers, shipping delays and cost increases. Semiconductor problems are acute. Demand…