Gustavo Ghory / Information Technology
Building High-Performance Teams in Manufacturing: The Strategic Power of Skills Inventory
Manufacturing leaders are increasingly recognizing that sustainable success hinges on continuous manufacturing workforce development. But how do you effectively identify, grow, and apply the capabilities your teams need to thrive? Let’s explore how skills inventories, strategic role design, and ongoing upskilling manufacturing strategies can unlock the full potential of your workforce....
Gustavo Ghory / Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Solving the Manufacturing Talent Crisis: A Roadmap for Workforce Development and Education Reform
Why the Future of Manufacturing Depends on Rethinking Talent and Education Manufacturing is at a turning point. As the industry undergoes a digital and technological transformation, it’s facing a widespread manufacturing talent crisis that threatens its ability to compete globally. This crisis is not just a short-term labor shortage—it’s a fundamental gap between the skills people have and the capabilities modern operations demand....
Vasilis Karamalegos / Manufacturing Leadership
Value-Driven Transformation: The New Operating System for Industrial Excellence
In a world shaped by constant change, transformation is no longer optional—it's existential. Every organization is chasing the holy grail of resilience and agility through Operational Excellence programs, Digital Transformation initiatives, and, most recently, AI-led innovation. But there’s a silent truth lurking behind most of these efforts: without a sharp focus on value, transformation is destined to fall short....
Gustavo Ghory / Manufacturing Leadership
Leadership in Manufacturing: Building High-Performing Teams for the Digital Era
At the core of operational excellence lies strong, capable teams empowered to adapt, solve, and lead. And in this new era, leadership in manufacturing is less about overseeing tasks—and more about enabling people to thrive in an increasingly digital ecosystem....
Bad Data in Manufacturing: The Cost and the Solution
Only a handful of manufacturing companies are equipped to handle this new volume of manufacturing data. Thus, data integrity must become a top priority for every manufacturer....
Industry 4.0 Complexity and Uncertainty – Why Some Manufacturers Thrive
Why do some manufacturing companies gain more value from Industry 4.0 than others? Because they regard the adoption of Industry 4.0 as an overall strategic business objective....
The 7 Deadly Sins of Modern Manufacturing
Many companies have committed one (or more) of what could be described as the 7 deadly sins of modern manufacturing....
Factory Culture of the Future: A sensible guide to Adhocracy
Imagine a synergistic organization, where silos are broken by common customer-centric objectives and a transparent flow of information....
Manufacturing's Next Step: From CoE To Ecosystem of Excellence
A CoE is a business investment: A team that develops and shares best practices and orchestrates end-to-end transformation. In SmarterChains’ experience, however, it is only a stepping stone....
Collaborative Robotics and IIOT
Collaborative robotics, or cobotics, is the leading buzzword for anyone relying heavily on the Industrial Internet of Things....
Industry 4.0 Complexity and Uncertainty – Why Some Manufacturers Thrive
Why do some manufacturing companies gain more value from Industry 4.0 than others? Because they regard the adoption of Industry 4.0 as an overall strategic business objective....
Factory Culture of the Future: A sensible guide to Adhocracy
Imagine a synergistic organization, where silos are broken by common customer-centric objectives and a transparent flow of information....
Embracing the possibilities of Industry 4.0 in the COVID-19 era
Clearly, the time to move, to get ahead of the curve, is now by preparing and defining your future capabilities for what is next and beyond. At SmarterChains, our three-stage approach – Prepare, Define, Execute – helps manufacturers embrace the possibilities of Industry 4.0....
Ten Factory of the Future Dimensions – Your way to Industry 4.0 transformation
At SmarterChains we call these areas the 10 Factory of the Future dimensions....
