by dr. ir. Rob van Stekelenborg CPIM | Jun 7, 2020
OUEST-FRANCE – Textile companies in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region converted their workshops to mask making during the health crisis. But for the past week, unsold items have been growing for some of these companies. Representatives of the textile sector want...
by dr. ir. Rob van Stekelenborg CPIM | May 27, 2020
FORBES – Only a tiny number of businesses have the expertise to deliver high-quality tests. Companies charged with producing tests must be able to reduce the risk of yielding a false negative. The other important factor is scale. Only the largest companies with...
by dr. ir. Rob van Stekelenborg CPIM | May 13, 2020
BROOKVILLE (SCMR) – Miller Fabrication Solutions, located in Brookville, Pennsylvania, implemented the Kanban system in mid-2019 to align workflow with inventory and customer demand. The company had come through the Great Recession and begun regaining its...
by dr. ir. Rob van Stekelenborg CPIM | May 8, 2020
MANUFACTURING GLOBAL – In their plans for recovery, vehicle manufacturers and Tier 1 and 2 manufacturers have an opportunity to reshape and right-size their supply chains, as they adapt to the new normal. Recognising that demand for new cars will likely have...
by dr. ir. Rob van Stekelenborg CPIM | Nov 11, 2019
HAI PHONG (ZF via Cision) – The Hai Phong plant exemplifies ZF’s local-for-local strategy. On an approx. 44.000 m2 area right next to the customer’s facility, the plant is designed and equipped to produce chassis module sets just-in-time at a rate of 38 jobs per...
by dr. ir. Rob van Stekelenborg CPIM | Oct 15, 2019
Supply Chain Dive – Pulling off a winning JIT strategy requires the right building blocks, said Dr. Robert Lee Gordon, program director of reverse logistics management in the American Public University System. “It requires putting the right structure and...
