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Washing-Machine Tariffs Come Out Clean, Sparkling for US …
Jan 16, 2024 · In January 2018, the Trump administration imposed tariffs of 20% to 50% on large residential washing machines. The tariffs expired in February 2023. Six years after these tariffs were imposed, the U.S. now has a larger, more successful, and more competitive domestic washing machine industry. The tariffs were a success, as measured by over 2,000 ...
The 5 Disciplines of Strong Manufacturing Management
May 2, 2023 · 2. Process Management. This discipline is focused on creating stability and predictability within your business. Leaders establish, and document procedures and protocols for processes (i.e. standard work, checklists, guides, etc.). Leaders recognize that variation is the enemy and that to improve, everyone must understand and execute to a ...
What Is Plant Commissioning, Exactly? | IndustryWeek
Mar 2, 2020 · The ins and outs of the hand-off period between construction and production. Commissioning is a vital step near the end of a plant’s construction, its purpose to hand over a safe, efficient and operation-ready facility to the owner. It is the planned coordination and execution of the final stages of construction and the beginning of production.
2021 IW 50 Best US Manufacturers - IndustryWeek
Jul 29, 2021 · The annual IW 50 Best U.S. Manufacturers ranks the top-performing manufacturing companies in the United States, and is drawn from the IndustryWeek U.S. 500 our annual listing of the top 500 publicly held U.S. manufacturing companies, based on revenue. From there, we examine six additional measures over a three-year time frame. Those measures are inventory turns, profit margin, asset turnover ...
Six Ways Technology Is Changing Engineering - IndustryWeek
Oct 23, 2018 · Digitization is changing the playing field for engineers. It alters the culture by providing more real-time data on the performance of equipment in the field today, allowing engineers to consider improvements that can be achieved in months through data algorithms rather than years or decades. Instead of focusing only on breakthrough ...
Lithium Batteries' Dirty Secret: Manufacturing Them Leaves …
Oct 16, 2018 · Once in operation, electric cars certainly reduce your carbon footprint, but making the lithium-ion batteries could emit 74% more CO2 than for conventional cars. by Niclas Rolander, Jesper Starn and Elisabeth Behrmann. Beneath the hoods of millions of the clean electric cars rolling onto the world's roads in the next few years will be a dirty ...
The Path to Operational Excellence Through Operational Discipline
May 20, 2014 · DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) defines operational discipline as “the deeply rooted dedication and commitment by every member of the organization to carry out each task the right way every time.”. Simply put, operational discipline means complying with a set of well-thought-out and well-defined processes, and consistently executing them ...
Push vs. Pull Manufacturing: Is a Kanban Pull System
Jul 28, 2017 · There is a time and place for push manufacturing, especially when you manufacture complex, high variety products and tend to have a lot of work in progress (WIP). Push production environments tend to be characterized by long lead times and/or make to stock (MTS) situations. Processing large batches of items at a maximum rate, based on ...
Hit with a Price Increase? Seven Tips for Negotiating with Suppliers
Jun 5, 2023 · Michelle Liu, operations leader, is CMD’s lead negotiator for price discussions. Assuming a supplier comes at you with an “across the board” increase, here are a few approaches she considers. 1. Listen. If the negotiation starts off tense, let the supplier vent. By doing so, you gain a special advantage by showing empathy.