In recent times, technological advancements have transformed the manufacturing industry. As experts speculate the benefits and detriments of these advancements, it is widely accepted that smart manufacturing is leap forward for manufacturers across sectors. Currently,...
Competitive benchmarking for a U.S. Shipbuilding Company Helps Improve Productivity By 31%
The U.S. shipbuilding industry is known to be one of the finest producers of both military and commercial fleet. However, the rising costs continue to erode the budgets and overall profitability of shipbuilding companies in the US. According to experts at Infiniti...
Additive Manufacturing Challenges in the Aviation Industry
In recent years, additive manufacturing (AM) has created a buzz in industries across the world, promising a flexible and cost-effective alternative to traditional manufacturing. One such sector that AM has brought about key transformations is the aviation...
How to Successfully Navigate Through the Transition to Smart Manufacturing
Manufacturing as we know it is going through a phase of unprecedented transformations. Several initiatives and efforts are in full swing to fundamentally transform the manufacturing sector and associated processes. These initiatives, although known by different names...
Key Supply Chain Risk Factors for Manufacturers
The globalization of businesses over the last decade and the manufacturing industry, in particular have made it imperative for executives and risk managers to reassess the risks facing their organizational processes and their supply chain activities. Effective supply...
Answering 4 Key Questions About Smart Manufacturing
Over the past couple of years, smart manufacturing has been the trending topic of discussion amongst manufacturing experts, strategists, and industry thought leaders. Despite manufacturing garnering increasing popularity, many in the manufacturing industry aren’t...
How the US Manufacturing Sector Compares to Other Nations
After several years of falling output and diminishing labor force, the industrial manufacturing sector in the United States has been enjoying a resurgence over the past couple of years. According to manufacturing industry experts at Infiniti Research, factors...
Drilling Down the Workforce Management Challenges in the Manufacturing Sector
The manufacturing industry in the U.S. has made impressive strides in the past couple of years. The country has witnessed a rise in public awareness about the modern manufacturing industry, an increase in jobs returning to the country, and also the advent of new...
Why are Top Manufacturers Moving to Contract Manufacturing?
What is contract manufacturing? Contract manufacturing is often used interchangeably with the term ‘outsourcing.’ outsourcing is the technique of transferring portions of work to outside sources and suppliers, instead of undertaking the entire work within the company,...