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The Numbers You Need to Know: Availability

There’s an outdoor mall (lifestyle center) near me that has built a massive parking garage...

The Numbers You Need to Know: History

Tempus fugit. Time flies. A statement like this first appeared in Virgil’s Georgics but it can be...

The Numbers You Need to Know: Promises

You’re standing in line at the local donut shop (I was tempted to do coffee again but who doesn’t...

The Three Areas of Your Shop – Inventory Continued

Inventory is important not just for the amount you have, but where it’s located. I’m constantly...

The Three Areas of Your Shop – Inventory Counts

I miss telling stories during these pieces, as we’ve been focused on the hard and fast stories of...

The Three Areas of Your Shop - Processes

“Manufacturing is all the same; it just looks different.” I’ve found this to be both true and...

Your People and Production Control

We’re talking about people this month. People are likely your most expensive asset. You rely on...

The Three Areas of Your Shop in Numbers

Whether you build, make or stock and ship, you have three key areas of your shop that determine...

Y per X - The Year in Numbers

This year, we are completely focused on knowing our numbers. We’re going to be talking about it...

What's Your Number?

Do you know what number you chase? Numbers are a good way to measure things, to put things into...

The Year In Numbers - Tracking Cash

We’re a learning organization. We’re also a sharing one. We have a wealth of resources available to...

A NOTAM Failure in Your Shop

We talked about the recent Notice to Air Missions system (NOTAM) failure that hit the airline...

No Time for NOTAM to Fail

If you were traveling by air in the U.S. on Wednesday, January 11th, you may have learned what the ...

The Year In Numbers - Start with Today

This year is going to be the year of numbers for us. We’re talking about it, teaching it, selling...

Trends in Manufacturing (Part 2)

As we move from 2022 to 2023, we’re focusing our annual trends-in-manufacturing blog on the two...