Workers in occupational health and safety in a manufacturing environment may find themselves having to adopt lean production techniques, both within their occupational health (OH) department and in ...

Building hardware is rarely a straight path from idea to finished product. Most teams begin with a rough concept, test ...

Job production is when individual products are made one at a time to meet specific customer preferences. An example would be tailor-made suits, which are made specifically to each customer’s ...

Another wave of lockdowns will renew concerns about supply chains and shortages. As a grower of fresh mushrooms, for decades I experienced the difficulties of filling orders during wild fluctuations ...

Capital intensive is when products are mainly produced by machines and robots, meaning the initial outlay and maintenance, will be very high. Capital intensive production can be either mechanised or ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Europe’s manufacturers seem to find themselves in a perfect storm. Hardly a day goes by without a complaint ...

To understand the significance of unboxed assembly, let's first consider its historical roots. The moving assembly line, introduced by Ford in 1913, revolutionized car production, slashing assembly ...