In most high-mix discrete manufacturing, the concept of plant floor management can be misleading, as schedules cannot be carried out, production analysis is often too late to create impactful changes, and there is no visibility into bottlenecks, WIP or order status. Fortunately, Real-time Dynamic Scheduling is now available and can create improvements in plant floor management by coordinating among four functions: production planning, execution, tracking, and analysis.
Read More →Flexible Circuit’s Ebook: Information and Applications for the Medical Device Market
Flexible Circuit’s ebook explores and identifies solutions to the following industry challenges: How have intelligent devices(and the ability to share realtime data) driven significant growth of electronics within the medical device market? What is driving the significant use and growth of Flexible Circuits (FPCs) in the medical device market? What are the key considerations in choosing an FPC manufacturer? How can organizations attain cost savings when using flexible printed circuits? To view their full e-book, click here.
Read More →eBook: Realistic Simulation for Medical Device Developers
Today, medical device developers use realistic simulation solutions from SIMULIA to accelerate the overall product innovation process, reduce development costs, and improve patient safety and product quality. This Q&A eBook with Dassault Systèmes explores realistic simulation and its massive potential to dramatically transform healthcare. Included is a video where Dr. Steve Levine, of Dassault Systèmes, discusses 3D Design and Collaborative Platforms to Support Digital Health at Generis’ American Medical Device Summit 2016. Check out the eBook and the video below!
Read More →Infographic: Fact-Based Negotiation to Get the Best Price on Purchased Components
Conducting fact-based negotiations is an effective cost reduction strategy when sourcing components. The infographic below explains how to leverage a product cost management (PCM) platform to conduct more effective fact-based negotiations. Check out the full infographic below! aPriori’s product costing software generates detailed cost estimates and connects all members of your product team to relevant views of cost data – from sales to supplier, from concept to customer. Hear more from aPriori by joining the discussion at the American Aerospace & Defense Summit on December 6-7 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Read More →Video: Costing Machined Parts
Anyone who has spent time costing manufactured products knows that costing of machined parts is the benchmark by which all cost estimating software is measured. aPriori excels in this challenge, generating detailed cost estimates to help bring innovative, cost-optimized products to market faster. Check out this short 3-minute video to Learn More!
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