Q&A with Performance Solutions by Milliken Any improvement methodology is only as effective as its execution. Many manufacturers fail to support their improvement initiatives with a performance management system to provide guidelines and oversight. These companies typically struggle just to stabilize their operations, much less improve. To institute success and drive organizations towards increased safety, productivity and efficiency, Performance Solutions by Milliken utilizes the Milliken Performance System. This system is built upon a foundation of strategic clarity and safety and is focused on engaging all associates in the uncompromising pursuit of zero safety incidents, creating alignment between operations and businesses and resulting in lean enterprise.
Read More →How to Set Up a Demand Driven Supply Chain: Moving from Push to Pull to Meet Customer Needs
Q&A with Reveal Value Prior to the American Supply Chain Summit 2019, we spoke with Reveal Value to discuss how companies can set up a demand-driven supply chain and move from push to pull in order to meet customer needs. In this Q&A, we address what steps companies need to take in order to reap the full benefits of a supply chain that is driven by demand, the key benefits of a mature supply chain, and how companies can leverage digitization to stay competitive. This is an excerpt from the Q&A we did with Reveal Value: “How can companies use digitization to stay competitive in an ever-changing landscape? Digitization helps connect processes and applications across multiple functional areas to sense and respond more quickly to customer needs and deliver value that is focused on outcomes. It changes how employees work by using intelligent technologies and reliable data to drive new levels of productivity and efficiency.”
Read More →The 3PO Model: Opening the Door to Profitability & Creating Sustainable Transformation
Q&A with EngiLifeSciences Daniel Martinez is a 30-year veteran as an international management consultant with vast experience developing and implementing large-scale people-oriented performance programs and strategic interventions with Fortune 500 companies globally. Currently, Daniel is the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at EngiLifeSciences. In this role, Daniel is focused on engaging and creating awareness with Executives on opportunities, insights and trends in the industry. In March 2019, Daniel will join over 250 industry peers at the American Manufacturing Summit to exchange ideas around the impact of market dynamics and new technologies for current and future manufacturing, operations and supply chain leaders. Prior to the summit, Generis spoke with Daniel to discuss the 3PO model and how manufacturers can achieve operational excellence by implementing this methodology. In this eBook, we examine the benefits of leveraging the 3PO model, what manufacturers must do to onboard 3PO and the barriers and trends that impact a company’s operational effectiveness.
Read More →How Collaboration Yields Superior Facility Design: Optimizing Planning, Procurement and Implementation Management
Prior to the American Manufacturing Summit 2019, we spoke with St. Onge to discuss their Lunch & Learn topic, “How Collaboration Yields Superior Facility Design: Optimizing Planning, Procurement and Implementation Management”. In this Q&A, we discuss the greatest challenges with national, domestic and international manufacturing operations, what manufacturers should stop doing to improve their performance plans, and what today’s manufacturing leaders need to think about in order to plan for tomorrow. This is an excerpt from the Q&A Generis did with St. Onge: “Your Lunch & learn topic at the American Manufacturing Summit will focus on how collaboration yields superior facility design, as well as how manufacturers can optimize planning, procurement and implementation management. What is one key takeaway you want to leave attendees with?
Read More →Generis Leadership Spotlight: Deneen DeFiore, GE Aviation
Deneen DeFiore currently serves as the Senior Vice President, Chief Information and Product Security Officer for GE Aviation in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is responsible for securing GE Aviation’s business operations, products, information and assets, as well as ensuring global regulatory compliance. Deneen serves as the technical expert and advisor to GE Aviation’s most senior leaders on cyber risk related to products, services and ongoing operations. In May 2019, DeFiore will join IT executives at the American CIO & IT Summit to discuss current trends, strategic insights and best practices in trending technology, cyber-security, risk management and managing talent. She will join other inspirational leaders in IT at the Women in Leadership Roundtable, where the discussion will focus on cybersecurity and data management. We spoke with DeFiore ahead of the American CIO & IT Summit to discuss her career, the changing IT industry, and the advice she gives to young women entering tech. “There are so many more opportunities for women in technology as the scope of tech has expanded. Women in the field are flourishing and doing amazing things.”
Read More →Data Driven Innovation for Manufacturers
Q&A with ProSensus Prior to the American Manufacturing Summit 2019, we spoke with ProSensus to discuss data-driven innovation and how leveraging technology can give manufacturers a competitive edge in an ever-changing landscape. In this eBook, we discuss how manufacturers can achieve their big data objectives with multivariate analysis, how they can leverage their data to accelerate their product development efforts, and how they can achieve quality control with machine vision. This is an excerpt from the Q&A Generis did with ProSensus:
Read More →The Effects of Customer Service and Effective Supplier Communication on the CMO-Client Relationship
Q&A with Aphena Pharma Solutions The future of outsourcing is brighter than ever as pharmaceutical companies continue to rely on contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) for their manufacturing needs. This move allows pharma companies to focus on their core business, especially marketing and R&D, which can reduce costs, cut down time-to-market, and increase bottom line, while relying on external manufacturing experts to provide fast and cost-effective drug development. But in a time when two-thirds of pharmaceutical manufacturing is outsourced, price, quality and capability rarely separate the players in the market. Instead, what differentiates the competition is service. Pharmaceutical companies and CMOs are increasingly evolving their relationship from one-dimensional product outsourcing into comprehensive partnerships that center around one major theme: customer service. Following the American Pharma Outsourcing Summit 2018, we spoke with Eric Allen, Executive VP of Sales & Marketing; Bob Scott, President of Operations; and Paul Glintenkamp, Director of Business Development at Aphena Pharma Solutions to address the effects of good customer service and effective supplier communication on operations and outcomes, and to help pharmaceutical companies and CMOs get the most out of their manufacturing relationship.
Read More →Aerospace & Defense Controlled Conditions Facilities
Q&A with The Austin Company’s Donna Lorenzen, PE Prior to the American Aerospace & Defense Summit 2018, we spoke with Donna Lorenzen, Chief Mechanical Engineer at The Austin Company to discuss controlled conditions facilities and best available technologies in the aerospace & defense industry. Donna’s experience in the design and engineering of facilities for the industry is considerable and current. With over 27 years of professional experience in the design and engineering of mechanical systems for aerospace and defense industry facilities, 24 years have been with The Austin Company. This is an excerpt from the Q&A Generis Group did with Donna Lorenzen.
Read More →How Digital Technologies are Transforming the Aerospace Sector
Praduman K. Tickoo, Vice President of Digital Manufacturing Services and Solutions at L&T Technology Services, will address how digital technologies are transforming the aerospace sector at the American Aerospace & Defense Summit 2018. Prior to the summit, we spoke with Praduman to discuss how aerospace companies can leverage technology and digitization to maximize their ROI and stay competitive in an ever-changing landscape. This is an excerpt from an interview Generis Group did with Praduman K. Tickoo prior to the American Aerospace & Defense Summit 2018.
Read More →Solving Compliance & Data Management Challenges in the Aerospace & Defense Industry
This is an excerpt from an interview Generis Group did with Assent Compliance prior to the American Aerospace & Defense Summit 2018. “What are some of the biggest regulatory and compliance challenges aerospace and defense companies face? The “Once an Article, Always an Article” ruling under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation has had a significant impact on aerospace and defense companies. They must now evaluate their products for substances of very high concern (SVHCs) under the regulation. Many parts produced by industry manufacturers are complex, containing several subparts and undergoing a range of processes that could potentially introduce restricted chemicals to the end product. Each of these must be evaluated individually in accordance with the article interpretation. The list of chemicals restricted under REACH is also growing considerably and will continue to do so over the coming years. Companies must manage business continuity risk as more SVHCs are restricted, denying them access to substances that are critical to the ongoing maintenance and repair of their products. Companies must also manage a range of emerging human rights legislation that requires them to show year-over-year due diligence efforts to mitigate the risk of human rights violations in their supply chains. Key markets that have introduced disclosure requirements include the U.S., the UK, France and Australia. Additionally, the industry is threatened by a rapidly shifting trade landscape that includes fluctuating tariffs, sanctions, and free trade agreements.”
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