Manufacturing
Discuss lean operations, supply resilience and continuous improvement
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What this community discusses
A plant runs only as well as the parts arriving at its door. This is the place to trade approaches to keeping lines running when a single missing part can stop production, buying materials whose costs move faster than contract prices, and planning capacity before demand is known.
- Material availability and line continuity
- Commodity and material cost volatility
- Capacity and production planning
- Lean operations and supplier development
Where the industry is heading
It also compares how connected equipment, data and automation are changing the factory floor, the shift the Industry Essentials course calls Industry 5.0, and what that means for planning accuracy, supplier collaboration and the skills a supply team needs.
Who it is for
Buyers, commodity managers, production and materials planners, and supply chain leaders in discrete and process manufacturing, and the suppliers that feed their plants.
Build your expertise
The free Industry Essentials 5.0: Manufacturing course follows the industry from the workshop to Industry 5.0 and explains why materials and capacity decide the margin. For a credential, choose the Manufacturing Supply Chain (CPMFS) or Manufacturing Procurement (CPMFP) certification.