Almost regardless of industry, our research has shown that product traceability is a subject growing on the minds of many manufacturers as well as their customers. In this week's roundup, we take a deeper look at two industries--electronics manufacturing and food & beverage--to see the specific challenges quality management leaders in these industries are facing, and how they are attacking them with today's leading software applications and best practices.
As always, please feel free to email us an article you think might be a good fit for this roundup at natalie.tarutis@lnsresearch.com or tweet it to me @NTarutis.
It's no secret that electronics manufacturers (or any manufacturer, for that matter) need to be adaptive and flexible in finding ways to transform traditional practices to fit into the evolving and highly innovative industry. One area that has shown the greatest success when it comes to this evolution is within an organization's supplier network. This article from Sparta Systems discusses how suppliers have become collaborators in many sectors, specifically discrete complex manufacturing, and how technology is assisting to track these relationships. Learn more.
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Food safety and supply chain visibility have become a growing concern in the food and beverage industry, and we have spoken with many quality management executives about their concerns, challenges, and initiatives in this area. This free webinar facilitated by Intelex discusses the following, and a short preview is provided below:
What traceability means for the food & beverage industry
How traceability is actually achieved within the supply chain from farm to fork
The evolution of global food safety standards and legislation (e.g. FSMA), and why end-to-end traceability is becoming increasingly important
Whether managing your own company data is enough to maintain compliance and reduce the risk of violation
The integration of information systems throughout the supply chain to achieve complete end-to-end traceability
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Our team is always excited to see members of our Global Executive Council being highlighted for their achievements and initiatives around continuous improvement. This past week, Forbes Energy discussed Bridgelux’s innovative approaches to LED lighting. The article not only discusses the company’s newest creations and what it means to the lighting and energy management space, but also explains LED lighting and how it benefits the general population. Read More.
Learn about the Global Executive Council, and how companies are leveraging each other, benchmarking research, and our analyst team within their quality management and manufacturing operations initiatives, here.
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Four years in the making, and it has finally arrived. The much anticipated World Cup provides a great opportunity to support our separate nations and cultural heritages as they vie for the prize. As many of us submit friendly bets in office pools and spend precious spectator hours at local pubs, Research Analyst Paul Leavoy takes a closer look at what really goes into an event of this scale. Leavoy explains how EHS and Sustainability are cornerstones to project planning. Read More.
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We look into product traceability strategy in relation to FSMA and other U.S. regulations in F&B, and how executives can protect their organizations.
This LNS Research article includes discussion of implementing manufacturing execution systems (MES), food traceability, and energy management.
Learn how to mitigate operational risk by enabling communication and collaboration across the value chain with global product traceability.