Manufacturing industry experts discuss the advancements, challenges, solutions and opportunities in this highly technical industry.
The Make It Right podcast was launched by industry veteran and author Kevin Snook who has 30 years of experience in manufacturing, working with companies in 26 countries. The podcast was launched as a vehicle for industry people to share ideas, solutions, insights and stories to help manufacturing CEOs and their teams make it right and succeed. The podcast is hosted by Janet Eastman.
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Manufacturing industry experts discuss the advancements, challenges, solutions and opportunities in this highly technical industry.
The Make It Right podcast was launched by industry veteran and author Kevin Snook who has 30 years of experience in manufacturing, working with companies in 26 countries. The podcast was launched as a vehicle for industry people to share ideas, solutions, insights and stories to help manufacturing CEOs and their teams make it right and succeed. The podcast is hosted by Janet Eastman.
Automating Manufacturing Shift Fills in Real Time It was estimated that last year alone absent employees, due to illness or lateness, cost business $3Billion. In manufacturing, if a key person is missing on your manufacturing line, the last thing you want to have to do is shut down the line. This week on Make It […]
The Impact of Open Dialogue Across the Manufacturing Plant A Preview Last week on Episode 153 manufacturing executive Lionel Moss shared how he has transformed a number of plants by dissecting the manufacturing company’s purpose and aligning that purpose, and the individuals, to team goals that transform the success of the company. In part 2 […]
Rethinking Your Approach to Purpose & People A Preview Manufacturing is about transforming materials into products. By its very process manufacturing is transformational because the forces applied to materials makes something totally different. This week on Make It Right our guest believes manufacturing can be transformational for everyone involved. We can make better products, and […]
“Whatever you walk past becomes your standard.” This is a comment from manufacturing leadership advisor Kevin Snook and it really rings true in business, and in life. You cannot let things that are not right just slide. And as a leader if you are not getting the results you want from your team that too […]
One of the most important things a manufacturing leader can do is walk the factory floor and engage with the team members. This gives the leader the opportunity to understand the challenges, obstacles and ideas for improvement that these frontline employees have. Unfortunately this activity is often missed or given just cursory attention. In his […]
Manufacturing has an aging workforce. In the US alone at least one quarter is 55 or older many are taking their knowledge with them when they retire. Manufacturing has an image problem. It’s having trouble attracting young people as the sector is not seen as lucrative, highly skill or high tech. Manufacturing also faced a new […]
For many leaders the big question right now is HOW?…how do we move forward, how do we succeed in this current uncertainty, how do we motivate our teams, how do we come out the other side successfully? These are questions that can keep you awake at night. This week on Make It Right manufacturing leadership […]
Positive Results with Positive People Treatment Low morale, poor productivity, errors etc are all signs of an organization with a civility problem. Dr Lew Bayer is a civility expert and she joined us on Make It Right to share how to identify and fix incivility issues to improve your manufacturing results. This is part 2 […]
Dr. Lew Bayer believes that practicing civility in the workplace is its own reward – because it is the right thing to do – but it can also have a huge impact if you are looking for measurable improvements in your continuous improvement practices. Dr Bayer is an internationally recognized expert on Civility at work […]
Daniel Edds is the author of Leveraging the Genetics of Leadership – Cracking the Code of Sustainable Team Performance and through his research he has discovered some key factors that high impact organizations leverage to huge success. This week on the show it is part 2 of our conversation and Daniel explains the 3 value […]
When you are looking at your business and its ability to succeed do you ever consider its organizational DNA? This may be a new concept to you but this week on Make It Right our guest says that “Forward-thinking individuals and organizations are beginning to realize they can custom-engineer their organizational DNA to a specific […]
As a leader of a manufacturing company how do you see your role? Are you focused on the internal side of your business or are you looking outward at how others see you and your brand? This week on the Make It Right podcast we look at how companies can build irresistible brands that attract […]
Digitalization – Industry 4.0, IiOT, Smart Factories – or whatever you choose to call it is changing the manufacturing landscape. Sensors littered throughout factories collect and share data to monitor and enhance operations, and data collection can start as far back as the source of a product’s raw materials. This mountain of data will have […]
Automation and robotics can bring huge gains to your manufacturing business and your team and it doesn’t have to be an all or nothing approach. Rolling out automation as the need arises can bring productivity gains through increased throughput and by shifting frontline workers to more skilled tasks. This is part 2 of our discussion […]
Automating the repetitive, mundane tasks on your manufacturing line can increase your throughput and the enhance the lives of your frontline workers by shifting their activities to more engaging and skilled work. Installing robotic solutions for repetitive tasks can be rolled out in a graduated manner that makes that automation transformation easy to achieve and […]
Factories are made up of people, processes and technology and when you bring them all together to operate in an aligned manner you establish a smart approach that raises productivity, increases efficiencies and leads to revenue growth. This week on Make It Right James Crean, the President and CTO at CREAN Inc discusses how SMART […]
Napoleon Hill’s seminal book “Think & Grow Rich” was released in 1937 but it was based on research he conducted prior to that, over some 25 years, as he interviewed the great leaders of his time – Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Andrew Carnegie, John D Rockefeller and Alexander Graham Bell…just to name a few. In […]
“There are several proven CI methodologies that work and guess what, they all centre around ensuring that the people who do the work are empowered, involved in and trained on continuously improving the processes they do every day at work.” That comment is from Shane Wentz, a Certified LEAN Six Sigma Master Black Belt who […]
The fourth industrial revolution has been underway for a number of years with many in the manufacturing sector embracing the Industry 4.0 path to increased productivity, reduced costs, better products. But the factory of the future will need more than just good data and understanding it. IoT and IIot are playing an ever larger role […]
How do you post 30% growth, with just 30% of your workforce during a pandemic? Compassionate leadership, continuous improvement and laughter is how AP&G Co. did it. AP&G’s Plant Manager Vladimir Floresca was originally a guest on Make It Right (Episode 60) in the summer of 2019 when he discussed the plant’s continuous improvement processes […]
Manufacturing industry experts discuss the advancements, challenges, solutions and opportunities in this highly technical industry.
The Make It Right podcast was launched by industry veteran and author Kevin Snook who has 30 years of experience in manufacturing, working with companies in 26 countries. The podcast was launched as a vehicle for industry people to share ideas, solutions, insights and stories to help manufacturing CEOs and their teams make it right and succeed. The podcast is hosted by Janet Eastman.
