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Catagory: Supply Chain Trends and Issues

North American companies ordered 10,989 robots valued at $723.5 million in the third quarter of 2026, according to new data released last week by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Orders increased 24.8% in units and 26.1% in value compared to the third quarter of 2025. Collaborative…

Manufacturing

Production systems, lean, throughput, quality at the source, and continuous improvement.

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Inside Manufacturing

Lean & Continuous Improvement Kaizen, VSM, 5S, TPM, and waste elimination programs.
Planning & Scheduling S&OP, finite scheduling, changeover windows, and constraint management.
Industrial Engineering & Layout Line design, material flow, ergonomics, and standard work.
OEE & Performance Utilization, availability, scrap, rework, and rate improvements at scale.
Costing & Productivity Cost take‑out, yield, and labor/automation trade‑offs for competitiveness.

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