Manufacturing
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Is my Logistics Partner Legit – Freight & Relationship Carriers
Freight, Relationship Carriers: Is My Logistics Partner Legit? Since Covid, the amount of double brokering and scamming in the freight industry has reached an all-time high. How do you protect your manufactured products from ill-reputed companies and intermediary brokers? Listen to this podcast as Leisa Fox interviews Craig Feller, with Toggle, about this frightening issue. …
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EOS Implementation Objectives and Manufacturing Leaders (Part 2)
Aligning Manufacturing Leaders: EOS Implementation Objective Achieving success isn’t only about profit margins and market share. It can in many cases be more about creating a coveted work-life balance where owners, employees, and customers are aligned and moving deliberately in the same direction. This goes beyond just finding the right “fit.” Rob Taylor continues this…
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EOS Implementation: Better Manufacturing Alignment, Traction (Part 1)
Making ‘Nirvana’ – Confessions of an EOS Implementer The Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) is a set of simple concepts and practical tools used by more than 257,000 companies worldwide to clarify, simplify, and achieve their vision. Rob Taylor, EOS Implementer and the owner of Taylor Management Systems, cut his teeth as an early adopter of…
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1 Cheese Block, 300 Data Analytics Points: Source of Truth
Data analytics can be extremely complex and invaluable, even for a food manufacturer trying to figure out how to leverage 300 data points for a single block of cheese. A source of truth, or sources of truth, are central to data analytics, and to establishing an authoritative repository where everyone in an organization can access…
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STEM School an Opportunity to Partner on Applied Learning for Iowa Manufacturers Workforce
Horizon: STEM Oriented Academy and Iowa Manufacturers The need for a manufacturing workforce equipped with practical education and real-world experiences has never been more crucial. Horizon Science Academy in Des Moines is breaking new ground in early STEM education. With applied learning, technology and personalized learning, students are getting a leg up in learning skills…
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Future of Work: Reworc Data VP on Workforce Development
Understanding the nuances and undercurrents in the workforce can be vital in building workforce development momentum, retaining employees and creating a culture that breeds innovation, efficiently. Workplace surveys and focus groups come in many shapes and sizes. However, asking the right questions, and eliminating biases, are hard to achieve. Reworc delivers an industry-leading workforce and…
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Dee Zee: Rooted in OE Manufacturing, Aftermarket Accessories
Dee Zee Manufacturing is one of Central Iowa’s largest employers with approximately 1,000 employees. Its expanding presence in Greater Des Moines sits in the crossroads of Interstates 80 and 35, navigating the automotive accessory part making and distribution landscape near the heart of American manufacturing. From a bustling multichannel aftermarket supplier to a leading provider…
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The Future is Bright as Chevron takes Renewable Energy Group’s Legacy to New Heights
In June of 2022, Renewable Energy Group was acquired by Chevron, a global energy company. The roots of Renewable Energy Group go back more than two decades when the company operated under the umbrella of West Central Cooperative in Ralston, Iowa. The biodiesel industry was still in its early stages when the company produced its…
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Early Look At New Metallurgy and AI Tech From Iowa
Housed in what once served as the heart of John Deere’s Waterloo Tractor Works, UNI’s TechWorks Campus is where high-tech advances in AI and metallurgy are becoming an invaluable resource not only for Iowa manufacturers, but any company dependent on metallurgy in the world. UNI’s research is being used to help worldwide companies improve processes…
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Medium Duty Truck Manufacturing Right Here in Grimes, IA
SEA Electric, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, has been operating a production facility in Iowa since 2019. Starting with one employee, Joe Greenley, leading product engineering, they have grown to over 25 employees, mostly product engineers, leveraging the great talent out of the local universities. Joe and his colleague Luke Evans discuss the advantages of electric…