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“If you ignore supply chain in this day and age, if you’re throwing one or two small resources at it, you are absolutely missing out and setting yourself up for some uncomfortable issues in the future.”

– Tony Spielberg, Manufacturing Ambassador for Cambridge Air Solutions

 

“I have a passion for learning because I think that is what creates the culture. If we learn together, then we’re going to be stronger across the board, no matter what, what environment you’re in.”

– Jan Freyburgher, CRO of OpusWorks® by The Quality Group (TQG)

 

“I admire the AME team for shifting all the events online – all of that effort, despite the fact that we couldn’t meet in person – allowed us to stay in touch with the AME community.”

– Errette Dunn, CEO of Rever

 

Most organizations in the manufacturing world have some form of continuous improvement program in place today. What we’re finding is a lot of them are now questioning whether they are getting the most out of them, if they are driving breakthrough results.”

– Lee Alves, Partner at Simpler Consulting, an IBM Company

 

To get a broad perspective on what prevailing trends may drive manufacturing in 2021, Supply Chain Now brought together a panel of thought leaders with differing perspectives on manufacturing: Lee Alves, Partner at Simpler Consulting, an IBM Company; Jan Freyburgher, CRO of OpusWorks® by The Quality Group (TQG); Errette Dunn, CEO of Rever; and Tony Spielberg, Manufacturing Ambassador for Cambridge Air Solutions.

In this episode, Lee, Jan, Errette, and Tony share their unique points of view with Supply Chain Now Co-hosts Greg White and Scott Luton:

· The trends, issues, and big happenings each of them has observed in manufacturing, including their primary take aways from AME 2020

· How manufacturers are recovering from the disruption in 2020 and setting their sights on delivering breakthrough results

· The encouraging rise of frontline workers, whether they have officially been labeled “essential” or not

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