When it comes to manufacturing techniques, strategic monitoring is necessary to keep abreast of the latest manufacturing technologies, the best practices to be employed on the production floor, the latest inputs developed by suppliers, etc.
.In this dimension, exercising effective monitoring is crucial to investing in proven technologies that will keep you ahead of your competitors, while taking your strategic objectives into account. In this sense, monitoring manufacturing techniques is a decisive asset for your business.
In any industry, it's important to identify the most relevant sources (trade associations, professional magazines, blogs, events and trade fairs, etc.) that focus on production processes.
For example, some sources focused on metal production :
In addition, in the field of wood, we can mention several sources of interest allowing you to make an effective watch :
The plastics field is not to be dismissed with its own sources of information :
Without forgetting publications that are more cross-disciplinary, linked to the industrial world :
As an executive, it's up to you to identify and follow any publications that will ultimately allow you to make the best decisions or at least keep you informed from a technical point of view about your field.
If you want to strengthen your knowledge of the evolution of manufacturing technologies in your sector and conduct more in-depth strategic intelligence on this topic, research centers are also an excellent avenue.
Here are a few groupings and events that can be useful when it comes to monitoring the best manufacturing technologies :
It will also be up to you to identify the nearest training centers, which are also good places to follow the latest manufacturing developments, especially for certain techniques (welding, laser cutting, bending, etc.)
More broadly, internationally, several networks and events are worth keeping an eye on in terms of innovations :
Neither should we neglect certain emerging phenomena such as the emergence of new types of suppliers or new digital means of manufacturing in connection with subcontracting.
Although they make supply chains more complex, all these recent developments offer new manufacturing options whether you want to outsource activities or keep them on your own floor.
Any good business intelligence program for new production techniques cannot exclude the sources of information closest to you :
Simply doing human intelligence could also support your monitoring approach in relation to your production system. This is where specific tools relying on RSS feeds such as an aggregator (Feedly, Cronycle, etc.) could come to your aid.