Get to know our productivity experts! Name: Jake Crowley Title: Mechanical Engineer Length of service: 2.5 Years Q. Favorite place you have traveled to and why? A. Negril, Jamaica. It is pretty tough to beat leaving the cold winters in Iowa behind to go enjoy a week of sun and warm weather on the beach or at the poolside bar with friends. Q. Biggest fear? [...]
New Expectations Consumers today are living in an on-demand world where they can do more from their homes and get things faster and this sends ripple effects across nearly every industry, boiling down to the need to have more items readily available, with a greater variety, and the ability to get it quicker. Within the manufacturing industry, this means there is an ever-increasing need to [...]
RYAN HOWARD President, RMH Systems, Inc. Ryan is the 3rd generation of Howard family leadership at RMH. Based in the Minneapolis office, he leads strategic planning, growth initiatives, and marketing for RMH. At Kirby Puckett’s Hall of Fame induction, he said, "Don’t take anything for granted. Tomorrow is not promised to any of us." Now I am sure #34 wasn’t the first person to [...]
A global manufacturer of cleaning products expanded the production line at their Midwest distribution center, losing valuable space throughout the facility. With such an influx of product, their current throughput was no longer efficient.
Consumer behavior continues to shift as the comfort level with online shopping continues, and consumables is no exception. In March of 2020, a survey conducted by Accenture, found that about one-third of American shoppers were buying more frozen food than normal. Primary reasons for the increase: Consumer expectation has heightened for same day, next day delivery of all delivered products. Increase in demand for cold [...]
‘Agile’ is a word that Mark Cuban used a lot during his interview with Breitbart last week. He noted that in order to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, companies would need to be agile and quick on their ‘feet’. Cuban suggested that industries, manufacturing specifically, will completely change - production will shift domestically, and we need to be ready to re-capture our dominance globally and [...]
Now, more than ever, companies in the food sector are being heavily relied upon to provide their products quickly and consistently. As demand rises, companies that haven’t automated their packaging process can soon find themselves behind the eight ball. Here are four examples of ways packaging automation can help improve a food company’s efficiency. Product Coding & Marking Precision is extremely important in the food [...]
Covid-19 has changed the workplace for everyone. While safeguarding employee health has always been important, now more than ever companies are more closely examining employee safety. As a result, we live in a more socially distant world, and that holds true in the office. Here are some ways companies in the manufacturing, industrial and distribution industries continue to keep employees safe. Immediate, short-term solutions: Employee [...]
RYAN HOWARD President, RMH Systems, Inc. Ryan is the 3rd generation of Howard family leadership at RMH. Based in the Minneapolis office, he leads strategic planning, growth initiatives, and marketing for RMH. Simon Sinek said, “Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.” I just discovered the quote this week, but it resonated well with me. RMH Systems has [...]
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