Industries
Manufacturers continue to grow, but are less positive about future
Manufacturing activity in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois continued to accelerate in October, according to a new report.
Bemis Manufacturing appoints new chief executive officer
Sheboygan Falls-based Bemis Manufacturing Co. announced today the appointment of James Feiertag as president and chief executive officer.
Koss to switch to NASDAQ Capital Market to avoid delisting
Ailing Milwaukee headphone manufacturer Koss Corp. plans to move from the NASDAQ Global Market to the NASDAQ Capital Market to avoid being delisted.
Xten expects to close, lay off 120 employees
Kenosha-based multifacturing company Xten Industries LLC will cease operation of its Kenosha facility and lay off 120 employees, according to a WARN notice filed late last month with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Roadrunner revenue up 37 percent
Cudahy-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. reported third quarter net income of $14.4 million, or 37 cents per share, up from $13.2 million, or35 cents per share, in the third quarter of 2013.
Modine earnings down on restructuring costs, mixed sales results
Racine-based Modine Manufacturing Co. reported fiscal 2015 second quarter net earnings of $2 million, or 4 cents per share, down from 5 million, or 10 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2014.
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Johnson Controls fourth quarter, annual earnings up
Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. reported fourth quarter fiscal 2014 net income of $346 million, or 46 cents per share, up from $139 million, or 15 cents per share, in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Global Precision moves to Menomonee Falls, plans to double workforce
Global Precision Industries Inc. has moved from a 1,500-square-foot space in Germantown to a 7,000-square-foot facility in Menomonee Falls.
Best Practices: Supply management policies and how to manage them
Going forward I plan to occasionally use this blog as a vehicle for sharing professional experiences that hopefully shed light on how to operate in a Next Generation Supply Management world. I understand that experience is usually the best teacher. Hopefully, though, reading about other’s experiences can provide you with enough schooling that you will get “advanced placement” credit from the school-of-hard-knocks.
Best Practices: Mining data to improve downtime
Data collection and analysis can be used in a variety of ways, but for this column I would like to focus on maintenance. Though maintenance may not seem as exciting as all the other production improvement possibilities, I find maintenance to be an often overlooked aspect of manufacturing which can lead to costly, unscheduled downtime and quickly swamp any incremental gains in production improvements.
