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Episode 5: Extending the digital thread and optimizing last-mile delivery
Behind the Ops
English - November 29, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTechnology manufacturing digital transformation operations industry 4.0 lean manufacturing agile manufacturing continuous improvement Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 4: Zero to Hero; Scaling manufacturing at greenfield facilities
In this episode, hear from Peter Hartnett, Manufacturing Engineer at Protolabs focusing on injection molding and the last-mile delivery of custom orders. Peter discusses how he extended Protolabs digital thread to the packing and shipping part of the production, the paper-based tracking they replaced, the tools they tried, navigating change, and the effective solutions that stuck.
Peter talks about how Tulip has enabled them to gain real-time visibility, better align with processes, and uncover insights to improve operations and reduce scrap. Gio and Peter discuss problem-solving, limiting the distance between the people experiencing the problem and those solving the problem, and the importance of solutions that enable rapid iterations.