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From Insight to Impact: How Power BI Dashboards Drive Sales Excellence

Discover how Power BI dashboards transform raw sales data into real-time insights that drive smarter decisions, stronger teams, and measurable business growth.

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10 Common Safety Risks in Manufacturing (And How to Address Them)

Learn the ten most common workplace safety risks in manufacturing, why they matter, and the best practices you can apply to protect your employees and strengthen your safety culture.

Safety Operations

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When Succession Heats Up: Why Family-Owned Manufacturers Need Internal Family Systems–Focused Coaching

When family tensions rise in succession, an Internal Family Systems–focused coach helps leaders cut through the noise and move forward with clarity.

Coaching & Development Leadership

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Lean Thinking in the Age of AI: Why the Future of Manufacturing Still Needs the Basics

As manufacturers embrace AI and automation, lean thinking remains essential to ensure technology amplifies efficiency, not errors, and people stay empowered to solve problems at the source.

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Manufacturers Speak… Supply Chain

A survey of Illinois manufacturers shows rising costs and delays are straining even U.S.-based supply chains, spotlighting the urgent need for resilience strategies.

Supply Chain Operations

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The Importance of Properly Trained Hiring Managers and Supervisors in Manufacturing: Mastering the Interview

Proper interview training for hiring managers and supervisors is essential to building a skilled, diverse, and high-performing manufacturing workforce by improving hiring accuracy, reducing bias, and lowering turnover.

Business GrowthCoaching & DevelopmentCompany CultureHuman ResourcesStrategic Planning LeadershipWorkforce

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Lean Transformations: Developing People, A Better Approach

In this blog, we will explore why Lean transformations can fail, how shifting the focus to developing your people can create lasting success, and the key steps—like daily huddles, standard work, and model lines—to build a sustainable Lean culture driven by continuous improvement.

Lean Manufacturing Operations

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Building the Quantum Technology Supply Chain With MATTR

This blog explores how NIST’s MATTR initiative helps manufacturers build a quantum technology supply chain, with IMEC driving Illinois’ innovation.

Advanced Manufacturing TechnologyAutomationSourcingSupply Chain GrowthOperationsTechnology

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US Manufacturing Overview for 2024 With ITR Economist Michael Feuz

ITR Economist and Speaker Michael Feuz provides our outlook for the US manufacturing industry in 2024 and over the next few years. He details how long each market will be under the economic pressures of a recession phase, the challenges clients are facing, insights into positioning your business for future economic growth, and advice for business leaders for the second half of the decade!

Business Growth Strategy