What is employee experience and why is it important?

Every company invests in the customer experience. And as organizations increasingly recognize people as their greatest assets, they’re investing in the employee experience as well. Employee experience encapsulates what people encounter and observe over the course of their tenure at an organization. Why is employee experience important? Employee experience is a worker’s perceptions about his …

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How to be a successful plant manager in todays time?

Charged with overseeing the operations of a plant, a plant manager spends her day juggling different responsibilities and working closely with a wide assortment of people. The best plant managers utilize a combination of manufacturing experience, attention to detail and people skills to perform effectively. What does a plant manager do? Plant managers are at …

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Reshoring and localization of manufacturing

The global supply chain is proving fragile. An August 2020 survey of global analysts found that ~75% of companies intend to accelerate plans to bring factories closer to customers. Most car factories take up millions of square feet and produce hundreds of thousands of units annually. Today, manufacturers are moving facilities closer to home, which presents an opportunity …

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Frontline workers – who are they and what do they do?

Frontline workers took over the spotlight in 2020, and they’ll likely be a topic of conversation regarding the workforce and employment rates. One of the clearest realizations made in the midst of industrial transformation triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has been that global manufacturing is powered by the frontline workforce. Frontline vs. essential worker Frontline …

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Digital skills gap – what is it and why you need to act!

Rapid and widespread digitalisation has changed the nature of work, and digital skills are now regarded as essential for the modern workforce. Even though, a new report by Salesforce reveals a huge gap between the current workforce and the technical skills needed to advance in the digital age. The Global Digital Skills Index surveyed 23,000 people …

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