A lean manufacturing environment, a skilled workforce, successful product introductions, efficient implementation of new technology and relentless process improvement are all necessary to keep up with the demands of jewelry manufacturing in the twenty-first century. Building a resilient workforce that can grow and collaborate across your organization is the key to meeting these challenges. This paper explains how to implement basic communication tools and meaningful metrics that will build a successful manufacturing operation. Detailed within are tangible steps you can take to develop a skilled workforce, improve quality, reduce cycle times, effectively respond to change, and successfully collaborate to meet your business challenges today and into the future.

Author: Matthew Anderson