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While this article is titled “The Shift to Smart Injection Molding” what the article does not explore is the upskilling or retraining of existing employees.?It does mention that “… shifts can be disruptive, as?nearly three in four workers?lack the digital skills necessary in a tech-driven environment.”?However, the only suggestion in this article as it relates to employee retention is to “… communicate these changes with your employees and offer training programs to address any newfound skills gaps”.?While yes incorporating AI and IoT into the injection mold process will help optimize performance and make accuracy repeatable, what about the employees? Here at IMPACT Management Services we work with our client partners to not only help them scale up the right way, but we also help them retain their existing employees.?We do this by helping our client partners understand the potential reskilling opportunities available and help them understand that they need to have a plan in place first before implementing any new technology into their company’s ecosystem.?If you are planning to implement a new software strategy, upgrade your existing workflows or just need data to help make your next staffing decision we are here to help.?As a data driven organization we always try to work with our clients to help them reduce costs and increase employee retention.?As always follow us for more industry insights.?#SmartManufacturing #Manufacturing #EmployeeRetention #Upskilling https://lnkd.in/gQCgvk9b ?

Over the course of 2024 we have seen that companies are facing many challenges when recruiting in today's market. Various articles have highlighted some of the following issues: Lack of skilled candidates, Budget constraints on headcount, Uncompetitive pay and benefits, Challenges with employer branding, Managing a hybrid workforce, Lengthy hiring processes, and the Adoption of technology in recruitment. What has been the biggest hurdle for your company when hiring this year? #RecruitmentChallenges #TalenAcquisition #Polls

With today’s political and economic environments, companies are reconsidering their outsourcing model.?Since 2016 there has been an increase in companies moving their overseas operations stateside in a trend called Reshoring.?During that time period according to the Reshoring Initiative over 1.5 million jobs have been Reshored or as a result of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).?This article states that investment in the manufacturing sector has increased, which then puts the spot light not only on the Supply Chain industry, but also hiring.?With the increase in manufacturing investments where are companies finding all of the candidates they need to fill these positions??Some companies are reskilling employees, some are finding people to do apprenticeships while others are trying to find candidates in the market. Is your company facing issues with finding individuals to help with your increase in production orders, delivery needs or overall operations.?Here at IMPACT Management Services we offer multiple solutions to companies that are facing hiring challenges.?We work with our client partners to understand their individual situations and then work with them to implement plans that will allow them to reduce costs, increase employee retention and develop new onboarding programs for new hires.?Reach out to us today if you could use some assistance with your hiring solutions.?As always follow us for more industry insights.?#Manufacuring #Logistics #Employeedevelopment #Employeeretention https://lnkd.in/dK9hn4mV ?

In Boeing’s latest move involving Spirit AeroSystems they have begun to re-integrate with their supply base.?This article explains the reason for Boeing’s reversal on utilizing independent suppliers and specifically in this instance Spirit AeroSystems.?Could this be the start of a new trend to right set a philosophy that started decades previously??If so, what that could mean long term for the industry and how do these potential moves effect the employees that work for them? Here at IMPACT Management Services we have over the years helped organizations that are growing through natural growth and/or acquisitions.?On the flip side we have also helped organizations that had to downsize through acquisitions, poor sales numbers or the economy itself.?When organizations like Boeing decide to acquire a business a lot goes into the planning of employee retention.?If your organization is going through rapid growth or even slow growth we are happy to help discuss options on how to hire and/or retain employees for your organization.?Reach out to us today to get a better understanding of our data driven models and how we have helped our Client Partners reduce costs and increase employee retention.?As always follow us for more industry insight.?#Manufacturing #Logistics #Employeeimpact https://lnkd.in/gcZ8bq9A ??

As more companies require employees to adapt quickly and make bigger and bigger impacts in shorter amounts of time what does that mean for employees??We have talked about upskilling and retraining of employees in past posts.?What we have not touched on are the employees that move jobs frequently.?Can/does frequent jobs changes allow someone to gain more experience than someone that stays at the same company for 20 years??Each industry perceives job changes differently. Some see the frequent changes as a sign of versatility, adaptability and innovation.?While others see instability and not someone they would want to invest in long term.?#Personaldevelopment #ModernWorkforce #Polls

Are you still using scanning-based cycle-counting processes??Will you be in 2027??According to a Gartner survey of 506 supply chain stakeholders (those involved in operations and management) 50% will be leveraging AI-enabled vision systems.?That same survey group said that 20% of them are already using AI-enabled vision systems.?So, if 70% of the respondent pool will no longer be using scanning based cycle-counting processes where does that leave that 30%??Are you part of that 30%? As technology advances and the cost of that technology goes down more and more companies will be investing in newer technology.?With the implementation of the newer technology a focus needs to be on your company’s existing employees.?At the end of this article Gartner makes three recommendations for stakeholders that are considering making the change to a new AI-enables system.?However, nowhere on that list is the reskilling, retraining and assessment of existing employees. We have pointed out in numerous articles that in order for a company to reduce costs and increase employee retention they need to focus on their existing employees.?While new technology can reduce costs, where does the employee retention come into play.?If your organization is considering implementing new technology and have not thought about how you are going to reskill/retrain your existing employees please reach out to us.?We are a data driven organization that specializes in helping companies reduce costs and increase their employee retention.?Follow us for more industry insights.?#Supplychain #Logistics #Upskilling ? bit.ly/4bpoMRH

According to a Deloitte and Manufacturing Institute report "the manufacturing industry faces a?potential shortage of nearly 2 million workers?in coming years". As we have been pointing out in article after article companies are reinvesting in their employees to help reskill and upskill them for today's ever changing work landscape. However, what makes someone join an organization in the first place? #Jobseekers #Poll #Manufacturing