Core Alliance Group Manufacturing Blog https://corealliancegrp.com/blog.html Manufacturing challenges, risks, and practical solutions. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:35:09 GMT The next shift should inherit a plan, not a detective story https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-shift-handoff.html https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-shift-handoff.html Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Create a manufacturing shift handoff that makes production status, quality holds, material risks and ownership clear without replacing safety or quality procedures. A profitable order can still be an expensive customer promise https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-customer-cost-to-serve.html https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-customer-cost-to-serve.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Review manufacturing cost to serve by connecting quoted assumptions with expediting, small runs, quality issues and the cost of changing commitments. The hidden cost of manufacturing firefighting https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-hidden-cost-of-firefighting.html https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-hidden-cost-of-firefighting.html Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:35:00 GMT Connect operations, finance, supply chain, and technology to address recurring disruption. Could production recover if the office network disappeared? https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-ot-recovery-tabletop.html https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-ot-recovery-tabletop.html Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Run a manufacturing recovery discussion that connects operational technology, people, production dependencies and tested restoration priorities. Before replacing your ERP, assign an owner to the data https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-erp-data-ownership.html https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-erp-data-ownership.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Test manufacturing ERP readiness through bills of materials, routings, lead times and controlled ownership before turning software selection into the whole project. A supplier scorecard should change the next conversation https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-supplier-scorecard.html https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-supplier-scorecard.html Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Create a supplier review that combines delivery, quality, responsiveness and business impact with agreed definitions and owned corrective actions. Too much inventory, still missing parts: separate cash from availability https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-inventory-cash-service.html https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-inventory-cash-service.html Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Review inventory accuracy, critical components and replenishment assumptions without treating across-the-board cuts as a manufacturing strategy. Busy machines, late orders: follow the queue before buying capacity https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-work-in-process-bottlenecks.html https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-work-in-process-bottlenecks.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Understand work-in-process and bottlenecks by following one manufacturing product family before adding equipment, overtime or another scheduling tool. Your production dashboard needs fewer numbers and better definitions https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-kpi-definitions-owners.html https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-kpi-definitions-owners.html Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Build a manufacturing scorecard with consistent definitions, accountable owners and a clear connection between shop-floor measures and business decisions. A 90-day manufacturing roadmap that survives the next urgent order https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-90-day-improvement-roadmap.html https://corealliancegrp.com/manufacturing-90-day-improvement-roadmap.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Choose a measurable manufacturing constraint, name one owner and connect supply chain, operations, finance and technology around a practical 90-day plan.