14th November 2011
While many professionals in the sheet metal business can agree on all of the following safety issues, there are times that "common sense " is sometimes overlooked.
Much of managing and implementing proper safety standards and procedures begins by... b...
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14th November 2011
Helping to keep your employees fit could be one of the best employee benefits a company can give and receive from their employees.
Businesses select smart minds to work for them so they can produce quality products and deliver quality services. It does...
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14th November 2011
While any estimating department may always have some room for improvement, one bottleneck that can be greatly reduced is through data collection and initial data entry of the "request for quote" (RFQ) information. Outside of using the estimator’s resource...
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14th November 2011
Increasing the speed and accuracy, when estimating parts for manufacturers, is one thing estimators constantly try to achieve. Even the fastest cost estimating systems available today leave room for improvement. By actively taking steps to utilize common ...
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14th November 2011
When estimating the cost of manufactured parts, speed can be measured and compared from various points of reference and should really include things far beyond just getting out a quick number.
For example… the time it takes to create and print reports,...
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19th September 2011
In 2007, engineers at the Landoll Corporation (Marysville, Kansas) began researching options for replacing their existing cost estimating software. They needed a flexible system that would produce accurate job quotes and process plans for a wide variety o...
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02nd June 2011
“Cost Estimating" manufactured parts for an RFQ is one day-to-day problem that confronts manufacturing shops around the globe, many of which feel like they just have to live with it.
IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY!
This article debunks 5 myths surr...
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