No process manufacturer operates a flawless plant. Eventually something will go wrong. How managers and frontline associates respond to problems in those moments will determine the difference between operational excellence and manufacturing mediocrity — or worse. The Performance Solutions by Milliken (PSbyM) Process Industries Performance Study found a wide variety of unfortunate problems in process...Read More

Process-industry executives depend on their equipment to achieve profitability — which means they’re keenly aware when a critical piece of machinery doesn’t run as scheduled. Unfortunately, for many plants, that’s far too often. The PSbyM Process Industries Performance Study found that machine uptime (as a percent of scheduled uptime) is only 67 percent (average) at...Read More

In process industries, where production is dependent upon equipment, a company’s greatest assets — frontline associates — are often underutilized and their abilities to enhance operations left severely untapped. Approximately half of a process plant’s workforce is made up of frontline associates — according to the PSbyM Process Industries Performance Study — many in those...Read More