Minimizing chaos, reducing bottlenecks, automating workflows. These are things I do for my clients all day and every day. Ironically, I found myself in a classic “cobbler’s shoes” situation recently. While things might have appeared orderly and systematic on the outside, I had noticed things weren’t running very efficiently on the inside and I needed to make some changes. So … [Read more...]
Introducing the Five-Minute Gemba
Managed Solutions started out as a IT Services company in the late 1990s. Much like today, the late 90s to early 2000s were time of great change with new technologies frequently upsetting the old way of doing business. "Growing up" around this environment has shaped our business philosophy to be practical, adaptive and creative. Today, we are tasked with helping many forward … [Read more...]
Managed Solutions Expands to Southern California
We recently shared our new status as a CIMCO Authorized Solution Provider right here on our blog. This program is a huge leap forward for CIMCO A/S as the company adjusts to the changing computer integrated manufacturing landscape. CIMCO has evolved to be a company with world class products, global reach and an evolving reseller channel. The network of CIMCO Solution Providers … [Read more...]
Managed Solutions Now Certified CIMCO Software Solution Provider
Over the years the relationship Managed Solutions has had with manufacturers has evolved substantially. Starting in the late 1990's serving an IT function for several San Francisco Bay Area based manufacturers and evolving over 22 years to a very different role, it has been quite a journey. In the early years we crawled through dusty attics in Oakland California at Wiegmann and … [Read more...]
Manufacturing Led Workforce Development is the key to Resolving the Skills Gap Crisis
It is a great, but terrifying time to be a manufacturer in the United States. New manufacturing plants are popping up and existing manufacturers are pushing their capacity to the limit. The big issue that remains however, is the skills gap. Retiring baby boomers are vacating skilled manufacturing jobs. To complicate matters our culture tends to emphasize academics more than job … [Read more...]
CIMCO MDC Web Client Preview (Video)
Back on May 6th we introduced you to some clean concept images of the upcoming MDC-Max Web Client. The images were pretty stunning, so it was easy to imagine that the actual interface may not quite live up to them. I was recently given the opportunity to install the current build of the client and wow did it not disappoint. Oddly as much as I love how it looks, I was more … [Read more...]