OptiPro Manufacturing Blogs
Get the latest insights, advice, tips and industry best practices in one place, all while empowering your manufacturing business at the same time.
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July 28, 2025
What is MRO Inventory? A Guide to Maintenance, Repair, and Operations Management
In the world of manufacturing and distribution, managing raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods often takes center stage. But there’s another critical category of inventory...
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January 19, 2024
ERP Security in Manufacturing: Safeguarding Data and Operations
In this tech-driven world, data is the driving force for every business, many of which use Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. ERP software is a...
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July 20, 2023
How SMBs are Harnessing Powerful Data on Their Plant Floor
The manufacturing industry constantly strives for higher productivity, superior product quality, and cost optimization. In recent years, the rise of the "Smart Manufacturing" revolution has...
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June 23, 2023
How does the supply chain differ from the value chain?
In today's globalized and interconnected world, businesses operate in complex environments where efficiency, competitiveness, and customer satisfaction are paramount. To crucial frameworks help achieve these...
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June 19, 2023
Why ERP Implementations Fail and How to Ensure Yours Is Successful
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are powerful tools that integrate various business processes into a unified system. ERP projects can benefit organizations significantly when implemented...
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May 18, 2023
Creative Ways Manufacturers Can Overcome the Skilled Labor Shortage
The manufacturing labor shortage or skills gap is a major issue in the manufacturing industry. A labor shortage occurs when there is more need for...
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November 23, 2022
7 Top Concerns for CFOs in 2026
The role of the CFO has evolved significantly, extending beyond financial oversight to strategic leadership and digital transformation. Today’s CFOs are responsible for evaluating financial...
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November 21, 2022
Manufacturing Trends: How to Stay Ahead in 2026
Recent years have been both transformative and challenging for the manufacturing industry. Ongoing supply chain disruptions, economic fluctuations, and workforce constraints have pushed manufacturers to...
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September 22, 2022
7 Ways to Reduce Manufacturing Costs Without Sacrificing Quality
Saving on operational costs is one of the biggest goals for manufacturing companies. Most manufacturers look to streamline systems, reduce production costs, and increase profitability...
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December 24, 2018
What Are Some Cutting-edge Developments in Connected Manufacturing?
Digital transformations are driving the manufacturing industry on a moment-to-moment basis. Just the way the industrial revolution impacted manufacturing, the digital transformations worldwide are responsible...
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December 13, 2018
7 Key Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2022
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing has been the force that has pushed industrial and societal transformations forward. Today, we’re amid another industrial...
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November 30, 2018
Agile Manufacturing vs Lean Manufacturing
Lean and Agile are two of the most commonly discussed and debated principles of manufacturing, particularly when there’s a transformation underway. While there are many...
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October 10, 2018
Emerging Global Trends in Advanced Manufacturing
Technology is the enabler of industrial advancements! According to IDC predictions, by the year 2020, 60% of manufacturers will depend on digital platforms which may help...
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July 19, 2018
What is Agile Manufacturing and How Can it Help you Succeed?
Digitization allows companies to accelerate the pace of innovation and turn speed and agility into a competitive advantage. This is the age where factories are...
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May 25, 2018
What is GDPR and What is its Significance in the Manufacturing Industry?
GDPR has become a buzzword in recent times. Everyone is talking about this profound EU regulation that’s going to create a huge impact in the...
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January 15, 2018
How to Solve Biggest Problems in a Small Manufacturing Business
Every manufacturing business be it small, medium, or large faces some common operational concerns. But there remain some challenges that are unique to businesses of...
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July 19, 2017
Lean Manufacturing Best Practices – How to Get Started
When you start researching lean manufacturing for the first time you’ll be confronted with myriad principles, concepts, processes, and tools, each of which has to...
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July 11, 2017
Will Lean Principles Help My Small Manufacturing Business?
The short answer is a resounding yes! You can be a 2-person job shop or a 5000-person aircraft manufacturer and lean manufacturing principles apply equally....
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June 23, 2016
5 Digital Trends in Wholesale Distribution
We are witnessing an unmatched era of market change and true business innovation. Industry lines are becoming blurred, offering new opportunities–but also creating new competition....