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Panel: New Technology on the Shop Floor, How to Onboard and Maintain: Driving Efficiency, Training and Long-Term Success in Manufacturing
MANUFACTURING, VIDEO, MANUFACTURING

Panel: New Technology on the Shop Floor, How to Onboard and Maintain: Driving Efficiency, Training and Long-Term Success in Manufacturing

Empowering Employee Engagement: Effective engagement is more than just morale; it’s about creating an environment where employees take ownership of their roles. We’ll discuss strategies for fostering open communication, recognizing contributions, and aligning individual goals with organizational success. Key challenges like overcoming resistance to change and bridging generational workforce gaps will be addressed.
Securing Buy-In for Digital Tools: Implementing new technologies often meets resistance on the shop floor. This session will explore how to present digital tools as enablers, not threats, by involving employees early, addressing fears of job displacement, and emphasizing practical benefits like improved safety, efficiency, and productivity. Training programs and peer advocacy will also be covered to ensure seamless adoption.
Building Skills for Tomorrow: Upskilling is critical to prepare your workforce for industry 4.0 and beyond. We’ll identify the technical and soft skills most in demand for 2025, strategies for integrating ongoing learning into daily operations, and how to overcome the challenge of knowledge gaps in a fast-evolving landscape.
Driving Continuous Improvement: In an era of fluctuating customer demands and supply chain complexities, continuous improvement remains a cornerstone. The discussion will focus on integrating real-time data analytics, fostering a culture of problem-solving, and balancing agility with consistency to optimize performance across the production line.

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Panel: Supporting the Women Who Make Our Manufacturing Organizations Work
MANUFACTURING, VIDEO, MANUFACTURING

Panel: Supporting the Women Who Make Our Manufacturing Organizations Work

At NAMES24 we recorded a panel discussing the women who make manufacturing organizations work.

Discussing, debating, comparing, and contrasting options in the New Normal of Work when we talk about working caregivers, employee mental health programs, work-life balance, flexibility and moving away from one-size-fits-all thinking, maternity leave, post-maternity leave reintegration, and more.

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