Month: December 2015

Nowadays, even if operations is consulted on system requirements for the planning, execution and control of the order to fulfillment process (supply and demand chain), there are few left within its ranks who could even define this. The current generation of operations managers has come to the helm in the age of outsourcing. Many have never managed the actual manufacturing processes they are held responsible for.

ISO Certified Sonic adheres to the internationally recognized standards of ISO 9001:2015 and compliant to ISO 13485 for the design and manufacture of medical devices. Sonic maintains detailed and documented quality assurance processes that emphasize continuous improvement and accountability across all areas of the company. All Sonic employees participate in the company’s ongoing quality training programs. Advanced data collection and metrics reporting are critical elements in Sonic’s manufacturing...

Sonic adheres to the internationally recognized standards of ISO 13485-2016 for the design and manufacture of Electronic Assemblies of medical devices. Sonic maintains detailed and documented quality assurance processes that emphasize continuous improvement and accountability across all areas of the company. All Sonic employees participate in the company’s ongoing quality training programs. Advanced data collection and metrics reporting are critical elements in Sonic’s manufacturing operations...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The Obama administration has long heralded the potential of American factories to offer good, stable middle-class jobs in an economy that desperately needs them. But experts say there might be another advantage to expanding manufacturing in the United States: a more innovative economy.

In my experience by the time a trend gets picked up by the mainstream media, it is already firmly entrenched (and possibly on the decline). So when I came across no fewer than five articles and news reports this weeks touting brand-name manufacturers – from Apple to GE – bringing production back onshore, I knew a big move was afoot.