In manufacturing the conventional notion of jobs as monotonous and unglamorous has been a persistent challenge, especially in attracting today's college students.

However, a profound insight from Gemba Academy unveils a transformative perspective on lean manufacturing practices. Far from just being profit-driven, lean principles foster a positive work culture, a cornerstone of sustainable workforce development. In today's uncertain industrial landscape, this approach proves vital in the quest to entice and retain new talent.

Manufacturing processes may differ between discrete, batch, and continuous models, but the critical functions related to Connected Frontline Workers (CFWs) remain strikingly similar.

Pivotal events encompass productivity, maintenance, quality assurance, environment, health and safety, logistics, shipping, transportation, raw material processing, cleaning and sanitation, availability of resources, training, compliance, auditing, reporting, analysis, and more.

Work Beyond 2023

An analysis of a Harvard Business Review post that examines nine key trends that will shape work in 2023 and beyond!

Employers are facing multiple workforce-management challenges and are having difficulties coming up with novel strategies to attract and retain top talent. Gartner published a report highlighting the nine trends that will shape work in the future. Refer to Figure 1, below.