Acorn’s social posts featuring the world of logistics and supply chain manufacturing, alongside our own company information. October to December 2022.
Manufacturer confidence in business prospects is strong and increasing, in spite of slightly less bright UK economic outlook in general with current headwinds on costs and inflation.
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) October 10, 2022
(source & graphic: Make UK Manufacturing Outlook survey)
.#ukmfg #ukmanufacturing pic.twitter.com/qXTNR34qcz
Do you have a visibility on your carbon impact throughout your supply chain?
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) October 12, 2022
Try: https://t.co/nqJkWHTN1h as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol offers standardised international frameworks.
Then: work with a 3PL provider to implement sustainability strategies.#ukmfg #netzero
Cloud storage, supply chain style. #fridayfun #AIart #midjourney pic.twitter.com/ckYWp70gdL
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) October 14, 2022
⇢ contd. Making your production line super-efficient with DfA — design for assembly:
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) October 19, 2022
➎ Reduce cables.
➏ Modular and sub-assembly fitting
➐ Stack assembly & kitting
Inflationary pressures mean proactive production and procurement actions for manufacturers ⇢ https://t.co/IIx0AAdvL0#oem #supplychain pic.twitter.com/oQseDhSis2
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) October 26, 2022
Great article on how lean thinking can help through adverse market conditions.
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) October 28, 2022
⇢ https://t.co/L5BeMQ0Ac8 (from @LeanDotOrg ). pic.twitter.com/u1TF8cICgM
27% of Manufacturing respondents (Transformation Imperative Report, Economist/Microsoft) say speed of technological change = biggest barrier to digital transformation vs 19% Survey Average.
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) October 31, 2022
Takeaway: work with a supply chain partner who is technologically savvy/flexible.
"Inventory is fundamentally evil. You want to manage it like you're in the dairy business … if it gets past its freshness date, you have a problem" — Tim Cook, Apple CEO
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) November 2, 2022
Vendor Managed Inventory for OEMs is a service that will help! ⇢ https://t.co/DN937jyEao pic.twitter.com/Stwvn6IPWJ
We like working with metal. Most of the 31,000+ components we supply are made of it!
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) November 4, 2022
This sculptor, Darius Hulea, does exquisite things with metal wire.https://t.co/hRh8v2hRjl#funfridays #art #metalwork pic.twitter.com/aHNbrHMyNh
The World Economic Forum has a great resource on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and related topics changing the world.
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) November 9, 2022
⇢ https://t.co/GDH0RVOtdh pic.twitter.com/fWshMSwYWe
The reality vs the perception of what makes a smooth supply chain work. Can you afford not to work with professionals?
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) November 14, 2022
(HT & image: @visualizevalue — truth, perception ) pic.twitter.com/ve0yYYJQBW
Making art with the essential components for manufacturing — abstract screws, etc by Andrew Myers.
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) November 18, 2022
⇢ https://t.co/6ryojzKE5v#funfriday #screwabstract pic.twitter.com/C8aAj3aMad
31% said poor mental health was the main reason for long-term absence, followed by 25% who said stress (@MakeUK_) — just one of the reasons a commitment to better working environment and sustainability is baked into our family run firm ⇢ https://t.co/mPMD55tOOp pic.twitter.com/kUe9GQHDlD
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) November 23, 2022
2000 M6 Hex nuts make a Queen. By amazing sculptor, Alexey Doubrovsky.
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) November 25, 2022
⇢ https://t.co/6h9HqVsXpl#fastenerart #fridayfun
Ready to unlock the benefits of kitting and sub-assembling?
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) November 28, 2022
Discover more on our latest blog ⇢ https://t.co/uJ7nnN5phx pic.twitter.com/LbMixVOnu1
High end fastener/fixing culture for earth shattering results. We love this.
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) December 9, 2022
NASA Fastener Manual ⇢ https://t.co/iV49rGUgWA pic.twitter.com/lxS3Y52Vhw
The 8c's of digital supply chain according to @scmdojo:
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) December 14, 2022
→ compliant
→ capable
→ content
→ complete
→ connected
→ cognitive
→ community
→ commerce#scm #supplychain
"Staff seem dedicated and professional.
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) December 16, 2022
Warehouse is well organised and labelled.
Good control of material shelf life.
FIFO and MRP system looks good, and integrates well into other software."
Conclusion: great feedback & first impressions by a client conducting a site audit! pic.twitter.com/m2UaXgAhBs
The latest MakeUK/BDO 2022Q4 Manufacturing Outlook ( https://t.co/7mTe5HHLZc ) isn't a great Christmas present for manufacturers.
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) December 21, 2022
Time to review your costs and see how to get better value from your supply chain? ⇢ Check out our planning services https://t.co/IIx0AAdvL0
