Not every manufacturing process is perfect – there is usually some kind of material loss during the fabrication, assembly or other process. The effect of material loss is twofold: 1.Additional costs incurred 2.Additional materials required Let’s take a look at how integrating waste and shrinkage into the Bill of Materials, or BOM, is handled. When...Read More

There’s no pesky pop-up message regarding your Macola system telling you it’s time to update your software, like you have with iTunes or JavaScript. And even when you do have an annoying request to update software, we more often than not click the ‘Remind me later’ button. Updates take time, and though you can continue...Read More