Veja como você pode se destacar em Engenharia de Manufatura por meio da tomada de decisões estratégicas.

Forget the manufacturing buzz words, what you were taught in college and remember at the end of the day, your job as a manufacturing engineer is to make people’s lives easier. listen to the people who do the work, be humble, you know nothing about the process, compared to someone who does it every single day on the line. For those who have the courage, join them on the line, not for a hour, not for a day, but a week or more. See the challenges that they face every day. Do this and you will gain trust of the workforce. You will be able to capture tribal knowledge, effectively bring cultural change to the production line, because they know you listened to them and that you experienced the struggles they have.

To excel in Manufacturing Engineering, focus on mastering core skills like process optimization, lean manufacturing, and quality control to enhance efficiency and reduce waste. Embrace innovation by staying updated on technologies like automation, AI, and IoT, which drive smart manufacturing. Make data-driven decisions using analytics for real-time insights. Prioritize sustainability to minimize environmental impact and meet regulations. Lastly, collaborate across functions with design, production, and supply chain teams to ensure seamless operations.

In addition to this having a holistic understanding of a process is key when laying out a manufacturing strategy. Getting input from process stakeholders and having a good perspective on the end to end process can help you identify key opportunities for improvement.

Working in a compettitive manufacturing environment made me realize that you need to have this in your organization to make it top of the industry: process oriented system, robust product development, quality engineering and lean manufacturing within all the organization. These are the foundation to be succesful.

"Em nossa empresa, a implementação da análise de dados nos permitiu reduzir o tempo de ciclo em 15% e o indice de refugos de 12% para 4% em um setor de fundição. Ao identificar gargalos nos nossos processos e os modos de falha foi possivel tomar medidas corretivas, conseguimos otimizar a produção e aumentar a nossa competitividade."

It is becoming very common to have matrix organizations and to be succesful there should be clear rules to the flow of the communication. I would recommend: schedule regular mettings with defined objectives, open source of collaboration, flexible leadership and also utilize technological tools to enhance the productivity.

Risk management includes a robust Return On Investment (ROI) analysis. Understanding the financial relationship between a proposed near-term investment and a projected long-term return is a cornerstone to strategic decision making. Manufacturing engineering managers can help connect a business's financial objectives with their risk targets by using well-designed ROI models to define and describe their expansion projects and process improvements.