When Companies Find Out They Have Lost Millions In Inventory

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Physical Inventory is an annual process where a business physically counts their entire inventory. Common in manufacturing and warehousing, physical inventory is a mandatory all hands on deck process lasting anywhere from one day to one week. This laborious process involves counting, weighing, and measuring raw and in process material, but why do companies disrupt production and shipping for a physical inventory count? Roles and Responsibilities The Physical Inventory Process is typically owned by the Supply Chain, Materials, Finance, or…

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Why Automation Won’t Replace Jobs

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As an Industrial and Manufacturing Engineer, I have worked in factories for over 10 years and have toured several other factories including Volvo Powertrain, Hershey Chocolates, and Harley Davidson. For years I have heard the concerns of automation replacing jobs. You may replace a picker and sorter with a robot that can do the same thing. You may replace a buggy driver with an AGV, or Automated Guided Vehicle. Amazon may try to replace delivery drivers with delivery drones. The…

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What Does An Industrial Engineer Do?

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Industrial Engineering, synonymous with Manufacturing Engineering and Systems Engineering, is an engineering degree broadly defined as a field involved in the design, development, use, improvement, and retirement of products, processes, and systems. In short, engineering is the field of problem solving. Industrial Engineering is one of the most popular engineering fields offering a broad body of knowledge with flexibility in career choices and higher than average pay. History Industrial Engineering derives from Mechanical Engineering. In fact, the Industrial Revolution and…

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How Much Money do Engineers Make?

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While this is a personal finance blog, my career is in the field of Engineering. Along with my wife, we both earned our degrees in Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering from one of the top engineering schools in the U.S. After gaining some experience, we both went back to our alma mater and earned our Masters degrees. I earned my M.E. in Systems Engineering and my wife earned her M.S. in Engineering Management. Between us, we have worked in the construction…

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