The Manufacturing Stream Podcast Eric Whitley and Phil Anderson

In this episode Eric interviews Mike Pierce COO of Honeyville Inc and Co-host and new VP of Information Technology at Honeyville, Inc. Phil Anderson as they discuss why Honeyville has chosen L2L as their Connected Workforce Platform and why Mike has chosen L2L to be his system at four separate companies. l2l.comYoutube: @leading2lean

In this weeks episode, Eric, Malcolm and James Wells from LNS Research discuss Unified Performance Excellence. Unified Performance Excellence (UPX), is a modern approach to industrial performance management that integrates advanced digital tools and methodologies into traditional operational improvement processes. This framework seeks to enhance operational agility, flexibility, and resiliency by leveraging digital technologies like AI, machine learning, and digital twins within a connected a...

In recent years, the manufacturing sector has been swept up in the wave of Industry 4.0, a revolutionary movement that promises to meld physical production and operations with smart digital technology, machine learning, and big data. The goal of this movement is to create a more holistic and better-connected process for industrial companies. Industry 4.0 has been hailed as the future of manufacturing, offering the potential for significantly increased productivity, efficiency, and flexib...

Welcome to a unique edition of The Manufacturing Stream Podcast, where your hosts, Eric Whitley and our special guest co-host Malcolm Faulds from L2L, sit down with the legendary Kyle Petty. Today, we're diving into Kyle's extraordinary journey, growing up amidst the royalty of racing. He shares with us tales from the track and highlights from his biography, "Swerve or Die," offering an inside look at the lives of NASCAR's elites. Join us as we explore the intriguing similarities between the ...

You don’t always have to overhaul your processes to improve them. Sometimes, digitizing them is all you need to do.In this episode of The Manufacturing Stream, Eric and Phil talk to Alex Pacheco, Director of Operational Excellence and Reliability at Dart Container, about the dramatic process improvements he’s seen since implementing L2L. Whether it’s swapping whiteboards for screens or last week’s handwritten notes for real-time data, Alex offers a wealth of insights into how L2L has boosted ...

One of the most inefficiently run activities in a manufacturing facility is the daily tier meeting, a.k.a. the "standup" or "Obeya" meeting. And the culprit? Manual information-sharing processes and a lack of real-time data.In this episode of The Manufacturing Stream, Phil and Eric introduce L2L's ground-breaking (and time-saving!) new module: TeamBoard. This data visualization solution infuses tier meetings with current shop floor data, empowering workers to identify problems and take faster...