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Since the early days at Squint, we’ve leaned on customers to help us identify the most impactful problems that need to be solved. This week I was on the road meeting some of our newest manufacturing customers. Here are some of the top themes I heard: 1. The shop floor is a melting pot! Employees come from all over the world and communicate best in many different languages. Technology in 2024 must be able to communicate in all these languages. 2. Retirement is leading to tribal knowledge walking out the door. One customer shared that over the last few months, their average tenure of employees shrank from 15 years to 13 years. Manufacturers across the US are anticipating a rapid decline in workforce tenure. 3. Continuous improvement continues to be a cornerstone of the best manufacturing cultures. Our customers want employees to have opinions and drive improvement. Products that capture feedback and product insights are critical to empower the workforce. This is an inflection point for manufacturers – those that fail to adopt technology will be outpaced by their peers. I’m so excited for Squint to continue to be a part of this transformation in manufacturing, and excited to share more learnings along the way!
Continuous Improvement Manager | 40 under 40 for Wood Industry
4wI would say your themes are pretty spot on!