Building supply-chain resiliency after crisis
Innovation (June 2020)
By Nabil Nasr
As I wrote this column while in self-isolation
in Rochester, New York, a plastics
manufacturer nearby produced 2,500
plastic face shields a day to help a local
healthcare network ensure the safety of
its front-line workers. Century Mold
was approached by Rochester Regional
Health (RRH) after its existing stock
of face shields was found to be unusable.
The same day, engineers at Century
Mold identified critical design flaws
in the units. Four days later, RRH staff
was using an improved, functional mask.
The manufacturer was able to retool its
process and begin high-volume production
within a day of developing
a working prototype, typically a 15-
week transition done in a fraction of
that time.
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