Expand Your Business With The Right ECM

Nowadays with the skills shortages, energy and commercial property costs, the investment required to establish in-house manufacturing can be a real challenge especially for SMEs. Capital equipment costs are high, space is often limited, and you may lack specialist engineering knowledge.

Outsourcing the build of your product to an equipment contract manufacturer handles these problems.

With more internal resources at your disposal, both financially and intellectually, you are free to focus on expanding core areas of your business, such as: research and development, product innovation and business expansion. In order to realise these benefits, you will need to establish effective communication with your chosen ECM. On-time delivery and quality are paramount. Cost is also a huge factor but should be considered in terms of total-cost-of-ownership and value. After all, you get what you pay for. Great communication is the key ingredient that makes it all work. In other words it’s vital to clearly work with your ECM on your exact needs and wants as everybody’s requirements are different.

ECMs have different niche areas of specialisation so it’s important to be able to identify the right supplier that suits your product and company best. Having a dedicated project manager on your project to oversee progress and provide one-to-one feedback as manufacturing itself relies heavily of supply chains, people and technology so in itself is a moving organism. However, with open and honest two-way transparent communication in place, any stress around potential problems will be minimised and solutions optimised at an early stage. So the message is:

“Mind your own business and let your carefully chosen ECM mind your equipment.”

Get in touch on:

+353 (87)137 7434

kieron@dynamicinnovations.ie

 

Irish Engineering Executive Brilliance

So last week I had an amazing learning experience around true professionalism on how to administer a highly regulated large manufacturing company. They constantly beat their global competition hands down, year on year.

I wanted to understand more about best lean optimisation in the manufacturing of low to medium volume equipment from a commercial viewpoint. As a precision manufacturing engineer with vast international experience across several sectors, I have observed and worked with all sorts of philosophies, attitudes and systems. I really admired the likes of many OEM multi-nationals for strategy, communication and execution but I could also see weaknesses in personalisation, real inclusive team culture for long-term, stimulated retention despite their wonderful HR packages.

I clearly witnesses top-class leadership that empowers their entire workforce while nailing their customers consistent on-time delivery schedules, leveraging off closed loop technology with quality management systems. It solidified my confidence in Irish state-of-the-art engineering competence across the entire value chain.

We hear so much about digital manufacturing these days, especially after covid, and observing this company in action really inspired me no end, and hard for me to share in a simple blog.

However, my knowledge for total ownership with fully integrated engineering support is the way forward so we stay relevant in this ever-changing world.

If you need your complex equipment manufactured in small to medium volumes, contact me and I will integrate you with the right total cost of ownership supply partner.

Kieron Swords | CEO

+353 (87) 137 7434

Visual Arts a Vital Element in Management

Did you ever notice people gravitate to high aesthetics environments and atmospheres. This is a big clue to attracting new and existing customers to your brand.

In our experience it is well worth the effort to improve on traditional powerpoint slides by creating artistic presentations.

Nowadays, technology makes presentations easy and quick. However, sometimes easy and quick is not always the best and we as business professionals must strive to work back from: ‘What effect am I trying to produce?’ Then work out the best way which is not necessarily the easiest way.

Nowadays, gadgets and technology have helped make life so easy for us in so many ways. It’s important for us to use technology to create the effects we want when selling to our customers. So it’s important to put in the effort like use inspiring words and terms, make honest bold statements that are true to you and your brand core values. Use colours and tone in your presentations.

The visual arts in a company is easily observed by the order and cleanliness of the premises, the quality and maintenance of the equipment and the quality of every individuals communication all combine to make the company culture. This is great for all the employees, suppliers and customers. It takes effort to get there but easy to maintain once the standard has been set. Management is an art form in itself and people respond well to artists at their trade.

At Dynamic Innovations, we specialise in servicing quality customers for their complex equipment needs. We recognise that value creation for customers, beats low cost always and our art is in identifying and selling the opportunity.

Be effective even if it means doing it the harder way!

Always Dynamically Innovating,

Kieron | CEO

 

“Domestics” Don’t Happen Just at Home!

The grass isn’t always greener on the other side, you know. Outsourcing is often typically associated with a company using an offshore manufacturer as opposed to domestic suppliers.

The logic: Offshore = cheaper labour.

However, some critical points are missed with this equation: While equipment contract manufacturers can have the necessary equipment, management and skilled staff to supply precise products that adhere to the highest quality standards offshore and domestically, a domestic company bypasses the need for additional shipment steps, safeguards against communication getting lost in translation (for non-English speaking suppliers), and prevents overall management pitfalls.

So, for companies considering to move their production to an ECM, turn that “offshore leap of faith” into a “domestic strategic transition”.

Modular Automation is an Irish equipment contract manufacturer we stand proudly next to, in providing domestic solutions for reliable, Industry 4.0 manufacturing, serving at the gateway of Europe to the East and the USA to the West.

Talk to us about your equipment contract manufacturing needs.

+353 (87) 137 7434

Kieron@dynamicinnovations.ie

How Close is Too Close?

We’ve been in this industry for over 35 years now, and one thing we realise is how difficult it is to categorise our services in just one or two areas.

As an agency that facilitates business development, we must, must, must take a holistic approach. Every job we do, we visualise a long-term relationship where going the extra mile is not just critical to our service, but also an honour.

A long-term relationship with the customers we have is like a marriage and as with any with any beautiful lasting marriage, our faith and friendship is forged in overcoming obstacles together and vowing to give support no matter what. Now don’t get us wrong… we don’t get into bed with any ol’ Tom, Dick or Harry – we pick and choose our marriages with great diligence and care; for mutual growth, opportunity and peace-of-mind.

So how close is to close?

Well, the better the quality of people you ally with, the better the likelihood of everyone in the group surviving. When the result of closeness is comradeship, true innovation, happiness and mutual success, then nothing is considered too close.

Talk to us:

+353 87 137 7434

kieron@dynamicinnovations.ie

 

PURPOSE: 4 Steps to Elevate your Workforce Attitude & Production

Why is it that some individuals or teams are more productive than others? Why is it that sometimes entire divisions can go around in circles, pointing fingers or having endless meetings but don’t seem to get things done?

Amongst other things, one of the leading principles of any organisation is Purpose. When establishing why it exists and what the organisation is trying to do, think about these things:

  • Is your company Purpose clearly defined?
  • Are ALL your staff aware of the company Purpose? (And we do mean ALL staff!)
  • Have you employed individuals with the skills, attitude and passion to align their efforts and personal pride to the company Purpose?
  • Do your contractors and suppliers know your Purpose?
  • Have you identified and made firm policy that the above is a fundamental calibre and requirement for your staff?

These appear like simple questions, but they are the burning questions that every company should not only start out with when incorporating their company and employing staff, but also regularly campaigning this Purpose to focus staff, align responsibility and establish a flourishing internal company culture.

For example, let’s say you have the goal of having “a perfect cup of tea” (we’re big tea fans here in Dynamic). Two equally talented employees are given the task, to “make a cup of tea”. Employee 1 makes a satisfactory cup of tea… but the taste of the tea just doesn’t hit the spot. Employee 2 however, makes a wonderful cup of tea that not only melts the worries of the world away and leaves you feeling relieved to have such a competent employee in the company, but also makes Employee 2 feel delighted with your reaction and feel personal pride in a job well done.

Confused as to why two cups of tea can be so different, you ask Employee 1 to have a another go. Once again, the tea is adequate but the taste is still not right. Now you get frustrated and the worries of the world are firmly attached to your shoulders with the additional weight of the problem this employee presents who just can’t make a perfect bloody cup of tea! What’s wrong?!

The problem is simple. Both employees have all the skills and resources to make a cup of tea, but only one employee ever had the Purpose “to make a PERFECT cup”. Aligned with your goal of having a perfect cup of tea, this employee makes a product that hits the spot, melts your worries away and leaves you feeling completely confident that duties assigned to Employee 2 are duties left in good hands.

With Purpose, Employee 2 could visualise his importance, his place in the company, the culture of the workplace and his contribution to the company goal. Imagine his sense of pride. Imagine the ongoing quality of his work. Imagine his own leadership in his area. Image his ability to help his fellow staff.

The repercussions of production without purpose is a threatened reputation and your neck on the line. And this is why you need to:

  1. CLEARLY DEFINE your company Purpose
  2. Make your staff AWARE of the company Purpose – always a great thing to do periodically
  3. Only employ staff who are able to ALIGN their skills to the company Purpose
  4. Regularly CAMPAIGN for your company Purpose so your team always have their eye on the mountain.

One of our purposes at Dynamic is to create big opportunities that inspire top quality entrepreneurs, products and services and help them to flourish in new markets.

PURPOSE – the world revolves around it, just as your company’s production, efficiency and culture revolves around it.

Always share your Purpose.

Talk to us:

+353 87 137 7434

kieron@dynamicinnovations.ie

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