Process capability index (Cpk) is a statistical tool, to measure the ability of a process to produce output within customer's specification limits. In simple words, it measures producer's capability to produce a product within customer's tolerance range.

When a large amount of data is to be evaluated, one takes the help of statistics. It is known that when the variation in the data is due to common causes only, the frequency distribution is a bell curve and from that various attributes are arrived at for evaluation.

An interesting tool that has used by successful businesses that continue to do well in their digitized avatar is customer journey mapping. A customer journey map is the realistic story of your customer’s experience across the various touchpoints as he interacts with you while he learns about you and your offerings, compares you with his alternate choices, buys from you and uses your products and services. The outcomes from the journey map must

The four main issues associated with the selection of either box guideways or linear motion guideways are speed, rigidity, load carrying capacity and tool life.

CNC machines which are built with Box guideways are rigid, a bit slower and capable of taking heavy cuts on large parts. On the other hand, machines built with linear motion guideways are faster but more suitable for lighter-duty applications.  The rule of thumb for the selection between the two is to study the intended application. The decision should be made after answering the following questions.

The pandemic COVID-19 has disrupted the world. What is unique is that it has happened at the same time across all lives and livelihoods.

The IT sector has already been advocating a digitization strategy across all businesses which has helped them continue with their processes despite restrictions. Whereas, with manufacturing companies, the challenges are bigger and require faster adoption strategies.