The Manufacturing Edge - For Ops Leaders

Where Ops Leaders Break Barriers, Drive Growth, And Redefine What’s Possible.We are a global operations and supply chain consulting firm working with manufacturers, distributors, service organizations, private equity firms and their portfolio companies to accelerate value creation and resolve their toughest operations, supply chain and human capital challenges.

The Manufacturing Edge - For Ops Leaders is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 26 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Manufacturing Edge - For Ops Leaders, a business show with 26 episodes published.

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  Episode #3

  Food and Beverage Safety Management Part 3 - A Five-Step Playbook: Assess, Make Visible, Build, Train, and Sustain

  Jun 1, 202612 minS6

  <p>In Part 3, Will and Nasir shift from “what’s going wrong” to “what to do about it.” They walk through TBM’s five-step food safety management system approach—Assess, Make Visible, Build the Structure, Train and Do, Sustain—and tie each step back to the real-world challenges discussed in Parts 1 and 2.<br><br></p><p>You’ll hear how an honest diagnostic, clear visibility, defined ownership, frontline engagement, and disciplined sustainment work together to move a safety culture from reactive to proactive to truly interdependent. Nasir shares why most organizations think they’re further along than they are and why closing the gap...

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  Episode #2

  Food and Beverage Safety Management Part 2 - From the Floor Up: Fixing Safety Where Product, People, and Suppliers Meet

  Jun 1, 202617 minS6

  <p>In Part 2, Will and Nasir move closer to the action on the plant floor, exploring how safety breaks down across three zones: production processes, the frontline workforce, and your extended supplier network. They show why high turnover, onboarding shortcuts, and weak supplier oversight can undermine even the best-documented safety programs.<br><br></p><p>You’ll hear what a “living” HACCP system looks like, why new workers are hurt at dramatically higher rates, and how supplier decisions made on cost alone can trigger multimillion-dollar recalls months later. The conversation connects day-to-day realities—line speeds, changeovers, sanitation, labeling, and near-miss reportin...

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  Episode #1

  Food and Beverage Safety Management Part 1 - Beyond Recalls and Recordables: Seeing the Whole Iceberg

  Jun 1, 20266 minS6

  <p>In Part 1 of this three-part series, host Will Merriman and TBM Senior Management Consultant Nasirali (Nasir) Emadi unpack why food and beverage safety management is about much more than staying off OSHA’s radar or avoiding the next recall headline. They connect the dots between recordables, product recalls, and everyday process decisions on the plant floor, showing how safety prevention consistently delivers a 3–5x ROI versus reactive spending.<br><br></p><p>Drawing on 30 years in operations and food and beverage packaging, Nasir explains why nearly every “surprise” incident can be traced back to long-standing process gaps and leadership choices...

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  Episode #1

  When SIOP Gets Real: Capacity, Analytics, and Better Decisions

  Apr 10, 202626 minS5

  <p>Modern Sales Inventory and Operations Planning, or SIOP, separates manufacturers who are constantly firefighting from those who can see around the corner and plan with confidence. <br><br>If you’re still relying on spreadsheets, siloed systems, and forecasts no one fully trusts, you’re likely paying for it in overtime, expediting, and missed customer commitments.<br><br>In this episode of The Manufacturing Edge, our host Will Merriman talks with TBM’s Global Supply Chain leader Brian Cromer about: How to tighten Sales Inventory and Operations Planning discipline, build realistic capacity models, and use analytics to expose true constr...

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  Episode #2

  Tech Talk - Managing the Human Side of Digital through Change Management

  Feb 19, 202630 minS4

  <p>Many digital management system initiatives fall short — not because of the technology, but because organizations underestimate the human side of the transition. Moving from traditional paper-based boards to digital systems requires more than new tools; it demands changes in leadership behaviors, communication habits, and how teams engage with daily performance. When that change isn’t actively managed, adoption stalls and the expected ROI never materialize.<br><br></p><p>In this episode of The Manufacturing Edge, TBM experts explore what it really takes to successfully evolve from TBM’s traditional management system to its Digital Management System. They discuss why ef...

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