OpX Videos

vFAT

February 1, 2021

Join Automation World's David Greenfield, and PMMI's Glen Long, Tom Egan, and Bryan Griffen as they discuss current trends in virtual factory acceptance testing, and how this technology been advancing in the food and beverage industry.

Remote Access

February 1, 2021

Join Automation World's David Greenfield, and PMMI's Glen Long, Tom Egan, and Bryan Griffen as they discuss current trends in remote access, and how this technology has been advancing in the food and beverage industry.

Clean-In-Place: Best Practices to Improve Operations

September 1, 2017

Learn how Clean-in-Place (CIP) best practices can improve your operations. Caitlin Lucia, senior process engineer, Campbell Soup Company, presented Clean in Place: Best Practices to Improve Operations at PACK EXPO Las Vegas. Widely used in the manufacturing of consumer goods, the CIP process removes contaminants from product contact surfaces. This OpX Leadership Network work product can be applied across process lines to improve operations and meet standards for consumer safety and sustainability.

RFPs: Entry Point to Successful Projects

September 1, 2017

Missed the Innovation Stage at PACK EXPO Las Vegas? Don't worry OpX Leadership Network has you covered. Watch Matt Grashel (Global Procurement - Abbott Laboratories) and Bryan Griffen (Group Engineering - Nestle USA) cover RFPs and more!

McCormick & Company Case Study – Net Zero Energy Use

October 1, 2016

The 2015 Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards recognize facilities for projects or programs that improve sustainability efforts in food, beverage or consumer product manufacturing operations, focusing on pollution prevention, compliance assurance and environmental protection. First-place winner in the Projects category, McCormick & Company, highlights its Net Zero Energy Use project.

Sunny Delight Beverages Co. Case Study – Power Quality and Conservation

October 1, 2016

The 2015 Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards recognize facilities for projects or programs that improve sustainability efforts in food, beverage or consumer product manufacturing operations, focusing on pollution prevention, compliance assurance and environmental protection. Third-place winner in the Projects category, Sunny Delight Beverages Co., highlights its Power Quality and Conservation project.

Smithfield Foods Case Study – Water Reuse

October 1, 2016

The 2015 Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards recognize facilities for projects or programs that improve sustainability efforts in food, beverage or consumer product manufacturing operations, focusing on pollution prevention, compliance assurance and environmental protection. Second-place winner in the Projects category, Smithfield Foods, highlights its Water Reuse project.

Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. Case Study – Wastewater Project, Clean Discharge

October 1, 2016

The 2015 Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards recognize facilities for projects or programs that improve sustainability efforts in food, beverage or consumer product manufacturing operations, focusing on pollution prevention, compliance assurance and environmental protection. Third-place winner in the Projects category, Snyder’s-Lance, Inc., highlights its Wastewater Project, Clean Discharge project.

The Business Case for Workforce Engagement

August 1, 2016

Businesses today are experiencing the most competitive, global environment we’ve ever seen – and the key to current and future business success lies with engaging our workforce. Greg Flickinger, Chair, OpX Leadership Network Workforce Solutions Group, discusses the current state of engagement.

The Pillar of Empowerment: Desire

August 1, 2016

The pillar of empowerment is an essential element of the OpX Leadership Network’s workforce engagement framework. While you can’t give your employees the desire to be engaged in their jobs, you can remove the barriers to their motivation through meaningful work, team contribution, recognition and emotional equity.

The Pillar of Enablement: Resources

August 1, 2016

Once people have skills, they need resources to use these capabilities to add value in the organization. Greg Flickinger, Chair, OpX Leadership Network Workforce Solutions Group, reviews resources – including tools, processes, technical support and more – that are crucial for an engaged workforce.

The Importance of Effective Leadership

August 1, 2016

Greg Flickinger, Chair, OpX Leadership Network Workforce Solutions Group, highlights the various elements of an engagement framework, starting with the importance of effective leadership. Without it, your engagement framework will not have a solid foundation.

The Pillar of Empowerment: Authority

August 1, 2016

Authority is very easy to understand, but is often difficult for leaders to surrender. Engagement requires the ability to distribute authority across all levels of the organization. Greg Flickinger, Chair, OpX Leadership Network Workforce Solutions Group, discusses how to achieve organizational flexibility, the ability to adapt and enable innovation through the distribution of authority.

Ensuring Your Employees are the Right Fit

August 1, 2016

Leaders should evaluate if their employees are in the right roles and have the right skill sets to provide value to the organization. The OpX Leadership Network’s Workforce Engagement framework outlines how to determine if an employee is a good fit for your organization.

Workforce Engagement Defined

August 1, 2016

The OpX Leadership Network’s Workforce Solutions group set out to define the conditions that create an environment to allow and support engagement. Greg Flickinger, Chair, OpX Leadership Network Workforce Solutions Group, highlights how companies can remove the barriers that stop employees from deciding to become engaged in an organization.

The Three Pillars of Engagement

August 1, 2016

Greg Flickinger, Chair, OpX Leadership Network Workforce Solutions Group, reviews the three pillars of an effective engagement framework: empowerment, enablement and connection.

The Pillar of Enablement: Skills

August 1, 2016

To create the conditions for engagement, it’s important to support the opportunities to build and acquire the skills employees need to succeed. Greg Flickinger, Chair, OpX Leadership Network Workforce Solutions Group, reviews functional and interpersonal skills, and how learning acquiring new capabilities leads to a more engaged workforce.