Blueprint for Brilliance: Takeaways for Joining the Ranks of the World’s Most Productive Companies

LNS Research recently released its 2025 Benchmarking the Journey of the World’s Most Productive Companies report, and the findings are a wake-up call for the industrial...

The Future of Manufacturing in 2026: Empowering the Connected Worker

Key Takeaways (The TL;DR) Connected worker initiatives will be central to driving efficiency, safety, and productivity in 2026. Manufacturing technology is advancing...

Dozuki Recognized as a Growth and Innovation Leader in Frost & Sullivan 2025 Augmented Connected Worker Platforms Radar Report

San Luis Obispo, CA — December 8, 2025 Dozuki, the Connected Worker Platform purpose-built for industrial operations, has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan as a leader in...

The Future of Manufacturing Belongs to the Connected Workforce

How Forward-Thinking Operations Teams Are Reshaping Their Organizations for the Next Decade Walk into any high-performing manufacturing operation today, and you’ll see...

The Ultimate Connected Worker Guide: Why, What, How, Who

Industrial leaders are no strangers to change. New machinery, new regulations, new competitors, these are constants But the last decade has brought a different kind of shift:

Why the Connected Worker Is the Future of Manufacturing Success

The manufacturing landscape is shifting at a rapid pace. As digital transformation accelerates, companies that fail to empower their frontline teams risk falling behind. The...

Closing the Skills Gap Before It Costs You

Manufacturers are under pressure. Veteran employees are retiring fast. New hires arrive daily. Meanwhile, production tasks are more complex than ever. Keeping up with...

Introducing CreatorPro AI

The fastest way to digitize operational knowledge, no matter where you’re starting from. In manufacturing, expert knowledge is leaving faster than it’s being captured....

The Role of Industrial AI in Digital Transformation

CreatorPro AI: A Holistic Approach to Digital Transformation Manufacturing organizations face a two-fold challenge when advancing digital transformation efforts: legacy...

Dozuki Featured on CBS News at World Economic Forum

Dozuki was featured on CBS News at the World Economic Forum in Davos. This segment highlights how digital transformation is no longer optional, but necessary for survival in...

How 3 Leaders Tackled Key Workforce Challenges

A recent survey by the National Association of Manufacturers underscores a pressing concern for manufacturing executives. Nearly 75% identify attracting and retaining a...

Building A Culture Of Knowledge Capture

In digital manufacturing transformation, tablets are merely the artifacts. When you equip your operators and technicians with the right technology, not only do they document...

Maximizing ROI in Year End Budget Talks

The year-end budgeting season is a crucial time for manufacturing organizations to make strategic decisions. Not only about traditional tangible assets like equipment,...

Manufacturing 5.0 Balancing Human Expertise in the Digital Era

If you’re starting with technology, you’re starting wrong. Manufacturers that start with people, and then follow with technology, stay competitive in the changing...

From Flame To Flourish: End Firefighting

"At a traditional manufacturing organization, your goal is to solve the problem as quickly as you can and get back to equilibrium. But at a lean organization, your goal is to...

How Connected Worker Solutions Reduce Onboarding Time

New employee onboarding is a crucial process that directly impacts a company's productivity and bottom line. On average, the cost of onboarding a new hire amounts to ...

Equipping Your Frontline for a Digital Future

"Workers are more accepting when tools are not a solution that means more work for them." Wise words from Bill Tomlinson, a veteran Training & Development leader at...

Connected Workforce | What Is It & How Does It Benefit Companies?

One of the best ways businesses can get ahead and remain competitive is to embrace the available tools. And right now, that means implementing a connected workforce. Table...

Creating The Frontline Of The Future, Part 9

Workforce Development You’ve probably heard the adage, the tool is as only as good or bad as the user. We believe this principle has broad applications in digital...

Creating The Frontline Of The Future, Part 8

Alignment Fosters ScalabilityIn the early stages of digital transformation, only a few stakeholders are involved Manufacturing companies typically begin their journey by...

Creating The Frontline Of The Future, Part 7

Technology Enables Resilience Do you know what the first manufacturing technology was? Let’s go back to prehistoric times, over two million years ago. The Stone Age...

Frontline Of The Future, Part 6

How To Staff Your Front Line Without ExcelOne of our customers, a plant manager at a chemical manufacturing company, made this observation:“Getting the time to train every...

Frontline Of The Future, Part 5

In any type of manufacturing, lubrication is essential.It reduces wear, minimizes friction, dampens noise, dissipates heat, and absorbs shock on machine components. Human...

Frontline Of The Future, Part 3

Accessibility Creates Profitability Manufacturers that don’t provide broad access to essential knowledge are at a significant deficit. This form of content debt comes at a...

Frontline of the Future, Part 2

Digitizing Your Processes Do you have a process for process? Or are disconnected paper systems preventing valuable efficiency gains? Most manufacturing companies would say...

Frontline of the Future: Part 1

Historical Forces Impacting Manufacturing At Dozuki, we have our finger on the pulse of manufacturing trends. We believe it’s part of our mission to formulate clear...

A Comprehensive Guide to Predictive Maintenance in Manufacturing | 2023

Effective maintenance requires a well-rounded approach. Manufacturing companies use planned, reactive, and proactive systems to prevent breakdowns and address problems as...

4 Ways Digital Tools Improve Quality

Twenty years ago, digital tools were “a thing.” Now they flow through all things. To some degree, every manufacturer is now a digital company. And with the right modern...

The Myth of Augmented Reality in Manufacturing

Do you remember Glass? Not the epic 2019 finale to the superhero trilogy with evil genius Samuel Jackson. I’m referring to Google’s failed launch of their smart glasses. Back...

The Cost of Bad Work Instructions

Bad work instructions are the norm. Documentation is often created to check a box for audit or compliance purposes. But once completed, those work instructions get trapped...

How To Hire the Best Employees for Manufacturing

Employees are the backbone of any company. Nowhere is this more true than the manufacturing industry. Statistics show there are 15.7 million employees in the manufacturing...

Solving Modern Workforce Challenges in Food & Beverage Manufacturing

In the midst of unprecedented market demands and supply chain issues, the most innovative food & beverage manufacturers are finding new, creative ways to support an efficient...

How to Find Support Investing in Manufacturing Technology

Manufacturing companies are all interested in improving technology on the factory floor but often lack the resources or know-how to get started. This week we speak with Ron...

How to Manage Mobile Devices on the Factory Floor

Tablets and smartphones can transform your industrial operations. This week we are joined by Jacob Rattray, Operational Technology Specialist from 3M. Jacob specializes in...

How To Increase Productivity in Manufacturing

There are several ways to define productivity depending on the context. In terms of manufacturing, productivity relates to the speed at which quality work is performed....

Gemba Walk Template for Digital Transformation

Gemba Walks are an essential tool to understand the challenges of your manufacturing frontline. Each manufacturing facility is unique. The best way to solve your unique...

Using Digital Tools as a Recruitment Tool in Manufacturing

Manufacturers are being squeezed in both directions these days. Demand for products is outpacing their ability to secure raw materials for production, and they don’t have...

How the Best Plant Managers Solve Production Challenges

As a manufacturing plant manager, meeting production targets, reducing downtime, and filling empty roles are all ongoing goals. The best plant managers know that these goals...

What is Frontline Digital Transformation?

Manufacturing leaders agree that adopting digital technology is essential to future success. Despite this mindset, 84% of digital transformations fail to improve performance...

6 Shocking Stats for Manufacturing Leaders

After years of research, our show producer, Corey Brown, shares some fascinating statistics that will shock many leaders in the manufacturing industry. In this special...

How to Improve Performance with Preventative Maintenance

Equipment failure is a known evil in the manufacturing world. But unplanned downtime carries a significant cost and hurts overall performance. This week Brian sits down with...

How to Scale Technology Across Manufacturing Operations with 3M

Most manufacturing companies don't have people dedicated to evaluating and deploying modern tools. At best, IT or HR takes responsibility for new technology and doesn't have...

How to Communicate Change with the Frontline Workforce

People are the most overlooked aspect of digital transformation — 97% of companies’ digital transformations fail when they don't include line managers and operators. ...

Top Challenges Impacting the Frontline Workforce

Even with advancements in technology and automation, the frontline workforce remains essential to modern manufacturing operations. In fact, 72% of factory work is still...

Dozuki Secures Strategic Investment from Marlin Equity Partners

Demand-side challenges accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic are driving adoption of frontline-focused training platforms in manufacturing. --We are pleased to announce a...

5 Ways to Get Wifi on the Factory Floor

Here’s the reality, many industrial environments lack wireless internet. It’s not for a lack of trying. However, there are real, pragmatic reasons that some companies can’t...

The Most Common 8 Wastes of Lean Manufacturing & How to Manage Resources

Manufacturing is all about making the highest quality products at the lowest cost. Reaching that goal means searching for and eliminating causes of wasted time, wasted...

Where is Your Implicit Knowledge Hiding?

Implicit (tacit) knowledge is difficult to communicate and often remains isolated in the heads of employees. However, this accumulation of operational skills and insights has...

Document Management Vs. Knowledge Management

Understanding the distinction between document management and knowledge management is vital to operational excellence. While the terms can sometimes be used interchangeably,...

The Missing Piece of Your Digital Transformation Strategy

Unprecedented. There probably isn’t a better word to describe 2020 as a whole. 2020 saw accelerated change across almost all industries and aspects of our lives. In...

How Smart Factories are Impacting Productivity

Deloitte research suggests that "smart factory" initiatives have yielded an average of 10-12% increase in labor productivity gains. Despite this success, a majority of...

How to Write Better Lockout/Tagout Procedures

Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures are some of the most common in industrial and manufacturing environments. Despite this, failure to adequately train employees on LOTO...

How to Get More Out of Your Work Instructions

When leveraged properly, standardized work instructions can transform operational efficiency, quality management, employee performance, and more. All industrial businesses...

OSHA's Recommended Strategies for Improving Safety Programs

Workforce safety is non-negotiable for any industrial business. When mistakes can cause serious harm or bring operations to a halt, companies can’t afford to take safety...

6 Strategies to Maximize Worker Safety

In industrial companies, workplace safety is the #1 driver behind many key decisions. Not only is safety essential for protecting workers, it’s also essential for consistent...

Free COVID-19 Workplace Signage

Whether your team is on site, or working remotely, we know that your time is taxed by demanding workloads and new safety procedures. In an effort to take one task off your...

Dozuki Collaborates with 3M to Connect Factory Workers and Digital Transformation Strategies

Today we are happy to announce our collaboration with 3M, through an investment by 3M Ventures, to bring our standard work and work instruction training software to...

Software Support and Your Digital Transformation Strategy

After thousands of discussions with manufacturing companies, it’s clear to me that the industry is suffering. Due to outdated notions of the software industry, manufacturers...

4 Signs Your Work Instructions Need an Upgrade

Knowing when to make the transition to a better documentation tool is a tough question to answer. The short answer is that there is no short answer. In Industry 4.0, a...

Electronic Work Instructions in Industry 4.0

How do electronic work instructions factor into Industry 4.0 and your digital transformation strategy? With advancements in technology, it’s time to reevaluate how these...

Book Club: "Leading Change"

"Leading Change" by John Kotter offers an eight-step process for managing change and has become the foundation for organizations around the world. By outlining the process...

The Manufacturing Skills Gap is an Opportunity

There is a pending manufacturing skills gap impacting the United States workforce. Millions of positions are expected to go unfilled in the coming years, with reports...

What to Look for in QMS Software

Traditional quality management system (QMS) software does exactly what it’s supposed to do. Like file cabinets for the digital world, they organize and control your company...

Implementing Continuous Improvement with Dozuki

Is your company interested in reaping the benefits of continuous improvement (transparency, efficiency, cost reductions, etc.) but aren't sure where to begin? Dozuki has you...

Continuous Improvement Culture: How Software Can & Can't Help

Fostering a culture of continuous improvement is a complex challenge that varies across industries. In the digital age, software solutions are starting to have a real impact...

Hidden Waste: The Unseen Inefficiency in Shop Travelers

Travelers and build books are intimately related, however, with traditional methods they often function independently. This gap between the travelers and build books creates...

API: Making Your Software Work For You

What is an API? For those of us outside the world of programming, the term “API” may seem like an arbitrary acronym that your IT department likes to throw around. However,...

FDA Compliance: Why Paper-Based Documents Won't Work for Long

Modern documentation practices are becoming increasingly essential to achieving FDA compliance with the recent updates in the FDA’s approach to safety. While the importance...

Upgrading Processes with Continuous Improvement

Many companies implement formal versions of Lean or Agile methods, but others have grown with the flexibility that continuous improvement provides, giving them the freedom to...

5 Instant Benefits of Digital Work Instructions

Unlike other digital transformation projects, making the simple switch from paper-based work instructions, SOPs, and other documentation to digital work instructions provides...

Industry 4.0 Is Here, Are You Ready?

Historically, internal systems for work instructions have been used solely for distributing procedures, with entirely separate systems for data collection and reporting....