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Travis Smith

Travis Smith is the CTO and Founder of WithoutWire Inventory Sciences. He is a graduate of NDSU school of Electrical Engineering and resides in Maple Grove, MN with his wife and 8 children. In 1998, he co-founded Inetium, a software development consulting firm and branched off to form Appolis in 2001. He provides supply chain-based consulting and product strategy for a variety of industries with a unique combination of software architecture and business process experience. To connect with Travis and his team at WithoutWire Inventory Sciences, please contact him at [email protected]. 

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    The Benefits of Kitting: Improving Assembly Efficiency

    The benefits of kitting are well known because assembly workers immediately become more efficient. Manufacturers who do not utilize some form of kitting are bottle-necked in material flow. Kitting starts with the production team defining the kit of combined parts.
    By: Travis Smith
    03 July, 2019 | 3 minutes
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