How do I escape the struggles of production rates, quality issues, training constraints, or staffing problems?

Moving away from old and archaic methods, whether it's process control or machine operation, it is vital to the success of your manufacturing process.  This can be viewed as an expense due to the outlay of cash and time or as an investment due to a long-term vision.  A large directive to initiate is with industrial automation, consisting of electro-mechanical machines, cobot / robot integration, process control upgrades, and automated fixture and testing.