Your Road Map to Becoming a Premium Manufacturing Supplier
Owning and operating a top-quality manufacturing business comes with a multitude of challenges.
For Three-Time Baldrige Winner, Exponential Growth Starts With People, Safety
In 2020, MESA, a small business in Oklahoma, became to date the first and only three-time Baldrige Award recipient.
Unleashing Capacity at Heineken México With Systems Thinking
First published June 7, 2021, on MIT News.
Employees Are Feeling Burned Over Broken Work-From-Home Promises
As vaccinations and relaxed health guidelines make returning to the office
Tiny Particles Power Chemical Reactions
First published June 7, 2021, on MIT News.
Preparing for Reentry Into the Physical Workplace: Lessons From NASA
Astronaut crews living and working in space experience as a matter of course what many of us experienced unexpectedly during the coronavirus pandemic. Consider these similarities.
Team Dysfunction Isn’t Caused by the Team
In my work in collaboration and team effectiveness, I am sometimes approached about helping with a “dysfunctional team.” People use the word “dysfunction” liberally and can mean various things by it.
Pushing Past the Strategic Sweet Spot: Incorporating Your Customer’s Perspective
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"Press" Credit: Bob May
Total quality management (TQM) was in vogue during my undergraduate years and early career in industrial engineering. The United States was catching up to the Japanese in manufacturing production as their Toyota vehicles outperformed our Fords.
Innovative Powder Dispense and Spread Capabilities for Metal Additive Manufacturing
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is a process with demanding requirements for in-process material management, specifically with regard to the use of powdered metals.
Volume Graphics’ Industrial CT Software v. 3.5 Helps Detect and Correct Design Flaws, Manufacturability Issues
(Volume Graphics: Charlotte, NC) -- The latest version of Volume Graphics’ high-end computed tomography (CT) data analysis software suite, v. 3.5, brings enhanced capabilities to manufacturers looking for better ways to inspect parts and improve designs—however they are made.