Current Corporate Waste Reduction Could Benefit from Past Lean Manufacturing Concepts
(The Productivity Pro: Highlands Ranch, CO) -- In lean times managers look for ways to eliminate waste without always knowing what they’re looking for.
<em>Toyota by Toyota</em>
(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Written by former Toyota associates, Toyota by Toyota: Reflections From the Inside Leaders on the Techniques that Revolutionized the Industry, edited by Samuel Obara and Darril Wilbur
First Standard Camera Series with New GigE Interface Completed
(Photonfocus: Lachen, Switzerland) -- Photonfocus AG, designer and engineer of CMOS sensors and digital cameras, has released the new G2 series GigE Vision cameras based on the MV1 camera platform and Photonfocus A1312 and A1312IE (NIR-enhanced) CMOS sensors.
The Last Man Standing
Some 147 years ago, Milliken & Co. was selling woolen goods manufactured in New England; it soon expanded to represent the cotton mills of the southern United States.
A Tough Calculation
Why don’t more women enter the male-dominated profession of engineering? Some observers have speculated it may be due to the difficulties of balancing a demanding career with family life.
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FDA inspections of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in the U.S. is on the rise.
A serious challenge is to deliver safe, profitable products on-time, every time. Strict FDA oversight intensifies the pressure to get products to market while fully meeting regulatory requirements.
Geomagic Delivers Updates to its 3-D Imaging and Metrology Product Line
(Geomagic: Morrisville, NC) -- Geomagic, a leading provider of 3-D software for creating and inspecting digital models of physical objects, has announced the first service release of the Geomagic 2012 product lines.
Global Implications of Reshoring in America
It’s getting to be an almost daily mantra for me to say, “We live in exciting times, and they’re getting more so every day.” Although the term “exciting” is usually associated with joy, it can be a double-edged thing.
Close the Loop with the Customer, Part Two
In “Close the Loop with the Customer, Part One,” we left off with Amla, the CEO of a large company, laying down what he called “commandments” for dealing with any problem bro
Close the Loop with the Customer, Part One
Sometimes, customer issues or complaints get tagged as “resolved” without actually resolving them from the customer’s perspective. At times, the customer doesn’t even know that their complaint has been tagged as resolved because no one from the company told them.
