<em>Managing Supply Chains on the Silk Road: Strategy, Performance, and Risk</em>
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Historically important trade routes for goods of all kinds for more than 3,000 years, the Silk Road has once again come to prominence.
<em>A Factory of One</em>
(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Most business readers have heard of the lean principles developed for factories—a set of tools and ideas that have enabled companies to dramatically boost quality by reducing waste and errors—producing more while using less.
Toyota’s Lean Approach Might Be Beneficial to Medical Procedures
Japanese vehicle manufacturer, Toyota, is well-known for developing the principles of lean manufacturing.
When Your Project Is Stalled, Seek Out the Uninvested
A few weeks ago, my eyes filled with tears as our daughter, Lisa, told those whom we call the Macaronis, that she was struggling to decide between her current occupational choices (yes, she’s that talented and in demand); what she really wanted to do was work more
Melt Pressure Measurement Chain for Plastics Injection Molding
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque and acceleration, has introduced the Type 4021B industrial melt pressure measuring chain.
Commerce Secretary Lays Out Vision for Department of Commerce
(Dept. of Commerce: Washington, D.C.) -- During a recent speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson laid out his vision for how the Department of Commerce can best partner with the business community to support the president’s jobs agenda.
Sol-UV Solar Simulators for SPF Testing
(Newport: Stratford, CT) -- Oriel, a Newport Corp.
Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 80.5% from 2010
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- October U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $463.32 million according to The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT), and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA). This total, as reported by companies participating in the U.S.
The Conference Board and Partners Launch Human Capital Exchange
(The Conference Board: New York) -- The Conference Board, the global business research and membership organization, has launched The Conference Board Human Capital Exchange, a web portal designed to be the “first sto
From Seemingly Unsolvable to Solved with Methodical Research
Last article, I wrote about the importance of correctly classifying variables as part of the research design process, and discussed the benefits of the hugely useful, but oft-neglected, blocked variables.
