(Grant Thornton LLP: Chicago) -- Senior management at U.S. manufacturing companies is once again optimistic, according to a November survey by Grant Thornton LLP. Nearly half (49%) believe the U.S.

(Rucker & Associates: Raleigh, NC) -- Getting lean can often mean going green. As energy costs continue to rise, company decision makers search for ways to make their organizations more efficient.

People often ask me how best to prepare for a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection when you know that you have problems. My first response is that they have already taken the first step: acknowledging that there are problems.

A couple years ago, I was consulting in a large rolling mill to help reduce late deliveries to its customers.

Since automotive manufacturing is so highly automated, it makes sense that this industry was an early adopter of machine vision technology.

(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released two new videos—one for the general public and the other for business and government audiences

(TÜV SÜD America: Peabody, MA) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc., a global inspection and certification services organization, has announced that its Industry Service division offers nondestructive testing (NDT) personnel-approval services in accordance with Europe’s Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC

(WinWare Inc.: Marietta, GA) -- WinWare Inc., provider of inventory control software and automated tools, is presenting an educational webinar on CribMaster9 Inventory Management System, on Thursday, Dec. 16, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

(Micro-Epsilon: Passau, Germany) -- Micro-Epsilon has launched the

(Gemba Research: Mukilteo, WA) -- Don’t miss the next Japan Kaikaku Experience, a best-practice benchmarking tour of lean manufacturing companies in Japan. This is a full-immersion experience in lean culture.