Japanese vehicle manufacturer, Toyota, is well-known for developing the principles of lean manufacturing.

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

(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.

(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.

(Newport: Stratford, CT) -- Oriel, a Newport Corp.

(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: 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

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.

(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- What makes the world’s most successful individuals so good at their jobs? What do they do that others don’t?