FDA, Federal Partners Develop Tools for Food-Emergency Readiness
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S.
Gartner Identifies Four Imperatives for Value-Chain Transformation
(Gartner: Stanford, CT) -- Organizations seeking to make the transition from a supply chain to a demand-driven value network (DDVN) must look beyond traditional projects and adopting functional best practices, according to Gartner Inc.
Updated Kondor Global Risk Software Now Available
(Thomson Reuters: London) -- Thomson Reuters has enhanced its enterprisewide risk management product, Kondor Global Risk (KGR), incorporating a dynamic dashboard that provides a powerful way for risk managers to visualize and interpret their risk exposure.
Lean Manufacturing and Management Workshops in Minnesota
(LEI: Cambridge, MA) -- Implementing lean management principles in manufacturing, distribution, and supply chains are major tracks in a series of lean workshops scheduled by the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) for Minneapolis, Sept. 13–15, 2011.
SAE Study: OEMs Looking for Engineers
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- The recently released “Engineer Employment Study for Mobility Industries, 2011–2016,” from SAE International finds that U.S.
Rugged Coating Thickness Gauge
(Paul N. Gardner Co.: Pompano Beach, FL) -- The Paul N. Gardner Co.
Understanding the Science of Service
These days small-business owners are faced with the difficult task of doing much more with a lot less.
The Rule of 150
In a 2009 book review for Bukisa.com, a blogger named Khead quoted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book, The Tipping Point (Little, Brown and Co., 2000): “‘In order to create one contagious movement, you often have to create many small movements.’ This is one detail
Frugal Companies Are Consistent, Not Reactive, Study Says
Frugal companies succeed commercially in part because they consistently control spending and are resourceful with people and products rather than cutting costs reactively, according to a new University of California, Davis, study.