How Quality Drives Profit and Planet Benefits
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In global manufacturing, two key goals—intertwined yet distinct—heavily dominate the industry’s agenda: addressing the growing demand for environmentally sustainable practices, and optimizing operational efficiency.
E-Book: <em>Configure-to-Order: Efficiently Meeting Diverse Customer Requirements</em>
(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata, a global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, published a new e-book focused on Aras’ configure-to-order (CTO) solution.
Why the Most Successful Companies Are Scalable
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New research co-authored by University of Pennsylvania academics challenges a core assumption in economics: That the most successful companies achieve their dominance purely through superior productivity.
Hydraulic Institute Honors Industry Leaders at 2025 Annual Conference
(The Hydraulic Institute: Parsippany, NJ) -- The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has proudly announced the recipients of its prestigious awards, presented during the HI 2025 Annual Conference Awards Dinner, Jan.
Where Quality Management, Marketing, and Customer Service Intersect
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Many marketing professionals are drawn to their field because they consider themselves more right-brained (creative) than left-brained (analytical).
The Free Energy Principle at the <em>Gemba</em>
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Today I’m looking at the free energy principle (FEP) by the British neuroscientist Karl Friston. The FEP basically states that to resist the natural tendency to disorder, adaptive agents must minimize surprise.
New Atom-Based Thermometer Measures Temperature More Accurately
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By monitoring how giant Rydberg atoms interact with heat in their environment, Noah Schlossberger and colleagues can measure temperature with remarkable accuracy. Credit: R. Jacobson/NIST
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a new thermometer using atoms boosted to such high energy levels that they are 1,000 times larger than normal.
LMA Consulting Highlights Ripple Effects of Los Angeles Fires on Supply Chains
(LMA Consulting Group: Claremont, CA) -- Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc.
Neutrons Reveal Lithium Flow Could Boost Battery Performance
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- A team of scientists led by a professor from Duke University discovered a way to help make batteries safer, charge faster, and last longer. They relied on neutrons at the U.S.