Across the United States, small and medium-sized manufacturers are contemplating integrating industrial robots into their facilities.

The most noteworthy and significant change in data privacy regulation in more than 20 years recently came by way of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union (EU).

Without soil, water, and sunlight, a large, strong oak tree won’t grow. The same concept applies when building lean processes for a small to medium-sized manufacturer.

Last month I looked at how the fixed-width limits of a process behavior chart filter out virtually all of the routine variation regardless of the shape of the histogram.

For growth-starved Western entrepreneurs, the Chinese market is appealing.

Every year, Manufacturing Day brings attention to the career path that has financed millions of growing families throughout the decades—including mine.

Editor’s note: Read episode two in the Respect for People series here.

I write about organizational culture and core values quite often.

The internet has radically democratized the means of marketing cultural products.

(Visual Workplace: Byron Center, MI) -- Huddle boards are a powerful tool for many industries. They provide a visual way for teams to collaborate on and assess the tasks necessary to complete a project.