Why AI-Powered Documentation Is Manufacturing’s New Insurance Policy
When quality failures go public, it’s not just your product on the line—it’s also your reputation, compliance status, and workforce morale.
When quality failures go public, it’s not just your product on the line—it’s also your reputation, compliance status, and workforce morale.
For as many words as we use, we’re terrible communicators. Voicemails are jumbled streams of consciousness. Emails are “text bombs” with no rhyme or reason. Presentations are nothing but crippling piles of slides.
Amid uncertainty in manufacturing, AI adoption, labor market fluctuations, and salary disparities across industries and geographic regions, quality professional compensation can be difficult to calculate.
The cornerstone of efficient industrial and facility management, maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) cover all activities related to e
For many hundreds of years, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” has summarized the predominant approach to process operation.
I am a longtime admirer of George Spencer-Brown’s “Laws of Form.” In this article, I explore how his notion of reentry helps illuminate the paradoxes and blind spots
There’s an old army saying, “No plan survives first contact with the enemy.”
When I talk with maintenance leaders, I hear urgency. Pressure is mounting. They’re being asked to cut costs, attract skilled workers, and embrace AI—and fast. Yes, pressure turns coal into diamonds. But constant pressure can wear down even the best teams.
Last year, after many years of physical therapy, cortisone shots, and experimental treatments to prop up my failing knees, I decided to go bionic and get full knee replacements.
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