Emails that drone on and on. Meetings that could have been Slack messages. Memos loaded with empty jargon. We’re all familiar with friction, or what Robert I.

Over the past two months we’ve considered the properties of lognormal and gamma probability models. Both of these families contain the normal distribution as a limit.

An internal audit can be an overwhelming prospect, especially if you’re new to a company or internal auditing in general.

Many people proclaim they are gurus, ninjas, and other silly titles. Giving yourself such a title can cause people to lose respect for you, and it can cost you credibility.

Managers who establish clear expectations and rules that are communicated to team members find it easier to deal with employees when they violate those rules.

ISO 9001 has begun its revision process. In the next few months, all eyes will be riveted on that arena as everyone seeks to anticipate the changes and what they’ll augur for their own quality management systems. The attention is not undeserved.

The manufacturing sector has always played a crucial role in the economy. But our industry has been grappling with a notable shortage of labor in recent years. 

Generative AI took the world by storm in 2023, from the classroom to the film studio, and the writer’s bench to the White House.

Without a basic grasp of financial concepts at the C-suite (executive) level, small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) may be limited in their ability to compete in an increasingly crowded marketplace.

Ask anyone higher up in manufacturing today—like Brian Coglianese, the quality manager and management representative of Helander Metal Spinning Co.—and they’ll tell you a similar stor