Operations
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Exporting: Should You or Shouldn't You?
In today’s global marketplace, customers want to purchase products and services made in the U.S. because they recognize that American products and services have a reputation for quality, value...
Key Figures in the History of Lean
8 Heroes of Lean Manufacturing Many people have heard of the term Lean or Lean Manufacturing. But most people do not know the history behind Lean. The philosophy, as we know it today, has...
Don’t Let Your Business Be Digitally Kidnapped
I don’t normally watch horror movies, but there is a correlation between the movie “Saw” and ransomware, in particular a variant called JIGSAW. This is pretty scary stuff — the first thing you see is...
A Small Manufacturer Solves the Cybersecurity Puzzle
This article originally appeared on Industry Week. Guest blog post by David Boulay, President of IMEC, a public-private partnership, committed to driving growth through enterprise excellence that is...
Dealing with Cyberattacks–Steps Manufacturers Need to Know
Any business owner knows that information is a vital part of running a company. As manufacturing increasingly becomes more digitized, cybersecurity must become a standard component of doing business...
How to Accelerate Your Product Speed-to-Market
Many manufacturers struggle with accelerating their product development timelines. Just how does one do that? The answer is Scrum, a process framework for developing complex products. One could say...
What Industry is in Your Wallet?
Previously I wrote a blog about the differences across the 50 states as measured by manufacturing value added per employee. The differences across the states were quite large and I suggested that...
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Exporting: Should You or Shouldn't You?
In today’s global marketplace, customers want to purchase products and services made in the U.S. because they recognize that American products and services have a reputation for quality, value...