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Cheaper, Foreign Engineers
August 3, 2012 8:40 am | by Mike Rainone, Contributing Editor, PD&D | CommentsIf foreign engineers are well-educated and less-expensive, does that give these countries a competitive advantage? Not necessarily.
Pushbutton Power
August 1, 2012 8:13 am | by Meaghan Ziemba, Associate Editor, PD&D | CommentsThe industry is experiencing a growing need for sensors, switches, and devices that monitor the surrounding environment.
Enhanced Workflow Technologies Allow Closer Management
July 31, 2012 8:40 am | by Mike Schmidt. Associate Editor, Manufacturing Business Technology | CommentsA good technological solution can make a significant impact on business operations. A great technological solution can transform the way a company does business.
The Hidden Cost Of Cheap Labor
July 30, 2012 8:40 am | by Krystal Gabert, Editor, Food Manufacturing | CommentsA facility full of underpaid and underinsured workers does little to guard the food supply against adulteration.
Google: Made In The USA?
July 27, 2012 10:49 am | by Joel Hans, Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsI simply don’t buy the idea that it’s impossible to make electronics in America at a competitive price.
What Happened To Transflective Displays?
July 25, 2012 8:21 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor, Electronic Component News | CommentsLike advanced technology vehicles and solid-state lighting, transflective displays entail a higher upfront cost for long-term savings.
In A New Era, Opportunity Arises From Risk Management
July 20, 2012 4:08 pm | by Dennis Omanoff, Seagate senior vice president, Worldwide Supply Chain and Procurement | CommentsAggressively investigating “what if” scenarios for a global supply chain doesn’t just make it less vulnerable to risk.
Disconnected or Connected? That is the Question
July 20, 2012 12:56 pm | by Meaghan Ziemba, Associate Editor, PD&D | CommentsIt seems like the closer technology intends to bring us together, the farther it actually drives us apart.
The Inside Dirt On Clean In Place
July 17, 2012 8:14 am | by David McCarthy, President & Chief Executive Officer, TriCore Inc. | CommentsLet’s face it: Time cleaning your process equipment is time spent not making your product.
Being There
July 13, 2012 8:16 am | by Bruce Hamilton, Founder, OldLeanDude.org | CommentsI’m an enthusiastic user of information automation, but it’s not so interwoven into my life that I would think that “going to the floor” could imply such third-order observation as staring at a computer screen.
How Cheap Is This Breakfast?
July 12, 2012 3:21 pm | by Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO | CommentsEven when pointing to the characteristics (or price) of your product, never assume that these “benefits” are a no brainer.
Conflict Is Inevitable With Persistent Resistance To Change
July 11, 2012 8:40 am | by Timothy F. Bednarz, Ph.D., Author & Publisher, Majorium Business Press | CommentsResistance is experienced in most teams as they struggle with the concept of change.
Finding 'The New New Thing'
July 10, 2012 8:58 am | by Mike Schmidt. Associate Editor, Manufacturing Business Technology | Comments“The New New Thing” is out there waiting to be developed, deployed, and utilized. And Microsoft isn’t waiting to stumble upon it.
When Reliability Is Considered A Maintenance Activity
July 10, 2012 8:08 am | by Mark Latino, President of Operations, Reliability Center Inc. | CommentsProduction in general doesn’t know the value of using reliability tools, such as root cause analysis, as a business tool to gain consistent high productivity.
The Holy Grail of Innovation
July 6, 2012 8:37 am | by Mike Rainone, Co-Founder, PCDworks | CommentsWe all know that innovation is messy, unpredictable, full of unknowns, and risky.
