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Made Lean in America
April 25, 2012 8:37 am | by Bruce Hamilton, Founder, OldLeanDude.org | CommentsLean means creating employment opportunities at home: good jobs, a strong tax base, a brighter future.
Hire A Consultant Who Can Peel An Onion
April 25, 2012 8:34 am | by Tony Arnold, Founder & Principal, Upfront Management | CommentsAlthough there will likely be bumps along the way, your consultant should have the tools to help your company maintain focus.
Look! A Squirrel! Removing Distractions From The Workplace
April 23, 2012 8:28 am | by Paul Glover, Founder of The Glover Group | CommentsEmployees in the workplace today face a constant stream of internal and external distractions that splinter their attention, energy, and ability to operate at a high level of efficiency and creativity.
The Perfect Storm
April 18, 2012 8:03 am | by Wayne R. Pinnell, CPA, Managing Partner Haskell & White, LLP | CommentsWhen the perfect storm finally moves on, it will be the companies who used this time period as an opportunity to improve their operations that will grow and thrive.
Should I Learn Lean or Six Sigma?
April 17, 2012 8:18 am | by Alan Nicol, Executive Member, AlanNicolSolutions | CommentsIn today’s industry market, are Lean or Six Sigma skills selling/hiring points, or are they fading trends?
Road To Redemption
April 16, 2012 8:01 am | by Mike Schmidt, Associate Editor, Manufacturing Business Technology | CommentsIt’s heartening to see the Motor City and the state of Michigan benefit from the auto industry’s comeback and be part of the manufacturing rebound that has taken shape in the U.S. during the past couple of years.
Creating A Prospector Organization
April 12, 2012 11:53 am | by Michael P. Collins, Author, Saving American Manufacturing | CommentsI would like to make a case that American manufacturers, in general, need to adopt a new type of organization - the Prospector Organization - in order to grow in the future.
Let Bygones Be Bygones? Not So Fast
April 11, 2012 8:40 am | by Jonnatha Mayberry, Associate Editor, PharmPro | CommentsPlant leaders and workers alike can easily get so comfortable in their repetitive daily routine that they forget to stay vigilant.
Manufacturing Is Cool
April 10, 2012 5:03 pm | by Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO | CommentsWhile I’m not advocating you immediately hand your newborn a graphing calculator or a TIG welder, it wouldn’t hurt to emphasize the technical part of their education, even when you think they may be too young.
The Price Is Right
April 10, 2012 8:41 am | by Michael P. Collins, Author, Saving American Manufacturing | CommentsOne of the most important questions for small manufacturers to answer is “Do you know if you are making adequate margins on each product line, model, or job?”
Some Words For My Friends…
April 10, 2012 8:38 am | by Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO | CommentsI think we all need to sometimes need to talk ourselves out of buying things that aren't conducive to our environments.
The Cost Of The Untrained
April 5, 2012 4:43 pm | by Rachel Leisemann Immel, Associate Editor, IMPO | CommentsIn America, there will be no sustainable recovery in the manufacturing sector without the right training programs to teach the necessary skills.
What You Need To Grow
April 4, 2012 8:45 am | by Michael P. Collins, Author, Saving American Manufacturing | CommentsManufacturers like to do things that are action-oriented, and lead to tangible and believable results.
Apply Visualization Tools To Achieve Quality… Affordably
April 3, 2012 8:38 am | by Richard Rots, New Business Development & Project Manager, Dimensional Control Systems | CommentsThe question asked by manufacturers is not how to achieve quality, but how to achieve it within cost and time constraints.
Open Innovation & Co-Development
April 2, 2012 8:44 am | by Louise Rainone, Vice President of Marketing, PCDworks | CommentsIt seems to me that being open minded, and trusting decision makers to create and inspire their team, is one of the most important things a company can do.
