Karl Lauri for IndustryWeekJun 13, 2019Can’t Track 28 KPIs? Focus on These Top 10While establishing and measuring key performance indicators—KPIs—is well-accepted as good management, it’s easier said than done for many...
Andrew Stettner, Thomas Croft, Michael ShieldsMay 16, 20199 Steps to Revitalize America’s Manufacturing CommunitiesFor the past year, experts and stakeholders across the country have worked together to develop a new industrial policy that explicitly...
Andrea Olson for Industrial Machinery DigestApr 18, 2019Is Your Focus On You, Or Your Customers?We often oversimplify what we believe a customer’s need is, often due to the fact that many organizations view customer needs through an...
Alec Pendleton for Industry WeekApr 11, 2019Life's Too Short to Run Your Company into the GroundJeff Bezos, the richest man in the world and the founder of Amazon, recently predicted to a group of employees that “Amazon will go...
Paul Ericksen for IndustryWeekApr 4, 2019Suppliers Hit Hardest in GM ClosuresA recent article in IndustryWeek, “Laid-off GM workers and their supporters gather for a vigil—and vow to fight,” focused on the 1,400 GM...
Larry Fast for Industry WeekMar 28, 2019How to Combat a Distressing Drop in Productivity at Shift ChangeQuestion: I'm not happy with the drop in productivity on the shop floor at shift change. While I expect some decline, I wonder whether...