New Survey Says Manufacturing Key to American Prosperity
A recent survey highlights manufacturing as crucial for American prosperity, calling for strategic investments and skill enhancements.
Do You Have Empowered Teams?
Empowering your teams can lead to improved customer service and business success. These strategies will help foster empowerment.
Are You Asking Good Questions?
Asking the right questions can unlock business success, improve operations, and drive strategic insights. Lisa Anderson shares how!
Why Care About Rail?
Rail innovation is shaping logistics, driving efficiency, and reducing emissions for a sustainable future. This article covers how.
APICS Inland Empire Spring Symposium Panel to Discuss Disruptive Innovations in Logistics
The Inland Empire Chapter of APICS, the leading association for supply chain and operations professionals, will be hosting a meeting on global supply chain trends and strategies at its Disruptive Innovations in Logistics Spring Executive Panel & Networking Symposium on May 6 in Corona, Calif. Expert panelists including Dr. [...]
The L.A. Times & Automation
I toured the Los Angeles Times last week and was impressed with the automation. Although newspapers seems like an old business, it was impressive in pure size and volume with minimal people.
Are Robots Good or Bad?
According to the Material Handling & Logistics, robots are slashing U.S. wages and worsening pay inequality. That is certainly a provocative statement! According to new research by MIT's Daron Acemoglu and Boston University's Pascual Restrepo, one additional robot per thousand workers reduces the employment to population ratio from .18 percentage points to .34 percentage points and slashes wages from .25% to .5%.
Gain a Strategic Focus on Quality IF Customers are Important
People and companies have more choices than ever before. If you wish to remain in the race, quality must be more than an assumption; it must become a strategic focus.
Why Does Employee Engagement Matter?
A disengaged workforce can cost you in productivity, profitability and lost customers. Engaging employees can be as simple as listening, giving feedback and removing obstacles to success.
Manufacturers Upbeat But Worry About Skills Gap
According to Industry Week, the Fed's survey of the economy expressed optimism; however, it also noted that labor markets are tightening. Since I'm also embarking on refrehsing my 2013 Skills Gap research report, thus far, I've noted the same concerns for high-skilled positions. I hear far less conversation about [...]