Women in Manufacturing & the Showing Up
Last week, I attended the inaugural Inland Empire Women in Manufacturing event. It was fun seeing old colleagues from throughout the years as well as meeting new ones.
Are You Achieving Scalable, Profitable Growth?
When we look back over the last 13 years of consulting with closely-held building products manufacturers to medium, private-equity backed food and beverage firms to large aerospace corporations, every single client has one goal in common – achieving scalable, profitable growth. It sounds somewhat easy but is far from simple in reality.
APICS-IE Symposium & Key Take-Aways on GROWTH
Keep innovation and future disruptors top of mind.
What Harvey Mudd, 3D Printers, Rockets & Attorneys Have in Common
Last week, I attended a ProVisors event (top notch group of trusted advisors including attorneys, CPAs etc.) at Harvey Mudd. We were focused on manufacturing and innovation, and we were lucky to tour the day after Harvey Mudd's clinic projects day where the students discuss the successes of working with companies like GKN, Bobcat, Amazon, Google and more.
The Value of New Beginnings and the Old
Don't we tend to take our long-term, valuable relationships for granted? Admit it! Of course, it is easy to do so.
3D Printed Houses – Fast, Inexpensive and Fights Homelessness
Although we should consider potential impacts of 3D printing in our industry, the more important consideration is to let our minds think about the future. What technological innovations are likely to impact your industry?
Boston & Expanding Your Thinking
Have you thought about how to expand your thinking? A first good step would be to take a step back and think about ways to expand your thinking. It is quite easy to get stuck inside your current reality.
Amazon Prime Members Hit 100 Million
Have you put thought into what has become commonplace - subscription services like Prime?
L.A. Metro & Innovative Transportation
Insight into L.A. Metro's transportation innovations enhancing urban travel and sustainability.
The Highest Number of Factory Jobs Since 2008!
Are your suppliers ready to grow with you? Will they run into quality issues? Cash issues? Supply issues? Or will they enable you to be ahead of the curve?