United States manufactures have incorporated many methods of cost reduction and efficiency for 35 years. Most of these programs are identified by three-letter acronyms like MRP, JIT and ERP. Others ...

Download a new report to identify ways to move to paperless manufacturing to support continuous improvement efforts and streamline engineering change management, reduce waste, improve performance, and ...

Andreas Eschbach is the founder and CEO of eschbach, a software company that helps production teams work smarter and enhance collaboration. Within the process industry, the chemical and pharmaceutical ...

Research conducted in the first quarter of 2007 indicates that the adoption of Lean Manufacturing among all manufacturers has reached 69 percent and Six Sigma is at 52 percent. ARC recently concluded ...

At the recent AME conference this past October, the same message was heard over and over again: the need to engage everyone in your organization in order to achieve a sustainable continuous ...

While manual systems keep operators involved, they are subject to variation, inconsistent adherence and human error. The resulting problems often cause people to slip ...

Kathleen Pai is Chief People Officer at N-able. She leads the global people strategy and oversees all HR business operations. At N-able, we’re committed to learning and challenging ourselves to ...

Beth Carle is an Associate Professor and Faculty Associate for Continuous Improvement in Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Electrical Mechanical Engineering Technology in the College of Applied Science & ...

In earlier columns, I have commented on the need to transform our regional economy from the "old" economy to the "new" economy and on the need to invest in retention and growth of businesses already ...

Each academic program is expected to submit an annual assessment report that describes its assessment project(s) for the year. The Annual Assessment Report should be submitted to Educational ...