The Supervisor’s job has grown over the years. It used to be mostly about meeting the production schedule and making sure all the machines are running. Now they also need to work on scheduling issues, attend multiple meetings, support Lean and Continuous Improvement...
Vaccinations through the decades have provided significant public health benefits and prevented widespread illness. However, in these modern times, talking about vaccinations gets a variety of reactions, strong emotions, and technical debate. Many people have some...
I work with entrepreneurial businesses every day, and I’m continually impressed with their strategies and visions for growth. They are clear about their customers and how they’ll compete, and they have solid ideas about where they’ll want to invest in capital and...
All too often when we realize our Supervisors need more skills, we sign them up for a training program and wipe our hands, thinking the job is done. The Supervisors probably do need to learn new skills, but there is so much more that needs to happen for the...
Changing your company culture doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes our understanding of company culture can seem ethereal or intangible. I promise you it’s not that complex. Your company’s culture is the grand total of what you get when you add up behaviors that...
It seems strange now, but in 2019 the most pressing challenge for many manufacturers was talent management and the availability of qualified workers. Companies employed many strategies to hire and retain workers, including pay increases, referral bonuses, internal...