Open innovation—it’s the business strategy buzzword of the decade according to a recent “Management Issues” article titled “Business strategy: the lessons of the ‘big ideas’” And, “Enlightened companies are actively seeking innovatory ideas wherever they can be found

In the face of manpower cutbacks and a greater need to keep an eye on the bottom line, how do manufacturers improve flexibility and profitability By embracing real-time performance management—at least that’s the consensus at Plant Engineering Live, an online portal that provides strategic manufacturing knowledge to help the plant manager operate efficiently, effectively and safely

In the wake of rising energy costs and in light of the negative impacts gas, oil and other traditional energy sources are wreaking on the environment, the move toward environmentally friendly energy production is a current trend that appears here to stay According to the U

Shop floor managers are taught from early on that believing in themselves is an important trait in their personal success—and in instilling that same belief in their team members In these troubled economic times, however, self-assuredness won’t buy you as much mileage as it used to

If your business operates in the online realm, you might not think of it as having a factory floor Whether it’s an actual one or a virtual one, however, every manufacturer has a factory floor

Renowned across the globe for its elite designs, when a world-renowned luxury auto manufacturer puts noise control at the forefront of its endeavors, the world stands up and takes notice The vehicle engineering firm’s recent collaboration with an infotainment system supplier that “designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of high fidelity audio system and electronic components for consumer, professional and OEM automotive markets” marks just the latest event in a long string to put noise control in the spotlight

Brandweek recently posed the question, “Do You Need a Social Media Marketer” Do you know the answer to this question when it comes to your own business

Is your business’s shop floor taking full advantage of a customer relationship management (CRM) system If not, you might not only be failing to earn your clients’ loyalty, you might also outright be losing them

Processing Talk, which covers the latest news for engineers in the process industries, recently addressed the topic of how an “Efficiency system improves factory operations” More specifically, the publication detailed how a factory floor efficiency system was “helping to ensure smooth running” at a U

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