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Jill Jusko

Focus: Operations & Workforce

Email: jjusko@industryweek.com
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by Jill Jusko in Labor & Operations Leadership Mar. 4, 2013

A Little Operations This and Workforce That

This and that from workforce and operations journeys... Mistake-proofing Required: Wish I could get inside this plant and find out how such an error happened: 6K gallons of scotch accidentally flushed down drain....More

Brad Kenney

Brad Kenney is a director in emerging technologies (mobile/social platforms) at a global marketing/advertising firm in New York City.

by Brad Kenney in MFG 2.0 Feb. 20, 2013

Google Talks About Glass -- I Talk About Dogs

Today's Brave New World moment: Google attempts to show what their Google Glass "heads up" smartphone/headset hybrid technology will look/feel like as a user experience. I then attempt to show how your family dog might be involved....More

Steve Minter

Focus: Global Economy & International Trade

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by Steve Minter in The Global Manufacturer Mar. 22, 2013

Medical Device Manufacturers Achieve Symbolic Victory

Despite a Senate vote in favor of repealing the medical device tax, don't bet on manufacturers escaping the new tax. On Thursday, the Senate approved an amendment to the Senate Budget Resolution by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D- Minn., that expressed support for repeal of the tax, part of the Affordable Care....More

Paul Myerson

Paul Myerson is managing partner at Logistics Planning Associates, LLC (www.psiplanner.com), a supply chain planning software and consulting business. He also serves as an adjunct professor at several universities, including Kean University and New...

by Paul Myerson in The Lean Supply Chain Mar. 11, 2013

The Sequester and its Possible Effect on the Supply Chain

The sequester will have an effect on the government supply chain...especially those not well prepared....More

Patricia Panchak

Focus: Competitiveness & Public Policy

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by Patricia Panchak in The Manufacturers' Agenda Aug. 20, 2012

Ohio Manufacturers' High-Tech Contribution to Mars Curiosity

Learn which Ohio manufacturers contributed to NASA's Mars Curiosity Success....More

Andrew R. Thomas

Andrew R. Thomas, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Marketing and International Business at the University of Akron and a bestselling business author, whose 15 books include, most recently, Soft Landing: Airline Industry Strategy, Service and Safety and The Final Journey of the Saturn V.

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by Andrew R. Thomas in The ART Of Business Apr. 3, 2013

A Pencil and the Wonder of Business

The daily struggle of keeping things moving forward makes it difficult to take a step back and appreciate the wonder of business. In 1958, Leonard Read published a short and elegant essay about a nondescript pencil. "I, Pencil" is written in the first person from the point of view of the pencil....More

Adrienne Selko

Focus: Expansion Management & the Biotech & Life Sciences Industries

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by Adrienne Selko in Manufacturing Savvy Mar. 28, 2013

Reshoring is Not a Trend

So says Michael Heilala of Accenture at the EM Roundtable in the Rockies.  Heilala, who as senior principal of the Global Manufacturing Strategic practice at the consulting firm, pointed out that in a “few short years reshoring has evolved from something companies use to talk about to something they are doing." He....More

Jim Tompkins

 

Dr. James A. Tompkins is an international authority on leadership, logistics, material handling, outsourcing, and supply chain best practices. As the founder and CEO of Tompkins International, he provides leadership for Tompkins globally.

His 30-plus years as CEO...

by Jim Tompkins in Gaining a Supply Chain Edge Mar. 13, 2013

Weathering the 'Perfect Storm': Major E-Commerce Competitors in Industrial Distribution Market Just Ahead

Industrial distribution is at its biggest crossroads in history, and they need to be prepared for the storm that is brewing....More
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