In times of change, good leaders can be a company's most vital asset. Today -- facing worker shortages, skills deficits, digital transformations and a volley of supply chain disruptions -- effective leadership skills are more critical in the manufacturing industry than ever before. This collection provides a primer for manufacturing leaders.
On December 4th, CONNECT held its 27th Annual Most Innovative New Product (MIP) award dinner to honor San Diego companies that had launched innovative new products within the last year...
Last month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Steve Blue, president of Miller Ingenuity, located in Winona, Minn. Winona is a medium-sized Midwestern town of under 30,000 people located on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in the...
On November 7, 2014, I attended the "Idea Jam – Innovating for the Future" session put on by the Pacific Center for Workforce Innovation in San Diego. The purpose of the session was to identify the major challenges to the San Diego workforce in...
The rumors in Washington, D.C. are that granting President Obama fast-track authority under trade promotion authority will be brought up in the "Lame Duck" session, perhaps as an addition to one of the bills extending certain tax credits...
On October 16th, about 130 business leaders met at AMN Healthcare in San Diego for the third “Manufacturing in the Golden State – Making California Thrive” economic summit. The summit was hosted by State Senator Mark Wyland in...
To highlight the importance of manufacturing to the economy of the San Diego region, the Mayor and City Council declared the week of September 30 – October 5, 2014 to be Manufacturing Week instead of only Manufacturing Day on October 3rd.
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When I was writing the chapter on what manufacturers can do to save themselves in 2008 for my book, Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why we should and how we can, one of my top recommendations was to implement lean manufacturing. I included...
