Time Management- Shaping Outcomes or Managing Emergencies?
A manager’s highest value is having prepared in such a way that those sudden urgencies never arrive.
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Update Unemployment, Manufacturing, and Jobs
If you are content with unemployment and loan deferments, don’t bother to read this post. If however, you are interested in finding a good paying job leading to a career, This post can put you on the fast track to what you seek.
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Aging Society Megatrend – Impacts Precision Machining
Why Aging Society is my choice for most impactful megatrend for our industry
•Annual worldwide growth trend of 5% increase in Medical Technology Developments is 2X -3X current GDP growth. (Economically compelling)
•Who is against improving the quality of life of the people we love? (Emotionally compelling)
•Growth in the sector of Endoprosthetics- Human Spare Parts. (Aging and active population makes this compelling) -
Society- Driving Technical Innovation in Precision Machining
You can see the aging of society every day – at work, shopping, and even in our schools. What are you doing to meet the demands that this megatrend is creating for your precision machining business?
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Exit Routes- Adequate? Open? Unobstructed?
OSHA is reminding compliance officers to check for adequate means of egress at all workplaces. This follows the recent disastrous fire and explosion that killed at least 119 workers on June 4, 2013, at a poultry processing plant in China. The standard for exit routes is called Fire Protection; Means of Egress; Hazardous Materials; 1910.33…
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Shop Best Practice- Housekeeping and Lean
The difference between what we see in our shops and what we don’t see in this make to order shop is our opportunity to improve.
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Multiple Solutions, Custom Tooling, And Your Precision Machining Shop
Solving for profitability in Machine Shops can involve more than one solution. Do you decide based on lowest price on purchases or lowest cost of production?
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Free Forms Available For Download Here
Over 1000 different types of graph and other specialty papers available as free .pdf downloads will allow your engineers to engineer instead of wasting time reinventing the obvious.
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Preparation is Anticipation- Joe Montana on Achieving Perfection
Preparation is key to professional success. If we model a work ethic, we will not only build trust but lead by example. Joe Montana shares some thoughts on how to achieve this.
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Grill Safely- So you Can Enjoy That Great Food
Grilling season is here. Here are some tips for safe grilling this summer.