By John Brandt President Barack Obama recently encouraged American manufacturers to bring
September 28, 2012 Read MoreOperations Execution
By John Brandt Manufacturing excellence doesn’t just happen. Plants near or at world-class status
September 28, 2012 Read MoreTop Five Performances to Measure
Manufacturers always find it difficult to manage — or improve — what they don’t measure.
September 28, 2012 Read MoreIncreased Awareness of Sustainability
By George Taninecz Manufacturers are far more likely in 2011 to cite sustainability as important to
September 28, 2012 Read MoreWho’s the Boss?
By George Taninecz Three out of five manufacturers could have a new chief executive in five
September 28, 2012 Read MoreWhat’s Your Manufacturing System?
By John R. Brandt With National Football League (NFL) training camps open at last in the
September 28, 2012 Read MoreTwo Top-Performing Industries
By John R. Brandt The two top-performing industries based on speed, quality, and costs are chemical
September 28, 2012 Read MoreHow Good Are You?
By John R. Brandt Data from the last four years of the MPI Manufacturing Study, 2006-2010, shows
September 28, 2012 Read MoreTop Three Operations Programs
By John R. Brandt Remaining competitive is all about improvement — in cost control, productivity,
September 28, 2012 Read MoreTop Three Outsourcing Targets
By John R. Brandt Manufacturers today are unlikely to be excellent at every function required to
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