In an article from APICS Magazine entitled “Lofty Ambitions” (May/June 2016 issue), Brett Mewett, a senior manufacturing consultant from Vancouver and APICS instructor, says that he often proclaims [...]
The May/June issue of APICS Magazine features an article by Gary Smith, a VP with New York City Transit with over 35 years of supply chain, process improvement [...]
A recent graphic in The Week magazine (4-29-16, p. 18) reminds us of just how far the web has come. Twenty years ago, our company (then named “PMI”) launched [...]
Research firm Gartner Group recently published its list of the “Top 10 Technology Trends for 2016.” We thought we’d share just a few of them with readers today. [...]
Last week we shared the findings of Panorama Consulting’s 2016 ERP Report in a post here. Today we’ll take a quick second look at some of the trends they [...]
At the risk of being self-serving, our post today highlights a perfect example of why it may be time to upgrade your ERP system. Tablets. Phones. Taking the office [...]
Each year, Panorama Consulting releases its annual survey of responses about ERP systems from companies across the globe. Their 2016 report includes results from 215 companies, ranging from small companies [...]
We noted in our prior post some of the facts and jarring effects of free trade and trade barriers upon American manufacturing employment. Those effects are now being [...]
A bit off-topic today, perhaps, but a good time to get real about manufacturing, trade and the jobs impact in view of today’s political rhetoric. So please bear with [...]
