The Model-T & Industry 4.0 (Part I)

A few months ago, I slept in a Ford Model-T plant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OKC). You may be...

The Model-T & Industry 4.0 (Part II)

As a career manufacturing leader, I love the integrated systems approach that Industry 4.0...

Tools for the Trenches is setting out on a journey to explore our industrial heritage. Manufacturing has been my career home for over 40...

Ideally everyone in your plant works together like best friends. You have fun and you laugh, and you achieve great results together....

Your objective when you meet with your boss is to provide them information about your team, your results and your projects. Additionally,...

Workplace competition occurs an employee's primary objective is self-promotion with their ultimate goal being career advancement. For...

I think it often get overlooked that manufacturing supervisors are on the frontlines when it comes to leading change. Change by itself...