My Interview with Gary Goodluck

I had the opportunity to interview a plant Chemical Engineer recently. For the sake of anonymity I'll call ...

What is at the Root of Conflicting Objectives?

Over the course of my career, I’ve been involved with the Annual Objective Process for decad...

If you want to maximize success within the structure of a manufacturing company simply focus on two roles: the sales role and the machine op...

Working for a manufacturing company is where it’s at! Most people don’t realize it though. People outside of it see manufacturing through th...

Powerful Six-Sigma Tools for a Job Shop

I’m not a big fan of force-fitting lean and six-sigma tools into applications that just don’t make ...

Almost every company has an open-door policy. In theory, this policy allows employees to access company managers in order to openly discuss ...

I was working as Purchasing, Planning and Inventory Control (PPIC) Manager for the Anchor-Hocking Packaging Company when the company decided...