Materials are designed to withstand the environment and stress to which they will be subjected. The properties of a material or component involve not only the elemental composition but manufacturing processes such as heat treatment and machining processes.

The official definition of the word “control” is: to exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; or to adjust to a requirement.

In March 2013, Lululemon, a billion-dollar Canadian athletic apparel company, made headlines after the media got wind of an unusual story. The Vancouver-based company recalled its popular black yoga pants after customers complained that the active wear was too sheer.

Recently a discussion centered on organizational empowerment, its relationship to employee self-determination, and the impact on opportunity. The following is a summary of a recent conversation with one of our readers.

Charlie Clark was once auditing a company when a box of out-of-calibration gages fell from the ceiling.

The Harrington Institute Fellows are hosting a free webinar on Wednesday, May 1.

The 2014 MFG Meeting will be held at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, AZ, March 5-8.

In this example of a quality improvement project the performance of a catapult needed improvement due to a high degree of variation in the distance traveled by a projectile.

Though FaciliWorks CMMS is already used by hundreds of Mexican companies, there is still an enormous number of potential clients who are in need of a system like FaciliWorks.

Apriso provides platform-based IT solutions designed to simplify highly complex operational environments.