Items Tagged with 'management practices'

It’s called the principle of two weaknesses. It is a strategy in chess. It was developed by Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch and detailed in the book, “My System,” back in 1925 and still considered a core strategy in chess to this day.

It is an exciting time to be in manufacturing. Across the globe, the industry is reinventing itself through artificial intelligence, automation, and data analytics that improve speed, visibility, and precision.

I recently heard the phrase, "You can't fall off the middle." For me, it almost immediately fit into my advocacy for balance.

In the early stages of my career, conflict resolution was direct and forceful, often involving blunt criticism and harsh language. However, a key learning experience came when my manager confronted me about a mistake, followed by supportive dialogue, teaching me the value of constructive criticism.

Change management is a process for ensuring that the people affected by change understand the nature of the change and the reasons for it. Successful change management is an all-hands-on-deck activity.

Listen for a preview of an upcoming presentation from Grace Duffy, the president of Management & Performance Systems at The Quality Show. Her two sessions are: The Building Blocks of Organizational Culture and Where Will Quality be in Five Years?

Manufacturers across a range of industries lean on statistical process control (SPC) operations management methods to handle various customers and compliance requirements while keeping yield and quality high.

In management literature you will often encounter the concept of a best practice. However, until recently no method was available to assess a best practice. 

The U.S. manufacturing industry’s skilled labor shortage has been widely reported in the past decade. Millions of jobs became vacant due to the retirement of baby boomers and economic expansion.