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Lean Is Not an Acronym
Ken Eme
When I first became involved in lean (continuous improvement), I was the VP of operations at a privately held company in the Midwest. It was 2003, and as a newly promoted senior executive I was eager to find a strategy that could make a real difference in our operations. I quickly realized that lean might be the key to improving results across the board. What is lean? Lean isn’t an acronym. It…
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On Self-Deception in Systems Thinking
Harish Jose

In this article I want to spend time with Søren Kierkegaard. I’ve been interested in his ideas because he occupies an unusual place in the history of thought. He’s considered a pioneer of existentialism, and yet he was also a man of faith.

Most of the existentialist thinkers who followed him, including Jean-Paul Sartre, built their philosophies around radical freedom and human…

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Quality and Regulatory Affairs in Medtech
Mike King

As we look ahead to 2026, the medtech sector stands at an intersection of regulatory evolution, technological advancement, and operational transformation.

The landscape for quality and regulatory affairs (QARA) professionals continues to shift, driven by emerging AI capabilities, changing regulatory compliance frameworks, and an increasingly complex global marketplace.

The…
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Why Your AI Policy Gap Is a Legal Time Bomb
George Yang

Your IT team enabled Copilot and Gemini last quarter without checking with the lawyers. Now your employees are putting company secrets into systems that nobody owns, nobody governs, and nobody can reliably retrieve when opposing counsel sends a subpoena.

You have a discovery problem, and it’s hiding in plain sight.

This isn’t a technology problem. It’s a C-suite…

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The Next Wave of Industry 4.0
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For years, manufacturers have been told the future of Industry 4.0 lives in the cloud. Vendors…
The Making of ‘Error Propagation: The Silent Killer’
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When we set out to film Episode 2, we faced a fundamental challenge: How do you make people care…
Cyberthreat Intelligence for Cybersecurity
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In today’s digital age, the question isn’t whether you’ll experience a cybersecurity attack, but…
Innovation and Production Run on Different Clocks
Bennie Caldwell
In manufacturing, failure isn’t an option—it’s a liability. A defective part or a missed delivery…
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Department of Commerce Announces Transition of Baldrige Performance Excellence Program
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and…
Mahr Releases MarSurf3D Comprehensive Scattered Light Portfolio
(Mahr: Providence, RI) -- Mahr, a leading provider of dimensional metrology solutions, has launched…
MIT Takes Manufacturing Education Across the Country
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- MIT has long bolstered U.S. manufacturing by developing key innovations and…
Divergent and Saab Announce Delivery of Fuselages for Testing
(Divergent: Los Angeles; Saab: Linköping, Sweden) -- Divergent Technologies Inc. and Saab announced…
TRIMEDX Launches TRIMEDX-AIQ, AI Intelligence Tool for Clinical Asset Management
(TRIMEDX: Indianapolis) -- TRIMEDX has launched TRIMEDX-AIQ, an AI intelligence offering that sets…
Rockwell Automation Leads New Era of Manufacturing With Elastic MES Offerings
(Rockwell Automation: Milwaukee) -- Rockwell Automation, one of the world’s largest companies…
Renishaw Launches Next-Generation Build Processor
(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) -- Renishaw, a global leader in precision engineering and additive…
RS Improves the Inherent Inefficiency of Compressed Air Systems
(RS Group: London) -- RS, a high-service global product and service solutions provider for…
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