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Improvement Tools
Avoiding the 7 Deadly Killers of Projects
Mike Figliuolo
Projects go off the rails all the time. Some statistics I’ve seen say only one in eight projects can truly be declared successful. Why are we so horrible at executing projects, especially when we have all these “tried and true” project management methodologies? There are seven deadly killers of projects. Any one of them can undermine your project’s success. The good news is we teach people how…
Improvement Tools
How to Succeed With Systematic Improvement Work
CANEA

Establishing a long-term improvement effort is one of the best investments an organization can make. This is because almost all industries and businesses today are in, or facing, a major digital transformation where business models, services, and working methods are rapidly changing. To succeed in the transition and keep up with the development, it’s important to have an organizational culture…

Manufacturing
Fixing Manufacturing’s AI Bottleneck Through Specialized Models
Oliver Trabert

Manufacturing in the U.S. is seeing its fastest growth in more than four years, driven in large part by rising demand for AI infrastructure. That expansion is arriving alongside severe supply shortages and higher input costs.

Manufacturers look to AI to increase capacity and operate more efficiently. But routing every request through the largest available model creates another…

Customer Care
Is Overreliance on AI Causing Agency Decay?
Cornelia C. Walther

When OpenAI introduced ChatGPT on Nov. 30, 2022, it arrived as a research preview: a conversational system that could answer follow-up questions, draft fluent text, and give millions of people their first direct experience of generative AI. The early mood was experimental. People tested it, teased it, challenged it, praised it, feared it, and shared screenshots. Three and a half years later,…

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What FDA Warning Letters Reveal About Records, Spreadsheets, and AI
Kendall Kunz
On March 3, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Tentamus…
RC14001 Is Evolving. Here’s What That Means for Your Supply Chain.
Candace Orbaugh
At first glance, the next version of RC14001, the management standard for the chemical industry,…
A Simple Fix for Better Board Meetings
Mike Figliuolo
Board meetings are a total pain. They can also be some of the most powerful get-togethers for your…
System Helps Humans Predict When Self-Driving Cars Will Make Mistakes
Adam Zewe
Self-driving cars are often controlled by deep learning models that sometimes fail in unexpected…
How to write an SOP
Lexi Sharkov
They may seem simple, but standard operating procedures (SOPs) are surprisingly tricky. On the…
The Art of Forecasting: Part 1
Donald J. Wheeler
In order to do business, we have to use predictions of various sorts. These range from seat-of-the-…
The Supplier Life Cycle Tool Kit
Stephanie Ojeda
A quality team’s supplier toolbox is deep. Supplier questionnaires, PPAP, supplier scorecards,…
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News
77% of Manufacturers Call Their Operations Connected
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence business area has announced…
Relay Raises $36 Million From Industry Leaders to Drive Frontline Safety, Efficiency
(Relay: Raleigh, N.C.) -- Relay, the system of action for physical operations, announced it has…
Seen at IMTS 2026
Datanomix and Hexagon Connect Cloud-Based NC Program Management to Shop Floor
(Datanomix: Nashua, NH) -- A programmer finishes a setup, the toolpath is proven, the print is…
IDS Expands uEye Live Product Line With IP69K-Rated Model for Demanding Environments
(IDS: Obersulm, Germany) -- Dust, moisture, and high-pressure cleaning place high demands on…
New AI Technique Could Make Minimally Invasive Surgeries Safer and More Precise
(MIT News: Cambridge, MA) -- Researchers have created a new technique that accurately and rapidly…
NIST Researchers Super-Size Quantum Technology to Help Detect Faint Photons
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Our everyday life is flooded with photons, the quantum building blocks…
Maintain CMMS Introduces Flat Fee Maintenance Software for Engineering Teams
(Maintain CMMS: London) -- Maintain CMMS is a web-based computerized maintenance management system…
IDS at VISION 2026
(IDS: Obersulm, Germany) -- IDS Imaging Development Systems (IDS) will showcase new camera…
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