You use your phone to check your most recent bank statement, and deposit checks. Then, you download the latest track from your favorite artist. Next, you open your contacts list and send a text...
On a global scale, the market for prescription drugs is expected to grow to $1.2 trillion by 2016. Drug manufacturers understandably want to do all they can to take the biggest bite they can chew...
Picture this: you purchase a 2006 Chevy Trailblazer because you like its safety features. And then you are told by its manufacturer, GM, that you cannot park it in your garage—because of a...
Everyone loves when a promising young band releases a groundbreaking album. But there is nothing sadder than watching that same band flop after such initial success. And instead of analyzing the...
There’s a reason why nine out of 10 IT decision makers have a positive opinion toward cloud computing.
Recently, product recalls have been dominating the news.
Consumers aren’t often granted the privilege of seeing what goes on inside of the manufacturing plant where their food is processed. For this reason, food labels are an integral part of the trust...
Imagine this scenario: a patient undergoes hip surgery, only to be told that the replacement product that was installed inside of his or her body must be recalled due to a defective feature. Months...
When it comes to top investment concerns for CIOs, disaster recovery, operational expenses and security all rank very high. But there is a new factor that has worked its way to the top of the list,...
Does all of the recent talk about the importance of quality control in manufacturing have you scratching your head, wondering how times have changed? After all, up until a few years ago, the...
Your factory uses ProFicient statistical process control (SPC) software to control the quality of production. Still, the factory is producing an excess amount of waste—and it is starting to...
At first glance, it might appear that car, airplane and food manufacturers have little in common. After all, there aren’t many similarities between a frozen burrito and a 747 airliner. But there is...
Think of the amount of work required to transform a car from a random collection of assorted parts into the assembled entity that it is when it reaches the end of a production line. Cars don’t just...
You’ve seen the commercial: an individual lying in bed, and the only thing that can rouse him or her from slumber is the smell of savory coffee roasting. It goes without saying that coffee...
For office managers and employees, the sight of a stack of papers piling up on a desk is an iconic symbol of a nightmare. It usually signifies a very long day—and night—in the office.
