Getting to Zero: An Ergonomic Injury Prevention Case Study
Getting to Zero: An Ergonomic Injury Prevention Case Study November 2010 was not a good month for newly installed plant manager Mark Tucker. He had just received word that his facility had suffered its 11th lost-time injury of the year. The factory was averaging one lost-time injury per month and claim costs were spiraling out […]
Invisible Hand Says We Should Focus on Environmental Solutions
Invisible Hand Says We Should Focus on Environmental Solutions “By pursuing his own interest, he frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it.” ~ Adam Smith Book IV, Chapter II, paragraph IX of The Wealth of Nations. This excerpt from Wealth of Nations describes how Smith defined […]
Top Financial Challenges for Small-Medium Business
Top Financial Challenges for Small-Medium Business Company executives face a choice at various stages of the business growth cycle where they can continue to operate as they always have, or chart a more focused path for consistent, profitable growth. The strategies that have made a company successful, may […]
Financial Executives Focus on Recruitment and Retention
Financial Executives Focus on Recruitment and Retention It appears that in today’s media we have to dig deep to find good news in the business world, on the economy, and, specifically, the employment market. On the surface, we are hit with a barrage of negative messages from media outlets on workforce shortages and stagnation in […]
Supply Chain Monitoring Systems Analyze Global Risks and Opportunities
Birds-Eye View of Global Supply Chain Risks and Opportunities Monitoring Systems Offer Supply Chain Stability As the supply chain continues its march towards globalization, supply chain managers are feeling the pressure. Stability is […]