Construction safety traditionally focuses on the worker for reduction of accidents and improvement of outcomes. Though the worker, who is at the "sharp edge," performs the final act resulting in an ...

To improve communication and responsiveness among data center teams, drawing on insights from other mission-critical fields such as aviation and emergency medicine can be useful. Previous Uptime ...

It is widely recognized that reducing lead times and inventories, collaborating with trading partners and increasing order and inventory visibility are all significant contributors to improved ...

What is it that contractors are giving away by not doing the work right the first time? Is it a floor, an HVAC system or even a whole building? Studies and logic prove that doing something right the ...

The ultimate goal of error-proofing sensors? Catch the error at the workstation on a production line, so it's not on the finished item. Poka yoke, a Japanese term ...

Since the first industrial revolution, improving productivity has been a major goal for most manufacturing operations. Today, in the middle of the fourth industrial revolution, that hasn’t changed.

SME member Jeff Fuchs, a lean consultant and author of the DVD explains, “Whether it’s your check engine light, a smoke detector, or child-proof caps, poka-yoke is all around us. It can make life ...

When it comes to applying for a job, the experts all agree: Keep it focused, simple, and straight to the point — no errors, no embellishments. A recent study, however, found that many job applicants ...

In the old days, authority figures frequently warned kids not to make a mistake that would go into their "permanent record." And that was before anyone even imagined something like the Internet that ...

According to ManpowerGroup's 2016-2017 Talent Shortage Survey, 40 percent of employers globally are having difficulty filling positions. This is the biggest reported talent shortage since 2007. Many ...