Sarah Dvorak didn’t originally plan on a career in manufacturing, but her first career was not a good fit. Luckily, the opportunity to be part of a volunteer focus team brainstorming ways to reduce scrap and rework at a manufacturing plant led her in a new direction, and she’s been in manufacturing ever since. Continue reading
Here at America Works, we’re all about workforce innovation. We know that the existing workforce development system isn’t working as efficiently as it could, so companies need to try every strategy in the book to retain their workers (rather than expect to replace departing workers with new ones).
It’s not where you start, it’s where you end up!
Some people are trained, others are coached, and the majority are simply thrown into the deep end of learning how to be a project risk manager. No two people’s journey into project risk is ever the same. Unfortunately, there are no quick routes to learning how to be a project risk manager, but there are a few key elements that every risk manager should be aware of. Continue reading
There is more to lean manufacturing than improving a few processes. Sustainable lean success requires a companywide culture of continuous daily improvement. Companies that develop their people to think scientifically, using facts and data to drive their decisions, are often the ones that most successfully achieve their goals. Continue reading