Industrial Management articles from March 2004

Industrial Management archives from March 2004

Supervision woes.(personnel perspectives)
March 1, 2004... How are supervisors chosen? Do they have a background of supervisory skills, a proven track record in running a department? In most cases, people chosen to be supervisors are those who perform well in their departments. The skills they have...

Manage around the unit cost.
March 1, 2004... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Manufacturers use unit cost to gauge their productivity and efficiency, but is that the right measure? In reality, tracking unit cost creates a sea of confusion and ambiguity because unit cost takes simple numbers and...

Only two metrics matter.
March 1, 2004... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Apply basic industrial engineering techniques to management decisions and what happens? Suboptimization is often the result when mid-level managers are encouraged to pursue improvements that change their own departments...

Embrace one problem after another.
March 1, 2004... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Problems stem from change, and that's healthy. Abnormal problems, however, can creep up as an organization makes transitions throughout its corporate life cycle. Keep your company strong by taking charge of its destiny...

Technology transfer works for you.
March 1, 2004... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Federally funded research is taking place throughout the United States, and some part of it might be just the piece you need to complete an innovation puzzle. The technology transfer process allows t private companies to...