Those employed in manufacturing companies spend much of their time thinking about the product. The features, benefits, specifications, cost structure. The production process and how to improve it. How the product compares to the competition, its design and ease-of-use. These factors drive new product and process…
Ask senior executives at manufacturing firms what their biggest challenge is managing new product innovation and you might hear answers such as lack of creative thinking, development teams need to work harder, or maybe that the organization does not have the right skill sets. The truth might…
If you’re the owner or manager of a South Carolina business, you are almost certainly aware of the financial exposure involved when an employee files a workers’ compensation claims for injuries suffered on the job. On-the-job injury can obviously cause lost production time and great concern over…
The term logistics has been around for quite some time. One of the first mentions of the field was by Alexander the Great, who said, “My logisticians are a humorless lot, for if my campaign fails they are the first I shall slay.” Over the years, the…
One can’t attend an economic development forum, technical college recruitment, or any chamber of commerce meeting without hearing the mention of high paying jobs in South Carolina. I’ve heard comments like, “Attend a trade school; get a two-year degree in welding and you can make $80K…
The U.S. Air Force departed Donaldson Air Force Base 53 years ago. Since that time, the aviation industry in this area has seen significant growth as demonstrated by the establishment of Lockheed Martin’s Aircraft and Logistics Center (MRO) facility in 1997. However, never in the history of…
The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union (“Brexit”), and the UK’s Prime Minister has announced his resignation effective October 2016. The outcome of the Brexit vote surprised many in Britain and around the world, creating political instability in the UK, a precipitous drop in…
What once took nearly two weeks to quote and three months to deliver can now be done in less than half that time. tForm, a local graduate of Silicon Valley’s esteemed Founder Institute and provider of thermoformed packaging, can transform custom packaging design to finished parts…