Manufacturers that follow CDC guidelines to create a safe and healthy environment for their employees to be able to produce and serve customers are doing the right thing. Plants don’t operate unless operators are kept safe and feel safe coming to work. It is every manufacturer’s responsibility…
KTM Solutions celebrated 15 years in business on April 21, 2020. Although COVID-19 impacted our celebration plans, this milestone gave me pause to reflect on 15 years in business and the life lessons learned. I would like to continue to share those with you as maybe they…
Would you like to improve the effectiveness of your team? Would you like to Better communicate with team members? Do you want to improve business results? The Communication Breakthrough for Business program combines powerful analytic tools with virtual group training for companies and individuals looking to take…
Clemson University is strengthening its ability to conduct research and offer courses in artificial intelligence, a fast-rising technology that is beginning to revolutionize industries ranging from advanced manufacturing to healthcare. About 80 faculty members are banding together to launch the new Clemson Artificial Intelligence Research Institute for…
The world can expect more rainfall as the climate changes, but it can also expect more water to evaporate, complicating efforts to manage reservoirs and irrigate crops in a growing world, according to a Clemson University researcher whose latest work has been published in the journal Nature…
Letter From the Publisher: Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, face-to-face meetings, trade shows, plant tours and just about every other external business activity have all been suspended until the threat is over. So, how are businesses adapting? How are they getting new clientele? In the education world…
It was Monday morning, March 16, 2020 and you had just been told that beginning on Wednesday, March 18th everyone will begin to work from home. You previously scheduled your team for a training session to be held on April 6, 2020 in the company’s training facility. …
Letter from the Publisher Travelling the state, I occasionally find myself in territorial debates about population, size and economic impact with my fellow “Sandlappers.” The debate is most heated when comparing the areas of Charleston (the Low-Country), Columbia (the Midlands) and Greenville (the Upstate). Some may argue this goes as far back as 1786 when […]
For too long South Carolina has lagged in workforce development, leaving our state short on skilled hands, headquartered companies, research, and development. THE ANSWER: An incumbent workforce of native South Carolinians, grown and nurtured inside one of our 46 counties, educated in our public schools and in our…
All for-profit businesses exist to make money. Manufacturers do this by producing and selling a product. What is the one thing that inhibits a manufacturer’s ability to make money? The answer is variation. Variation negatively impacts a manufacturer’s business results whether it relates to safety, reliability, quality,…