Indian Summer The euphemism used to describe those not-quite-Fall days that slink in unannounced after a cool snap, as a reminder that sultry Southern summers linger well into October. Those days when a frost-licked morning melts into a day so balmy you’d swear it was still the…
“You manage what you measure.” This philosophy is originally attributed to William Thomson, otherwise known as Lord Kelvin a noted Scottish mathematician and physicist in 1883 and popularized in modern day business by Peter Drucker. All manufacturers know that to manage performance, you must measure it. This…
Boeing recently announced that all 787 production would be consolidated in Charleston, South Carolina, meaning that 787 production in Everett, Washington would cease. As one can imagine, an announcement of this magnitude generates many opinions and emotions, particularly on the part of the winners and losers. Some…
Business Advantage; Proven Business Practices To Achieve Enhanced Results Join FocalPoint Coaches Jerry Pilewski and Mike Ungar for their next Business Advantage free webinar on October 27th from Noon to 1 PM for: Life Cycle of a Business The natural laws of business are like gravity –…
SENECA and CONVERSE, SC, Oct. 5, 2020 — BASF has been recognized with the 2020 Cummins COVID-19 Outstanding Supplier Award for its work and customer support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indiana-based Cummins is a multinational corporation that designs, manufactures and distributes engines, filtration and power generation products….
In an August 7 post, we highlighted the connection between South Carolina industry and in their senior capstone course. ABB, a global leader in electrification, robotics, automation, and motion, is a regular partner with Clemson Mechanical Engineering capstone via their Mechanical Power Transmission (MOPT) group based in…
With $4 million in funding from the National Science Foundation, a new project called A2 proposes to build on the success of Clemson University’s Center for Aviation and Automotive Technological Education using Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES). CA2VES launched in 2012 to create and deliver accessible e-learning material for…
It is a distinctly uncomfortable sensation to see one’s grandmother addressed as “Kitten” by a man other than one’s grandfather. But that seems to have been the preferred pet name by which a young Private Gordon Thibodeaux addressed my grandma, Nellie. The first letter, dated March 15,…
When I worked for Michelin, people would ask me, “What do you do for Michelin?” Almost always, my first answer was “I make tires.” This would normally be followed by, “No really, what do you do for Michelin?” I would explain my role within the company and…
You may have heard the joke… “Who’s driving digital transformation at your company: the CEO, CIO, or… COVID-19?” Besides unleashing a wave of video conferencing and remote desktopping, COVID-19 has indeed stimulated accelerated adoption of certain digital technologies, such as remote monitoring, remote assistance, and even remote…