The traditional management model has existed for more than a hundred years and the basic tenants are still fundamental to how businesses are managed. Concepts such as hierarchy, standardization, specialization, goal alignment and the use of extrinsic rewards to motivate behavior are key components. Above all, efficiency…
Whether or not your organization employs lean processes, chances are you have experienced them. Maybe you have seen the power of lean from drastically reduced wait times in healthcare, to significantly faster manufacturing lead times, to improved service delivery times and many other positive impacts. Yet, despite…
Every week, the Greenville Area Development Corporation works with companies who echo the same sentiment, “Our employees are our most important asset!” But the evolution of industrial processing mirrors the advances in technology. Today’s rapid increase in production levels are rarely the result of adding more staff,…
The Charleston Metro Chamber has identified urging legislature to either fully fund an aeronautics training center or allowing construction of the facility to start, as one of its priority issues for this legislative session. In its legislative agenda released in January, the chamber called for the…
The Upstate economy has made great strides coming out of the “Great Recession” thanks to a vibrant manufacturing base that calls our ten-county region home. As this large sector continue to hum along, one theme to watch for in 2016 is the idea of “Industry 4.0” within…
In the 1960s Star Trek television program, crew members would head into the cafeteria and push a couple of buttons on a “replicator” and within seconds they would reach into the box and pull out their meal. This was great science fiction, but could it ever be…
It’s a valid question. It’s not too presumptuous to think. Why not? Could South Carolina be the home to the next supersonic commercial airplane? Perhaps this isn’t on anyone’s radar screen yet. For decades, there has been discussion of a new supersonic commercial airplane. During my Boeing…
One of North America’s largest producers of plywood and engineered wood products will expand its operations in Chester County. The Boise Cascade Company’s $23.5 million investment is expected to create 52 new jobs. Operating today as Chester Plywood, Boise Cascade acquired Chester Wood Products in 2013, establishing…
SCBIO Live 2015 was held in Charleston Nov. 5-6 and included keynote speakers such as the Lead Director at Immucor Inc., William Hawkins III, President and CEO of Cipher Pharmaceuticals, Shawn Patrick O’Brien, the Senior Global Medical Director of Baxter Healthcare, Mark Delegge, MD., and many others….
The Lowcountry continues to attract automotive related capital investments. Alkane Truck Company, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of commercial trucks, is establishing new manufacturing operations in Dorchester County. According to the company, the new facility is expected to create more than 300 jobs in Summerville, S.C. “We…