“The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” American author John Steinbeck took the title of his classic “Of Mice and Men” from those words of Scottish poet Robert Burns. It also perfectly describes effects of the current pandemic, according to Dr. Pedro Reyes, Baylor Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, …
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It is inevitable companies are changing their workplace policies as our knowledge about how to manage in the COVID-19 era increases. We are in uncharted waters and over the last few months many companies have made recommendations for new workplace policies only to issue subsequent updates based on a changing landscape and new data. A …
We can debate if the time should be now, in a few weeks or months from now, in slow and measured phases as recommended by health experts, or all at once, but it seems we are on a path to reopen the US economy. For manufacturing this presents a set of new challenges. The good …
The song ‘Don’t Stand So Close to Me’ by The Police was not written for this era of COVID-19, but it certainly applies to employees as they start returning to work. Employers are now racing to introduce safety methods and even use technology to meet social distancing standards. Which executives of a Fortune 100 company will be …
Seattle was the first major metro area in the US affected by COVID-19. As a community, it has taken to heart what Governor Jay Inslee and influential locals have been advising regarding protecting the public and the workforce. In order to bend the curve, social distancing policies are being adhered to with incredible vigilance, not …
Many of us intuitively know how much technology adds value when properly applied. The list of industries that tech has transformed over time is long and wide; healthcare, business, education, communication, and transportation to name a few. One area that has seen bursts of technological change over the last 100 years is manufacturing. Unfortunately, that …
The worldwide response to COVID-19 has been unprecedented and, likely, is a harbinger of things to come. Never before have so many countries united in a common effort to thwart a biological danger. Prompt action and shared information between various nation’s health agencies has helped restrict the spread of the virus. At the heart of …
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