Strategic Planning & Execution

Highlights

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Automation

Productivity Is the Ultimate Test for Automation

Aug. 22, 2024
The most successful initiatives today focus not on cost-cutting but on optimizing production with operators fluent in the technology.
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Lessons Learned
Strategic Planning & Execution

7 Lessons for Sustainability Leaders from Failed Digital Initiatives

Aug. 21, 2024
One high-level business undertaking holds teachings for another.
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Strategic Planning & Execution

Who Owns 3D Printing on the Moon? and Other Space-Patent Conundrums

Aug. 15, 2024
Intellectual property in the cosmos is vast and full of unknowns. A look at the possibilities and limitations.
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Emerging Technologies

Future-Proofing Your Operations on a Budget

July 24, 2024
‘Leading-edge’ doesn’t have to mean massive costs for small- and medium-sized manufacturers.
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Public Policy

CEOs Need a Game Plan as US Elections Approach

July 22, 2024
Amid uncertainty in Trump vs. Harris and the upcoming Congressional elections, strategic paths forward for business are becoming clear.

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