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Manufacturing Supply Chains

July 15, 2015

The future success of any manufacturing company relies upon its ability to deliver the right product at the right time with the right quantity at the right

Goals of NSTIC past, present, and future: NCSA guest blog interview

Our friends at the National Cyber Security Alliance recently caught up with Mike Garcia, acting director of the NSTIC NPO, to jumpstart their new executive Q&A

Recruiting the Next Generation on Manufacturing Day

July 9, 2015

Lebanon, Missouri’s population is a few hundred people over 14,000. To put that number in perspective, 1,120,000 people ride the commuter train on the average

I Would Rather Shop at a Restaurant

July 9, 2015

One of my regular Blogrige readers and harshest critics, my wife, complained that my recent posts have been too pedagogical and lacked my storytelling instincts

More Challenges/Insights for Excellent Processes

July 7, 2015

This blog is the second in a two-part series. See the first part. Day 6: Take a strategic and systematic view of process improvement. Unfortunately, according

Fourth and goal: closing in on the Identity Ecosystem Framework

It’s certainly too early to spike the ball, but yesterday the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) met another milestone by approving the initial set of

A Map for Total Performance

June 25, 2015

No one can deny that there are plenty of quality tools out there to improve performance—of a team, of a process, of a product—but to integrate those tools and

National Maker Faire and Future Makers

June 24, 2015

“What is a Manufacturing Day?” “Can I take my students to the local manufacturing plants?” “Which plants are open for public tours around here?” These

For Manufacturers, Baldrige Could be the "Cure" for Focusing on the Future (Part II)

June 18, 2015

This blog continues from part I. How Manufacturers Use the Baldrige Criteria to Focus on the Future (continued) Baldrige Award recipient Lockheed Martin

Export Credit Insurance Case Study: Collection 2000 Cosmetics

June 17, 2015

This blog originally appeared on the Export-Import Bank’s blog, Export Finance Solutions INTRODUCTION Collection 2000 Cosmetics, Inc. is a

For Manufacturers, Baldrige Could be the "Cure" for Focusing on the Future

June 16, 2015

The Recession and U.S. Manufacturing When the recession hit in the early 2000s, Michael Garvey left his fast-paced life trading equities on the floor of the New

Change Management, Social Media, and CEO's

June 11, 2015

Given the challenge, I can relate any three topics to each other! However, in the case of change management, social media, and CEO's, there is a strong

Heroes of American Manufacturing: Bollman Hat Company

June 10, 2015

Many of us working in the manufacturing industry are increasingly more interested in the story and people behind the products we purchase (or want to purchase)

A Baldrige Fellow Engages Employees via a “Galactic Communication Strategy”

June 9, 2015

The following interview highlights how 2014 Baldrige Executive Fellow Steven J. Kravet, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P., has drawn on cross-sector learning from leaders

NIST joins the FIDO Alliance

Recently NIST joined the FIDO Alliance under its newly-created government membership class. The FIDO Alliance was formed in July of 2012 and aims to bring easy

What to Make of Makers

June 8, 2015

When FuzeHub was first introduced to Etsy in the spring of 2014, I was excited about the possibility of connecting New York’s small manufacturers with a vast

Complex Data Science at the Kentucky Derby and Other Uses of Baldrige

June 4, 2015

With the Belmont Stakes this weekend and a potential triple crown victory after more than 30 years, today, I'm writing a short blog, which is pretty unusual for

Of Jurors, Students, and Patients

June 2, 2015

I wasn't going to write about my recent experience, but further reflection compels me to share some thoughts. I recently fulfilled part of my civic

Summer homework: NIST welcomes comments until 7/31 on draft privacy risk management framework

May 29, 2015

Earlier today, the privacy engineering team at NIST released its draft NIST Internal Report 8062, Privacy Risk Management for Federal Information Systems, and

Sharing Your Family and Friends' Stories Helps Champion Manufacturing

May 28, 2015

Capture a kid’s attention at a young age and it can inspire their future - through school, sports, art, music, or anything else that interests them. You often

How Can I (and the U.S. Economy) Benefit from Manufacturing Day?

May 28, 2015

The Baldrige Program recently became an endorser of Manufacturing Day, which is co-produced by several organizations, including the Manufacturing Extension

Organizational chart for St. David's HealthCare learning institute

How a Role-Model Health System Gets and Grows the Workforce It Needs

May 26, 2015

Health care organizations must have effective approaches to build and maintain a workforce with the skills to meet patients’ needs. Baldrige Award-winning St

How Values, Quarterly Coaching Address Clinician Burnout, Improve Engagement

May 21, 2015

“Welcome to remarkable.” That's the first thing new employees at Baldrige Award recipient Hill Country Memorial (HCM) hear at orientation, and that welcome

depiction of PwC PSP's customer focus process

Six Ways PwC's Public Sector Practice Focuses on Customers

May 19, 2015

Among challenges PricewaterhouseCoopers Public Sector Practice (PwC PSP) has faced in recent years is trying to grow within its federal market. “There is no

How Baldrige Encouraged a People to Be Innovative, Community Focused

May 14, 2015

. “Baldrige is the reason why I didn’t quit my job in 2003,” said Dr. Katherine Gottlieb, president/CEO of Baldrige Award recipient Southcentral

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