Operations

  • Small-Business Cybersecurity is Twice as Nice as Pumpkin Spice

    By NIST MEP on October 12, 2017

    I think we’ve taken this pumpkin spice thing too far. Don’t get me wrong, I love fall. That first crisp evening when you need to put on a sweater, the crunch of leaves under your feet, homecoming...

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  • Food Safety Modernization Act

    Deadlines For New Food Safety Rules Are Here

    By KMS Alliance Partner on August 3, 2017

    Kathy Hardee, Esq. Co-Chair Food & Ag, Polsinelli PC The new food safety rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) are causing a lot of anxiety among food manufacturers around the...

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  • Exporting: Should You or Shouldn't You?

    By KMS on July 25, 2017

      In today’s global marketplace, customers want to purchase products and services made in the U.S. because they recognize that American products and services have a reputation for quality, value...

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  • CoreValue

    What is CoreValue?

    By KMS on July 7, 2017

    CoreValue is a software-based business evaluation tool that can help business owners and CEOs quantify the unrealized value of a company. This software was created based on research completed at MIT...

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  • Lean Supply Chain

    By Joe Torrago on July 4, 2017

    There are countless articles, blogs, white papers, presentations, websites, consultants and professionals telling the story about the benefits of Lean for your organizations operations. They all have...

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  • Cyber Security in the Manufacturing Industry

    By KMS on June 23, 2017

    Would it surprise you to know that the manufacturing industry is the second-most hacked industry? According the IBM’s 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index, healthcare is the most hacked industry...

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  • Supply Chain Foundations

    By Guest Blogger on May 30, 2017

    Consider this: 100 percent of domestic manufacturers in the United States procure some combination of materials, components, sub-assemblies, and/or assemblies from other companies—they buy stuff. And...

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  • Earning the Right

    By Joe Torrago on March 7, 2017

    Space Problem or Stuff Problem? I visited three facilities recently and in these plants the operations leaders were concerned they did not have enough space. I toured each respective facility with...

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