More than 5,200 workers were fatally injured on the job in 2023, an average of 15 people every day. A significant portion of those fatalities occurred in high-risk industries like utilities, where ...

Striving for operational excellence is crucial for business success today. In a previous article, I discussed driving operational success through an effective annual planning process. I encouraged ...

A small fire department with a good reputation for professionalism at incidents is sure to have a strong training program as one of its attributes. Training as a means to proficiency sounds easy. Sit ...

GE Healthcare’s Sarah Tilkens doesn’t have a background in manufacturing. What she does have is a curious, questioning nature. “I’m an experimenter,” says the senior manager of operational excellence ...

Following part one in this two-part series about operational excellence (OpEx) in the power industry, Hexagon discusses the value of setting milestones to help reach OpEx goals. In addition, the ...

A common model used to describe the transition that takes place anytime someone learns and applies a new skill is the four stages of competence. If you’re unfamiliar with the model, I’ll describe it ...

All supply chain organizations operate with performance expectations and target KPIs. The methods used to set those targets vary and as a result an organization may achieve its targets. But ...

The Sumter County Board of County Commissioners has been awarded the FMIT Safety Excellence Initiative Certificate of Safety Recognition – Level 3.

These tensions are not transient. They are pushing organizations to rethink their planning practices, operating models, ...