How to Optimize Your Supply Chain—and Your Business

Supply chain management has long been used to reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and increase customer satisfaction. Today, many companies even believe that a lot of competition ...

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Safety First: 5 Manufacturing Hazards and 3 Solutions

Manufacturers are continuously working to improve safety within their facilities, and their efforts are paying off. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the number of ...

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How a Good Networking Strategy Can Grow Your Business

Hate professional networking? You’re not alone. Unless you’re the eternal extrovert, some people find the networking experience intimidating and phony; from the elevator pitches ...

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California Aims to Put an End to Workplace Harassment

California not only leads the country in manufacturing, it’s also setting the standard for workplace harassment avoidance and prevention training. The Golden State is one of just ...

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5 Ways California Manufacturers Can Prepare for a Natural Disaster

As Californians, we know that it’s not a matter of if, but when the next natural disaster will strike. Losses from the recent Northern California wildfires damaged or destroyed ...

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How to Make Manufacturing Day a Year-Round Event

It’ll be here before you know it—Manufacturing Day 2018 officially arrives on Friday, October 5, 2018. This annual celebration gives small and medium-sized manufacturers in ...

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Tax Reform Has Manufacturers Investing in Their Future

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, most manufacturers understand the importance of investing in their business. But, investing means spending money, something many ...

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Capturing Employee Tribal Knowledge—Before It’s Too Late

By 2025, nearly 25 percent of the United States population is expected to be 60 years of age or older. With this demographic preparing to exit the workforce and enter retirement, ...

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How to Give Effective Employee Reviews—and Motivate Without Money

The employee performance review. It’s an opportunity to congratulate workers on a job well done and celebrate their wins. It’s also a chance to provide constructive criticism and ...

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Why California Manufacturers Need to Adopt a Continuous Improvement Process to Survive

California’s manufacturing industry has traditionally been vibrant, with the state having the largest manufacturing output in the U.S. It is host to giant firms such as Apple, ...

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Setting the Stage for a Robust 2018 for California Manufacturers 

Bolstered by manufacturing wins in 2017, many California manufacturers are welcoming the new year as a chance to further improve their fortune while fostering growth that benefits ...

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