Storing inventory is costly to a business. It takes up storage space, must be insured, may be stolen or damaged, may become obsolete before it is sold and may require refrigeration or increase utility ...

This article concludes the Troubleshooter’s Rules of Thumb series. Bob Hatch is manager of technical service and customer support for Prime Alliance, the Des Moines-based resin distributor. Before ...

This is a story from seven years ago, when I was in charge of a section of an automated assembly line. The line had a ...