The argument that a colonoscopy is preventive versus diagnostic Preventive maintenance (PM) is simply an action aimed at preserving a...

A conversation with someone at the end of their life is hard. Yet, it is probably harder for them to explain their emotions to others. Draw.

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Damar Hamlin's injury in week 17 of the 2022 NFL season was emotionally intense. I wasn’t watching it live, but when I saw it as a reply...

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In the 1950s Solomon Asch conducted a social experiment referred to as the Solomon Asch - Conformity Experiment. It was an experiment to...

revision 1 - 9.24.2023 The heavy manufacturing industry is a challenging business to be in and may not be a popular career choice. A...

I’ve stopped saying a word. This word can either be used as a noun or a verb and its etymology dates to the 13th century. It is comprised...

Saturdays and Sundays are my days to slow down and write. I dedicate roughly two hours to reading, writing, and reflecting on the...

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To make a claim, I called the 800 number in the instruction manual of my coffee machine. A small fastener has broken, resulting in the...

Last week, the birds were chirping in my yard to signal spring was in the air. The season’s snow had melted and signaled the yard work in...

There are plenty of tools to conduct investigations within manufacturing. Some can be solved with a 5-why or an Ishikawa diagram. Others...

My zipper broke on my winter jacket the other day and I was able to contact the manufacturer, work through a claim, and have it repaired....

Before getting into the definition of operational empathy as a continuation of Part 1, I want to describe a mindset that we realized we...

A decade ago, I was part of a team training Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to a group of middle and upper management. The audience...

Are you interested in starting to measure effectiveness with Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) on a production unit? To start, I...

TIMWOODS was recently seen at a Dunkin’Ⓡ , ordering the option of 10 MunchkinsⓇ. Like previous times, TIMWOODS did not get ten when 10...