Maintain to Improve
By: Miles Free -Continuous improvement begins with understanding and maintaining the capabilities of what we have. Deciding what to do as a business manager is a high-risk, low-reward activity.
Craftsman's Cribsheet Offers 'Tear Out' Ideas
By: Chris Felix -Production MachiningThis one-pager identifies “tear-out” ideas about management, technical, quality and regulatory topics, presenting them in bullet-point fashion.
It Costs Too Much ... Not to Join PMPA
“It costs too much ...”“I don’t have time to use it ...”Are these the thoughts that immediately pop into your head when you consider joining PMPA?
Craftsman's Cribsheet: The Quality Function--Value-Added Overhead
By: Monte Guitar -How can the quality function help an organization make more money?
Management Update: Understanding the Changes in Employment Law and Health Care Coverage
Are you fully informed as to the changes in employment law, government regulations as well as the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, known to many as “Obamacare?”
PMPA Membership Provides Countless Benefits to AMT Machine Systems
AMT Machine Systems, Ltd. provides innovative, modular motion control components and systems to the automation industry. AMT is a technical member of PMPA and works with precision machined product manufacturers.
Three Critical Issues for the Year Ahead
By: Miles Free -Anticipation is the key aspect of managerial success. Intelligent management of risk is the real job of management.
Looking for a Skilled Machinist?
By: Chris Felix -Production MachiningWe hear it a lot: Shop floor jobs are plentiful, but skilled workers to fill them are not.
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Management Update 2013: Tools for Today’s Management Teams
Unlike a number of other conference programs that cross your desk or pop up in your email wrapped in slick packaging, the PMPA Management Update Conference is the exact opposite in every respect.