There are many ways to illustrate the benefits of standardization for suppliers, distributors, manufacturers, and ultimately, the end consumer. Standardization of the USB port on the PC, for example, ...

As everyone involved in the retirement market space well knows, the Department of Labor’s April 6, 2016 fiduciary ruling threw the industry into some turmoil. The legislation requires anyone providing ...

In e-textiles, developers spend too much time finding out which component works with which. What the industry needs is a collaborative effort in the electronics and textile industries to work toward ...

The digital revolution has changed the way the world does business. That change has been more evident and more rapid than ever before over the past year as all industries grapple with the challenges ...

Kathleen Hurley is the founder of Sage Inc., a tech company that offers SMB businesses infrastructure solutions and next-gen technology. Because the tech landscape changes so quickly—and because small ...

Designers are responsible to clients in multiple ways. Maintaining a brand’s high aesthetic standards is key among them, but additional more pragmatic responsibilities such as budget and establishing ...

This is an excerpt of the original article. It was written for the September-October 2019 edition of Supply Chain Management Review. The full article is available to current subscribers. It’s that ...

On the face of it, standardization and improvement may be viewed as extreme opposites. We look at the benefits of standardization. Some standardization benefits are specific to lean. Breaking down ...