As the global pandemic continues, some manufacturers are realizing they can repurpose their LIDAR systems for monitoring employee distancing. For manufacturers, there is no remote work option. As they reopen in the face of COVID-19, they need to take extra precautions, including remote... Continue Reading
APPI Energy provides our clients a comprehensive way to reduce energy expenses and create budget certainty. Unbiased and independent, we perform extensive due diligence of competitive suppliers in deregulated markets to provide data-driven expert consulting for the procurement of electricity and... Continue Reading
Every year the United States celebrates Labor Day and the impact American workers have had on the social and economic achievements contributing to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. As advanced manufacturing jobs return home in the post-pandemic economy, new factories need to... Continue Reading
Many companies and thousands of researchers are working on vaccines for COVID-19. Never before in the history of medical science have so many different teams, many from competing companies, come together to work for a common cause. And academics from the University of Chicago Booth School have... Continue Reading
Since March, when most countries started to go into lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, life for many organizations has been turned upside down. Despite the current easing of restrictions in some areas, it looks unfortunately likely that COVID-19 will pose a threat for the rest of 2020,... Continue Reading
Large portion of the industry looks to 2021 as the time normalcy will return to steel mills. Conditions in the steel sector are decidedly mixed, with demand surprisingly strong in some end-use markets and some regions of the country, yet disastrously weak in others. Overshadowing all is the... Continue Reading
2020 will go down in history. Not only because of the global pandemic, but due to the lasting impact it will have on the business community at large. Leaders are being asked—no, forced —to retool their businesses to be successful in what many believe to be our “new... Continue Reading
As the vast majority of companies rush to reopen, they’re falling into the trap of “getting back to normal.” They’re not realizing we’re heading into a period of restriction once again, due to many states reopening too soon. To survive and thrive in this new abnormal,... Continue Reading
Production at America’s factories, utilities, and mines surged last month, but remained well below pre-pandemic levels. The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that U.S. industrial production rose 5.4% in June, the second straight monthly gain after a 1.4% uptick in May. But it was still 10.9%... Continue Reading
Restarting the global automotive engine. Significant challenges lie ahead for companies trying to rev up the global automotive engine. It’s the question every backyard mechanic asks themselves just before they turn the key after rebuilding the engine on their favorite old car—will it... Continue Reading
Leaders can make a difference through personal accountability, caring, and “re-onboarding” of all their people. Leadership matters most—and is hardest to do well—when people face objective threats, when old ways of working are no longer possible, and when confusion and... Continue Reading
Since the start of the global Covid-19 pandemic, it’s likely you’ve had to convert your existing team to a remote one involuntarily, or you’ve had to hire a totally new remote team. Naturally, this brings challenges. I’ve outlined the common ones I’ve come across with... Continue Reading
