Companies Announce Return of 143,000 Manufacturing Jobs to US
Ever since a bunch of sharp MBAs armed with their spreadsheets determined that deep cuts in direct labor costs could be gained through chasing low wage geographies, a reaction set in to convince companies and the US government that shipping jobs overseas was bad...
The Coaching Role
I’m still reflecting on Trillion Dollar Coach plus three weekends of youth sports. Most executives don’t even have coaches, even though they could really use one. The variety of coaching skill and ability at the youth sports level is staggering. So many...
HPE Acquires Cray Consolidating Supercomputer Market
Today’s big enterprise IT news concerns Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Cray entering into a definitive agreement under which HPE will acquire Cray for $35.00 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion, net of cash. This is another...
Misunderstood Manufacturing
Humans get strange ideas in their minds that cannot be shaken by facts and truth. Such as any new idea for improving efficiency, effectiveness, and profitability of manufacturing will cost people their jobs. It is part of popular mythology that automation puts people...
Industrial, Cloud, AR, Subscriptions
I am often asked about what industrial digital transformation really means and about technologies such as cloud, edge, AR/VR, and so forth. This press release from AVEVA promised to answer much of that—until I sat down to parse it and figure out what to write. After...
Don’t Be Replaced By AI
There are linchpins; and there are cogs. I'm not talking mechanics. It's about people. Some people fit in. They find their place in an organization or team. They do the quiet, repetitious work. Work that can eventually be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). Or...
I Am Featured on a New Podcast On Thin Clients
Several companies are beginning to get on the podcast bandwagon. Good for them. I've subscribed to a few. Here's one I just found out about. Actually, I found out about it because I'm featured on its latest podcast called The Plant. This podcast is from the Thin...
How To Read a Book
Just to keep you on your toes, I occasionally throw in a post on personal growth or productivity. Listening to a recent Tim Ferris's podcast, reference was made to a book a read a long time ago. It brought back memories. How To Read a Book is a book by Mortimer J....
Open Source Automation Development Lab OPC UA and TSN Project
Kalycito, a software company in India and the Fraunhofer Institute announce Phase #2 of the Open Source Automation Development Lab (OSADL) Kalycito – Fraunhofer project. This project is to develop the standard for OPC UA pub/sub over TSN. My interest in OPC UA and TSN...
Hiring Woes Beyond Helicopter Parents
Director of hiring to job candidate, "Congratulations. I would like to offer you this position. Can you start Monday?" Candidate, "First, before I accept, my mother must interview you." She didn't get the job. Have you fund an increasing number of job applicants...
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