How to increase the productivity of your operations in 2015
As companies continue to grow, particularly through mergers and acquisitions, many expect their existing employees to do more work with fewer resources. But as your company continues to grow and evolve, you need to evaluate new and changing technologies to improve the efficiency of your operations.
The future of innovation
What sweeping changes are on the horizon for the next 250 years?
Economic outlook: 2015 will likely bring jobs and clarity to Pennsylvania with steady growth
The Keystone State’s economy is poised to enjoy strong growth in 2015. Find out more about Pennsylvania’s economic health and what the future will bring.
Marketing study sees the grocery store through shoppers’ eyes
Be honest: How often do you walk out of the grocery store with items you never intended to purchase? If you have trouble sticking to the shopping list, you aren’t alone. Two studies out of the University of Pittsburgh have found that many factors — everything from store layout to whether a shopper interacts with a store employee — can influence buying behaviors.
George Barrett and Cardinal Health stay ahead of health care’s pace of change
CEO George Barrett and the Cardinal Health employees are positioning the $91 billion company to remain a solution provider to the health system.
Eaton workers choose their charitable organizations
Eaton workers choose their charitable organizations
Lean thinking leads to success
Engaging team members through an organized approach influenced by lean thinking used in the Toyota Production System philosophy can help an organization reach outstanding achievements. Take for example Stanford Health Care with its Stanford Operating System, which over the past three years has seen 30 percent growth, raised inpatient satisfaction scores to the 95th percentile […]
How Web-based accounting makes you work smarter and faster
What you should know about cloud accounting.
Editor's Note: A quest for collaboration
While I was on a quest a few years ago to find a Cincinnati restaurant that would be close to a Northern California-type eatery, I happened upon Slims in the Northside neighborhood. The collaborative and community aspects of some Northern California restaurants has intrigued me for some time, and I had to check out Slims, […]
A hard internal look helps companies deal with external pressures
Many of us are familiar with Heraclitus’ famous phrase, “The only thing that is constant is change.” Undoubtedly this can be applied to the airline industry and the changing air service offerings in our region, brought on by industry consolidation, stubbornly high fuel prices and the lingering effects of the great recession. These changes have […]