From fires to employee errors, all businesses face risks. Starting a business without risk is impossible, so to run successful businesses, small-business owners must understand and prepare for the ...

Companies that want to achieve a sustainable and profitable business need to focus on three dimensions of their operations, generally speaking. First is value protection, a foundational concern that ...

Businesses can get a decent idea of how they are doing in operations by examining internal company data through reports and graphs. However, sometimes those close to the company don't review this data ...

Operations management is a multi-disciplinary field that focuses on managing all aspects of an organization’s operations. The typical company carries out various functions as a part of its operation.

Technology progression within advanced process control (APC) continues to evolve; however, it is the relationship among core APC developments, enabling technologies, and management practices that is ...

The last decade has seen an explosion in technologies with tremendous potential impact on a business. From internet-connected devices to the algorithms that can make sense of the mountains of data ...

As we continue to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, the global economy is facing a new set of challenges: inflation, fragile consumer loyalty and, finally, a possible recession. In such an uncertain ...

For the power and utility sector, operational excellence allows every member of a plant to visualize how workflows operate to produce optimal output. Doing so enables all personnel to identify issues ...

ISA106 started with the goal of developing standards, recommended practices, and technical reports on the design and implementation of procedures for automating continuous process operations. The ...

Later this year, companies will get a chance to get their hands on Zenda, an Saas that is poised to redefine operational planning and management. MD+DI spoke with Harold Hambrose - Chief Strategy ...