by Mark Hanaway, Tech Molded Plastics, Inc. When you have less than eight seconds to make an impression with your website, every moment counts. It's kind of like belching the ABCs – impressive at some level, but after the first few letters it really doesn't jump out you as genius. If you want your website to perform in a crowd, you have to understand how the traffic arrives, … [Read more...] about Website: Hype? Or Hot Spot?
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Timeline: Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers
by Miranda Morgan and David Ball, SZD The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), better known as Health Care Reform, signed into law in March 2010, contains a series of measures that will impact employers over the next several years. This article summarizes several of the more significant provisions, including the Employer Mandate, which goes into effect in 2014. … [Read more...] about Timeline: Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers
Changing the Mindset at DeKalb Molded Plastics
by Dianna Brodine Creating a culture of continuous improvement requires commitment from every employee, at every level within a company. For Rick Walters, co-owner and president of DeKALB Molded Plastics, it also required a hard look at his own management style. What follows here is a look inside the thought process of Walters as he worked to change not only the culture at … [Read more...] about Changing the Mindset at DeKalb Molded Plastics
Trends in Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
by Daniele Fresca, IQMS Trends Spring 2010 With a new year comes both reflection of the past and contemplation of the future. It is with these thoughts in mind that many manufacturing companies are now looking at the possibility of a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Regardless of whether the ERP evaluation is to replace an existing system or to purchase a … [Read more...] about Trends in Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
2010 MAPP Engineering Services Report – Offering Engineering Services as a Fee for Service
by Staff Over the last decade, the services that plastics manufacturing businesses provide to their customers have expanded at an exponential pace. Much of this expansion has been fueled by competition; competition that has pushed plastics processors to expand capabilities beyond their core competencies to include secondary services like decorating (in-mold labeling, painting, … [Read more...] about 2010 MAPP Engineering Services Report – Offering Engineering Services as a Fee for Service