How Reliable is Our Information? September 22, 2015 Charles D. Schultz No Comments How much can we trust our understanding of how things work? There was a special joint web ex meeting this week between two AGMA committees that got...Read More
Questions Should Not Be Disruptive September 17, 2015 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Continuing my rant on disruptive employees: a few posts ago I mentioned the ill will I engendered early in a new job by questioning the large perce...Read More
A Century of Gears September 10, 2015 Charles D. Schultz No Comments The American Gear Manufacturers’ Association [AGMA] will celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 2016. The party will begin with the Fall Tec...Read More
Decisions, Decisions June 11, 2015 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Twenty years ago, a colleague devoted many hours to developing an all-inclusive computer program that would convert a twenty-question form into fin...Read More
Applied Science, Part Two May 21, 2015 Charles D. Schultz No Comments My previous posting on engineering vs. science reminded me of a professor who insisted “real engineers” had to be able to reason things back to “fi...Read More
Final Points... May 14, 2015 Charles D. Schultz No Comments W.Edward Deming’s quality management system was credited with resurrecting and changing Japan’s manufacturing economy after World War II. Experts t...Read More
Time to Update Our Clichés? March 17, 2015 Charles D. Schultz No Comments [starbox]Evolving language and out-of-touch “seniors” not understanding it have been popular topics with stand-up comedians for many years. Growing...Read More
Paying it Forward March 10, 2015 Charles D. Schultz No Comments [starbox]Sometimes we cannot really anticipate the positive future effects of something we do today. This was illustrated to me this winter as it h...Read More
Secret Weapon: Checklists March 3, 2015 Charles D. Schultz No Comments [starbox]One of the first things I learned in the Boy Scouts was the use of checklists to make sure things weren’t forgotten for camping trips. The...Read More