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Formula 1 Gearbox Designs
As mentioned in my last blog, Formula 1 gearboxes are now highly integrated into the overall car design. The days of a “spec” transmission from a third-party supplier are long
Short Lived Gearbox Designs
“All memorable quotations referring to gearboxes involve expletives.” Peter Wright The author of Formula 1 Technology, Peter Wright, went to work for Motorsports legend Tony Rudd at BRM straight
Applied Science, Part Two
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 “first principles.” If you couldn’t,
Engineering vs. Science
History shows that engineering (using an idea without necessarily understanding it) usually gets the drop on science (understanding an idea without necessarily having any idea what to do with it).
Final Points…
W.Edward Deming’s quality management system was credited with resurrecting and changing Japan’s manufacturing economy after World War II. Experts think it was what finally made Japanese cars acceptable in export
Business of Sports, Cont.
Picking up from last week on W. Edwards Deming… We’re constantly hearing sports terms and metaphors used in business communications. Sooo, certified, card-carrying contrarian that I am, I thought it
Applying Business Metaphors to Sports
We suffer through lots of sports clichés in business articles and motivational speeches. What if the reverse were done to sports teams? I am a big fan of Deming’s “14
Building Your Team
The National Football League (NFL) held its annual draft of college players here in Chicago this past week. It is probably the most publicized human resources jobs fair in the
