Posts by Gianna Klavon
Lean & Green: Building a Culture of Sustainability
Most of my career has been spent working with manufacturers on a variety of projects and in several industries. As a manufacturing tech solutions leader with a passion for environmental sustainability, I’ve been intrigued by the parallels between lean manufacturing and sustainability. While the two concepts seem unrelated, there are several systematic similarities. By integrating…
Read MoreDriving Productivity Forward with Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)
CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, states, “The way we look at manufacturing is this: the US’s strategy should be to skate where the puck is going, not where it is”. Manufacturing processes continue to improve with dramatic advances in robotics and automation. Labor-intensive, dangerous, and repetitive tasks like product assembly, materials handling, and logistics can…
Read MoreTips to Find Joy in Recruitment Negotiations
If you cringe at the thought of negotiating, you’re not alone. Most people like negotiating about as much as they do public speaking. Thankfully, there is good news. For those of you who manage recruiting and hiring processes, these tips can help you go from experiencing negotiation as a necessary evil (where one party inevitably…
Read MoreHow Fly Fishing is a Lot Like Recruiting
A few years back, I was gifted a fly rod for Christmas. With no prior experience with fly fishing, I dove headfirst and was instantly hooked. Fly fishing quickly became one of my favorite hobbies. The more I went fly fishing and learned about the sport, the more I realized how similar it was to…
Read MoreUnlocking Healthcare Breakthroughs: The Vital Role of Medical Device Development & Consulting
Let’s look at a story that illustrates the power of innovative and collaborative medical device product development consulting. In a rapidly changing healthcare landscape, a prominent hospital faced some big challenges. They needed to improve patient care while reducing operational costs to compete. They turned to their primary medical device OEM for better ideas. The…
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