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April 27, 2004
6 Keys to Gaining Trust in Negotiations
To be effective in any negotiation, you need to establish trust. Harvard Business School professor Deepak Malhotra reveals six techniques that can make you excel at the bargaining table:
U.S. Manufacturing Survival Hinges on Innovation
Many manufacturers continue to place too much emphasis on cost cutting. But in order to stay competitive and to grow, companies have to shift their focus from cost to value:
Recommended Reading
Explore the most significant engineering triumphs of the past 100 years in Century of Innovation: Engineering That Transformed Our Lives, which details dramatic feats as well as the less celebrated advances that have changed the world:
Now That's What I Call Music!
Listening to crisp, clear music as you drive can be a sublime experience—especially if your car is equipped with a topnotch automotive sound system. Find out how engineers ensure that sound quality rocks:
Making the Transition from Engineer to Manager
Engineers who take on management positions or become entrepreneurs must learn a whole new set of skills. Here are some ways that technical minds can adjust to a dramatically different way of thinking:
Reverse Engineering Gains Respectability
Reverse engineering—adapting or revising existing objects—is no longer viewed as a copycat's strategy. Learn why it has a new reputation and how it's improving designs, including a NASCAR engine:
How to Error-Proof the Assembly Line
According to Murphy's Law, whatever can go wrong, will. Here's how engineers are getting around that and banishing mistakes from the assembly process:
The State of Engineering
From technological advances to outsourcing, several trends are shaking up engineering. Discover the changes that are keeping engineers up at night and the new developments that are making their jobs easier:
April 13, 2004
Manufacturing Recovery Maintains Rapid Pace
The manufacturing sector is still expanding quickly, with factory activity, exports and hiring all up, says the latest Manufacturing Report on Business by the Institute for Supply Management:
Managing Employee Benefits: The Top Questions to Consider
Selecting the right benefit plan for your employees can be a difficult and complicated task. Here are some tips and quick questions to ask to make the process easier:
Recommended Reading
Experience the design process firsthand in Design Secrets: Products: 50 Real Life Product Design Projects Uncovered, which deconstructs select winners of the Industrial Design Excellence Awards:
5 Tips for Using Parts Libraries
To complete a design, parts from many different suppliers are often needed. This is where multi-supplier CAD parts libraries come in handy. Here are 5 quick ways to make the most of them:
Letting Programmers Do Less Programming
CAM software, which produces the instructions for machine tools, is making programming more and more automated. And for machine shops, this translates to a lot more than just saving time:
CAD on the Factory Floor
Plant floor personnel have been mostly shut out from the design process. Find out how mobile CAD technology is changing all that and facilitating real-time collaboration between them and designers:
The Rise of Rapid Prototyping
Rapid prototyping machines, which build physical models from CAD data, are improving quickly. Discover the latest breakthroughs and what they mean for design and manufacturing engineers:
The ABCs of CAD & CAM
Without computer-aided design and manufacturing, making products would be much more expensive and time-consuming. Explore the impact of CAD and CAM, how they work, and how they're different:
Major Trends in CAD & CAM
From offshoring to mass customization, several trends are affecting the development of computer-aided design and manufacturing tools. Examine some of the top developments in the industry:
