In technology innovation, nothing beats ‘Going to Gemba’
By BRAD CARLSON // Gemba, the place where things happen, is crucial to successful innovation. Gemba is a Japanese phrase meaning “the actual place.” It’s a term used often in…
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At Metco, workforce efforts run deep below the surface
By TOM MARINER // “Metco has been here for 91 years?” This was my surprised retort to Ed Sottile and Nicole Hernandez of Oerlikon Metco, when I found them talking…
PhDs without borders in new engineering consortium
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new multi-college agreement will see New York Institute of Technology and Stony Brook University engineering students attending classes at top Northeast schools including Princeton, Columbia…
A summer of digital love for Long Island universities
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two leading Long Island universities are spending their summer vacations upping their computer-science game. The summer months might not be known for educational innovations, but don’t…