by Oliver Theiss | Feb 17, 2021 | Industry 4.0, Lean
Industry 4.0 transformation starts with identifying acute pain points that impact productivity, quality, and cost, but the endpoint is the full integration of operational and information technologies. This convergence—the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)—offers...
by Oliver Theiss | Aug 24, 2020 | Safely
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial and likely lasting impact on the global economy. Through shutdowns, a decrease in consumer activity, and a record-high unemployment rate that hasn’t recovered nearly enough since its peak in May, $1.5 trillion had been wiped...
by Oliver Theiss | Aug 13, 2020 | Safely
The cost of illness and injury in the United States was already a substantial expense for businesses. The CDC estimated in 2015 that productivity loss due to absenteeism cost employers $225.8 billion every year – an average of $1,685 per employee. At the same...
by Oliver Theiss | Jul 29, 2020 | Safely
To stay open in the midst of a global pandemic, businesses in every sector are being asked to make significant changes to how they operate. A new playbook is required to address issues related to employee health and safety at every level of the company. From site...
by Oliver Theiss | Jul 20, 2020 | Safely, Schools
We’re in the midst of a national debate over how best to educate our children in the fall. While schooling decisions are made at the state and often municipal level, as a society there’s a big question mark around how effectively we can fully reopen the economy if...
