What do you imagine making baseballs for the pros looks like?
You might be surprised when you see what really happens behind the scenes at Rawlings. Consistent quality is a priority, and much of the work is labor intensive and done by hand.
(Check out the effect of a pitch clock on Major League games’ cycle times in this OM in the News post.)
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Although Lean Six Sigma has its origins in manufacturing, many services effectively use it. One such example is the Oncology Department at UC San Diego Health.
The Oncology Department applied a variety of Lean Six Sigma tools to produce $3.73 million in additional annual revenue.
The main source of waste was identified to be the way that several cancer drugs were used in dosing. These drugs were placed in a vial by the manufacturer with a single use dosage concept. In many […]
Another news organization is succumbing to the brutal demands of digital publishing.
BuzzFeed quickly went from an original and somewhat eccentric media outlet to a well-known publication with a respected news division. It pioneered ways of engaging younger readers, included serious articles as well as celebrity news, and exploited the potential for stories to go viral on social media with click-driven headlines.
As it expanded its news division, BuzzFeed failed to generate the revenues necessary to sustain a world class news operation. […]
Much of California’s most productive farmland has yet to emerge from flooding caused by this winter’s torrential rain and snow storms.
Anticipated snow melt from a snowpack 300% of average threatens to put valley areas under even more water as it begins to flow down from the mountains. The melt exceeds the capacity of lakes, dams, and rivers.
Flooding in the Tulare Lake and Monterey areas in March 2023 ruined many crops. Consumers across the country will feel the impact of higher […]