Supply-chain leadership is still about problem-solving with the best tools available. Like lean, AI and machine learning are problem-solving tools. AI can be particularly helpful in modeling design ...

Ryan Petersen has worked in publishing for more than two decades, most of it spent creating award-winning content and strategy for CDW’s family of tech magazine brands. As editor-in-chief, he works ...

After more than 24 years of coaching, I've noticed that teams and organizations still use traditional problem-solving techniques despite these being either obsolete or ineffective. For example, ...

In any workplace, problems arise every day that need to be solved. In a manufacturing environment, solving problems can be challenging due to the large number of interrelated systems that exist in the ...

The workplace contains a hub of activities that can either produce desirable or business-wrecking performances. Good relations and equipment in an office can boost a firm's performance. On the other ...

Interviewers don’t stop at your first answer; they ask why. We looked at four kinds of prompts (behavioral, system design, coding, business case). A tool earned top marks only if it: Pushed a probing ...

Got a problem you’re trying to solve? Strategies like trial and error, gut instincts, and “working backward” can help. We look at some examples and how to use them. We all face problems daily. Some ...