A $1.2 trillion dollar Federal investment in infrastructure was recently approved by Congress. It’s the largest investment of this kind in decades. Here’s a few highlights related to how the money will be spent: $110 billion for roads and bridges. Bridges alone will get $40...
The last few years have been challenging, to say the least. Our manufacturers and customers have been navigating a very complicated set of challenges that change daily. We have had to manage through hyperinflation, supply chain disruptions, shut downs, logistics issues and labor shortages –...
Electro-Mechanical Products (EMP) understands the critical demands and importance of thermal management for today's high power components. We manufacture custom cold plates and embedded-tube heat exchangers for the semi-conductor, medical, high end computing and laser industries. Manufacturers of standard cold plates cannot compete with EMP's...
We do not end up with our best business relationships by accident. There may have been a serendipitous meeting, but the ongoing push and pull required of making, buying, and selling becomes smooth when all parties are putting in equal efforts and communicating. Nearly every interaction...
Consumers are familiar with inflation, and may also have experienced shrinkflation, where the price of a good or service remains the same, but the amount that you get decreases. Now there’s another “flation” in town, skimpflation. In broad terms, skimpflation is the experience of getting...
Consumers have grown accustomed to shortages in the grocery store, but hurricanes, frosts, lightning strikes and the lingering effects from the pandemic have conspired to disrupt production of the plastic pellets that go into a myriad of products. The price of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) that is...
2021 has been a difficult year for the supply chain: long lead times, short supply and increased pricing has been at the forefront. Most supply chain personnel are fighting daily battles with suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers to get products in the door to keep their...
Have you seen this TED interview with Simon Sinek? Chris Anderson poses some thought provoking questions to Sinek like - what lessons do we take from this past year? How should we lead? How should we talk to each other? How should we even relate...
Many retailers are scrambling to bring in goods prior to the holiday shopping season creating severe port congestion and contributing to the already very lengthy shipping delays. The harbor in Southern California is experiencing a record high number of ships waiting to unload cargo. Port...
Since the writing of my first article on Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) over a year ago, the program continues to gain momentum, although somewhat slower than initially anticipated. COVID-19 has caused delays in the accreditation of certified 3rd Party Assessment organizations, and government agency...