“Is that bolt from a production part?” I asked. My colleague said, “No, some maintenance guy must have dropped it.” The bolt looked common enough, lying there under the conveyor, and the impulse of ...

Apple is reportedly training employees for a new iPhone trade-in program which would allow shoppers to bring an old iPhone into an Apple store and trade it in for credit towards a new iPhone, a ...

The factory was incredibly clean. This maquiladora in northern Mexico was machining and assembling oil pumps, normally a very dirty process. Powered conveyor lines moved products from station to ...

Best Buy has announced a new smartphone trade-in program that will let people wanting a new iPhone 5S or 5C get one at a big discount. The new smartphone trade-in program is offering at least $100 ...

CHICAGO — During recent visits to bakery and snack production facilities, I noticed that more of them seem to be successfully implementing a 5S program. The five S’s are to sort, set in order, shine, ...

We recently adopted a 5S program in our pressroom. What is 5S? It turns out that it was one of the tools in the arsenal of Toyota that helped bring the american car industry to it's knees. It's ...

Apple Stores will on Monday expand their iPhone repair services to include iPhone 5s screen replacements, helping to cut down on overall cost and turnover rates. A source familiar with the matter told ...