Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

A few years ago, I was advising a mid-sized electronics manufacturer struggling to deliver on customer commitments. Its end-to-end lead time was 32 days, but what mattered wasn’t just the number.

My previous blog made a case for the need of a primary metric of manufacturing effectiveness in the assessment of supplier performance. That blog ended with a couple of “teaser” quotes hinting at the ...

We are in the peak of the U.S. severe weather season, and tornadic storms have been particularly prevalent this season. During my tenure in the meteorological field, one of the “holy grail” research ...