Operational Excellence

Manufacturing Workers Make the Difference: A Workforce Adapting to Change  Eighty years ago, British author and futurist H.G. Wells, famously wrote, “Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexorable imperative.”  Wells was writing about the brutal, binary nature of evolution: Life either figures out a way to survive or it dies. But given today’s…

And the Oscar goes to…  Rats. We didn’t win.   GAM was recently nominated for the “Association of the Year” award by the Council of State Manufacturing Associations – or “COSMA”. The Council is comprised of trade groups like GAM that lead advocacy for manufacturing in 49 states. COSMA meets annually and is organized by the…

Putting Excellence into Operational Excellence  The Georgia Association of Manufacturers (GAM) hosted its first-ever Operational Excellence Conference June 13 – 15. Nearly 170 manufacturers, associates and stakeholders attended. The event was held at the Cloudland Resort near LaFayette and included a tour of the world-class GE/Roper manufacturing facility, extensive discussion on many critical manufacturing topics,…

GAM Spring Meeting: Smith + Howard CEO to present on Succession Planning for manufacturers  Smith + Howard CEO Sean Taylor   GAM is delighted that Sean Taylor, CEO, Smith + Howard, will be attending our Spring Meeting to deliver a keynote presentation and moderate an expert panel on succession planning for manufacturers.    Smith +…

From Paper to Digital: Transforming Georgia’s Manufacturing Landscape    For almost thirty years I’ve worked in technology in Georgia. Beginning in the 1990’s, I worked on some of the largest web and digital properties, like CNN, Coca Cola, and the NBA. In 2019 I had the opportunity to begin looking at how augmented and virtual…