Balancing Reactive and Proactive Management
Shannon Banta2023-07-04T22:06:52+00:00By Gene Russell, Manex President & CEO Reactive management is when team members and leadership respond to crises and issues as
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06, 2023
About Shannon Banta
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05, 2023
George Chao: From His Own Startup to Helping Other Startups in Silicon Valley
Shannon Banta2023-07-04T21:33:35+00:00Reposted with permission from nist.gov. This blog is part of series recognizing the contributions of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific
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05, 2023
Job Quality Toolkit
Shannon Banta2023-05-10T19:58:48+00:00The challenge of attracting and retaining a diverse, productive, and engaged workforce has grown. Workers seek quality jobs, and companies that
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04, 2023
Manex Secures ETP Funds for NorCal Manufacturers
Shannon Banta2025-03-26T23:58:41+00:00Manex, the NIST MEP Manufacturing Center for Bay Area and Sacramento regions, has a multi-employer contract. As a cost offset to
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04, 2023
Pricing Complexities and Solutions
Shannon Banta2023-07-04T20:52:40+00:00By Gene Russell, Manex President and CEO Pricing a line of products in a complex and competitive market is not simple. It
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03, 2023
Gross Profit Margin Drives Your Business Model
Shannon Banta2023-07-04T20:34:48+00:00By Gene Russell, Manex President and CEO I’ve been writing strategy and financial plans for forty years. From the big one, AT&T,
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03, 2023
California Winemaking and Lean Production
Shannon Banta2023-07-04T20:14:48+00:00By Gene Russell, Manex President and CEO California winemaking is massive as one might expect. The business is complex requiring many skill
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03, 2023
A Kaizen Success Story for Soapy Faith Soap Co.
Shannon Banta2023-07-04T18:48:21+00:00Let’s see, what’s in my shopping cart this morning? “Patience is Power” and “Have Some Self Control.” What? It’s soap and
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02, 2023
Online Job Fair to Connect Manufacturers With Job Seekers
Shannon Banta2023-02-14T20:50:05+00:00The Association of Manufacturers Bay Area (AMBayArea) and Bay Area Community Colleges (BACC) will hold a region-wide manufacturing job fair online
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02, 2023
When in Crisis, Manufacturers Can Look to Kata
Shannon Banta2023-07-04T17:59:02+00:00By Sarah Burlingame Reposted with permission from nist.gov There is more to lean manufacturing than improving a few processes. Sustainable lean success