Moneyball Lessons
A recent airline trip lead me to do something I rarely do: watch a baseball movie. But “Moneyball: Winning at an Unfair Game” is not your usual sports flick, and the lessons it teaches about trusting...
View ArticleThe 6 P’s of Presswork (It’s not just the pressman)
Hat tip to Brian Lawler for posting this photo of female press operators at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo on his blog. The six P’s of presswork and putting them all together...
View ArticleWe’ve Got a Guy Who Does That
A big part of what I do as a color consultant involves helping printers to achieve better quality and efficiency through process control, color management and enhanced communication. Not all printers...
View ArticleWill This Year’s Process Control Resolutions Last?
One of the most frequent calls I get is from printers who have had great success with process control but now find it slipping away from them as they drift back to old habits. In the grind of deadline...
View ArticleWhat If the Construction Business Were Run Like the Printing Business?
As graphic arts professionals, we think of ourselves as technically savvy. But are we really as sophisticated as construction workers? The role of management in a process control program is complicated...
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