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• In Good Hands 

  When I came to this magazine 12 years ago, I knew a few things about machine tools, a few things about manufacturing, and maybe how to put a few...

  Modern Machine Shop, 06/01/00 by Thomas L. Beard · More from publication

• Changes Yet To Come 

  When the market value of Internet router maker Cisco Systems passed that of Microsoft a few weeks ago, some marked the event as emblematic of the...

  Modern Machine Shop, 05/01/00 by Thomas L. Beard · More from publication

• Buying Online, Part Two 

  You may recall a few months back when I related a personal experience with e-commerce in this space and asked for your thoughts on how it might...

  Modern Machine Shop, 04/01/00 by Thomas L. Beard · More from publication

• Things Change 

  It never ceases to amaze me how quickly things can change. So I read with great interest the results of the recent World Machine Tool Output &...

  Modern Machine Shop, 03/01/00 by Thomas L. Beard · More from publication

• Words From The Top 

  I recently had an interesting discussion with an executive who'd come to newfound insight on power and influence. He'd given up a very high...

  Modern Machine Shop, 02/01/00 by Thomas L. Beard · More from publication

• Are You Going To Buy Online? 

  I wanted to buy a computer for my daughter. So we went to four different stores and looked at all the models on display to determine which was the...

  Modern Machine Shop, 01/01/00 by Thomas L. Beard · More from publication

• Teamwork, Creativity And Leadership 

  What's more important, teamwork creativity or leadership? Bob Lutz, former president of Chrysler Corporation, expressed some interesting thoughts...

  Modern Machine Shop, 12/01/99 by Thomas L Beard · More from publication

• Changing some things with the times 

  German machine tool industry regains its footing with cost reductions and efficient modular construction techniques. The new techniques reduces...

  Modern Machine Shop, 11/01/99 by Thomas L. Beard · More from publication

• ISO quality standards are changing 

  Much of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) quality accreditation process is changing. This is needed to provide flexibility...

  Modern Machine Shop, 10/01/99 by Thomas L. Beard · More from publication

• Shop floors and picket fences 

  Companies in the machining sector need to review their shop floor practices in the context of rapidly changing industry conditions. Unfortunately,...

  Modern Machine Shop, 09/01/99 by Thomas L. Beard · More from publication