Capacity decisions abound in the business world, and balancing various capacities reflects how a company approaches business. Production capacity deals with output and how a manufacturer balances raw ...

If your business is built around the creation of a product, managing the manufacture of that item dictates the degree of success your business enjoys. Understanding a variety of production management ...

Last time there was a Hollywood writers’ strike, in 2007, the resulting halt in filmmaking activity depleted the savings of Pam and Jim Elyea’s prop house History for Hire, so much so that they had to ...

One little-discussed reason for the spate of improved corporate earnings is that production costs in the U.S. are trending downward. Though some businessmen still find themselves in a wage-price ...

Important, though seldom discussed, is the manufacturing ratio between a day’s pay and a day’s work. Last week Gerard Swope, president of General Electric Co., discussed piecework versus timework ...

FilmLA reported a decline in shoot days of 13.2 percent in Q3 compared to last year, but the organization sees positive signs of growth to come. In June, California officially passed its new tax ...