SAME Small Business Conference
November 28-30, 2011
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
National Harbor, MD
By JOHN STAUFFER, PMP — Senior Project Manager
With increasing pressure from retailers, competition from low-cost manufacturers, and global market expansion, consumer product manufacturers are carefully examining their production processes. more
by Mike Duffey, P.E., Vincent DiPofi, P.E. and David Semproch, AIA, NCARB
If you walk through the offices of SSOE, you’ll likely see engineers using the latest in computer technology to design their projects. Do they see this as a fun opportunity or a daunting task keeping up with technology all the time? Dave Sipes, senior vice president of the firm’s industrial process group, responds, “For the most part, they really love it. more
3D has made it possible to view the design of a complete structure, its sections, and systems, and to rotate them all from the comfort of a keyboard. This leaves less to the imagination during the review process and construction. Add a sophisticated Gantt chart schedule and you can know a lot about how a project is going to come together. more
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