My current company works closely with Mexico. They began working with Mexico back in 2017 because it offers manual assembly services in a controlled production facility thereby maximizing the company’s output in a timely manner. The reason for this newly…   Read more»

I had somewhat of a similar experience as well when first receiving my offer letter as well. After speaking to someone with a law and business background they informed me that this clause simply states that I cannot start my…   Read more»

Upper management is responsible for not just ensuring the success of the company but also bringing in more business for the company. These are people that are at the forefront of the company so they of course have to be…   Read more»

To form the best project team, I would first look at what major skills are needed for this project to succeed in a timely manner. After establishing the necessary skills, I would then seek out team members based on who…   Read more»

I currently work in a project based organization. As an intern, I really enjoy working in this type of organization because oddly enough, I get to contribute to different projects and really experience multiple projects at once. My experience as…   Read more»

The benefits to implementing a risk management assessment are endless. By identify a risk early on, design modifications can be done. It is better to make changes early on than much later in the process. It can help to prevent…   Read more»

Risk management is an extremely critical part of the planning phase. Recognizing and planning for the risk early on can allow for a smoother process overall. It is so important to identify, understand and control any failures or risks that…   Read more»

An important internal risks was mention above, labor issues. Another issue regarding labor includes miscommunication. Many of the production floor workers tend to speak a different language which tends to lead to issues in operating the machines, sanitizing, cleaning, etc….   Read more»

Much like our peers, I am not aware of any companies that do this. I think this is an extremely dangerous thing to do especially in the field of medical devices. While it can be frustrating and annoying to have…   Read more»

In capstone, I faced an issue where I was not sure how to test a component of the product. It is integrated that the enclosure I created did not have any leaks. So I looked up standards that could would…   Read more»

I agree with the points made above with working backwards from the expected project completion date. In capstone, we were told to plan for the product to be complete two weeks prior to the completion date. This gave us really…   Read more»

While both documents are extremely important and I don’t think either has any major cons. However, I will point out some flaws with both documents.  The design input document is important because it gives the broad idea and basic desire…   Read more»

I too did not think much of meeting minutes as well. However once I began working on my capstone project and my team and I were constantly in meetings, I quickly learned how important meeting minutes are. It is extremely…   Read more»

The most important part of design controls is the design verification. This is crucial as it accounts for the inputs and outputs. It checks that every input has an outputs. This is important because you have to ensure that all…   Read more»

I agree with the points made above that a study should be done to further investigate this. It should even go further to study gender as well. It is important to be extremely detailed and inclusive when posing this type…   Read more»

The world definitely owes Henrietta Lacks and her family a great deal for all the contributions to the scientific community. Her cells were used during research when developing vaccines and are still continued to be used today. Back in the…   Read more»

While money is a popular incentive to promote an increase in participants for a certain study, there should be additional non-monetary benefits as well. If you are paying someone to partake in your study, I believe you should also reimburse…   Read more»

While digital marketing has been on quite the rise, it was extremely prevalent during the pandemic where many of us were using some type of electronic device for the majority of our day. The advancements in technology have greatly improved…   Read more»

I would very much prefer to stay within the engineering field because marketing and sales iii not something that has really interested me. After going through years of engineering where we have developed more problem solving skills and how to…   Read more»