As the name implies, Silicon Valley is home to a vast number of software startups. From giants like Facebook and Google in the South Bay to Twitter, Zynga and Salesforce in San Francisco, it feels like there’s a new app, social network or cloud tool emerging every day. And…

As the saying goes, we don’t always appreciate a relationship until it ends. This is just as true in life as it is in manufacturing—especially when it comes to manufacturer/supplier relationships. While it's important to focus on establishing solid supplier relationships in the first place, you should also be prepared in…

In our recent outsourcing series, we asked our readers a simple question: how much of your production process should you outsource? We shared our thoughts on the subject and presented a variety of options from outsourcing just final assembly to outsourcing all parts of the production process, including…