Two heads are better than one, right? How about two kinds of HVAC systems — or more than two? Following are three examples of how contractors have combined different high-end systems to create a ...

Any management system within an organization can be said to be "open" or "closed." An open systems interacts with other systems through the free passing of information, whereas closed systems operate ...

Performance evaluation is a major part of the job review and salary increase process. Most companies implement an annual or biannual performance management process. To complete the process, ...

There are systems all around us, if we know where to look. A family unit is one system, while the community in which we live is another. That community is part of a bigger system of a county or city.

Significant changes are occurring throughout the healthcare industry. As hospitals and health systems develop their strategies, they need to determine how to adapt to these changes to be successful in ...

AI, design thinking, robotics and big data have made a splash across all industries, but perhaps their greatest impact is in healthcare. As technology and innovation have grown in the healthcare field ...

A “one size fits all” approach to large-scale, global problems relies on what’s sometimes called linear or reductionist thinking. But many experts question whether it’s the right approach when it ...

Effective leadership requires envisioning the organization as one interconnected system rather than isolated parts.

Chandrakant D. Patel (NAE) is senior fellow and chief engineer and Savi Baveja is president of personalization & 3D printing and chief incubation officer, both at HP Inc. Cyber-physical systems are a ...