Articles by Andy Hanacek

I’ve always been fascinated by all things science fiction. I’m no Star Trek Convention attendee or anything of that magnitude, but I’ve read Stephen Hawking’s “A Brief History of

In 1865, the Union Stock Yard and Transit Co. opened in Chicago, becoming a major industrial lifeline for Sandburg's "City of Big Shoulders" for much of the next century.

With 5S, Six Sigma, O.E.E., VSM, HSLM and a host of other programs and terms, one would think that team members at Sara Lee's Claryville plant in Alexandria, Ky., have to carry decoder rings with them at all times.

Two years ago, Brenda Barnes, Sara Lee Corp. chairman/CEO, announced a plan to transform the entire corporation into a focused, integrated consumer-products company.

One cannot spend a day at Johnsonville Sausage, LLC, among its employees, and not learn the ins and outs of The Johnsonville Way.

Some say imitation is the best form of flattery — that when someone copies or borrows a good or successful idea or venture, the originator should not sulk or become angry that others are copying him or her.

When it comes to processing chicken, the folks at the Lufkin, TX, facility of Pilgrim's Pride have positioned themselves so perfectly in tune to the marketplace that it seems as though they were "naturals" at it -- born to manufacture chicken and do it well.