Hardware Is Forever
by Amtech
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Game Theory: The Ultimatum Game in Business Negotiation
Game Theory: The Ultimatum Game in Business Negotiation
About this podcast
Hardware Is Forever is your source for the expert insights, ideas and innovations you need to do more in the electronics manufacturing industry. From optimization to operations, join us as we put the pieces together for a better approach to manufacturing.
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- Game Theory: The Ultimatum Game in Business Negotiation · 14 minIn the ultimatum game, one player offers a split. The other can accept or reject. If rejected, both walk away with nothing. Across decades of experiments, people reject offers…
- Open Source Hardware Is the Foundation Closed-Source Shops Are Built On · 29 minJason Kridner, founder of BeagleBoard.org, and Andrew McPherson, cofounder of Bela and professor at Imperial College London, build the platforms that other hardware companies…
- Coordination Game Theory in Business: Why Alignment Beats Optimization · 14 minCoordination is where strategy either works or falls apart. You can have strong people, good intentions, even the right answers. Without alignment, none of it holds. In this…
- Commitment Devices in Game Theory: Burn the Ships, Win the Market · 19 minIn game theory, commitment devices are strategic constraints that limit future options to make present intentions more credible. They shape behavior, signal seriousness, and…
- Inside the Apple Manufacturing Academy: What Amtech Is Learning From the Experts · 28 minThe Apple Manufacturing Academy is focused on fundamentals. That’s what makes it such a meaningful opportunity for Amtech, selected as one of just a few organizations to…
- The Culture Behind the Code Part 1: Inside the Human Systems of Manufacturing · 25 minWhen systems break down in manufacturing, it’s easy to blame the machine, the software, or the spec. What’s harder to face is when failure starts upstream, inside the team…
- Signals You Send: How Leaders Communicate Without Saying a Word · 16 minEvery decision a leader makes sends a signal...about priorities, credibility, and direction. And not making a decision is also a decision. It sends a signal too. In this…
- AI in the Manufacturing Supply Chain: A Conversation with SnapChip · 28 minAI adoption in manufacturing only matters if it solves real problems. In this episode, Amtech CEO Jay Patel talks with Everett Frank, founder and CEO of SnapChip, an AI-powered…
- Why The Problems You’re Not Tracking Are Costing You The Most · 12 minA machine goes down. A product ships late. A customer gets frustrated. These are easy problems to spot. What’s harder - and probably more important - is seeing what caused them…
- Why Cooperation Outlasts Competition: Game Theory in Action · 14 minThe prisoner’s dilemma is one of the most famous concepts in game theory: two players must decide whether to act in self-interest or trust each other. In business, we face the…
- How Game Theory Shapes Better Business Decisions · 16 minGame theory is the study of how people and organizations make decisions when outcomes depend on what others do. In this episode, we explore how that concept applies to business…
- Build It Right: How Documentation Impacts Profitable HMLV · 14 minIn high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, documentation directly affects performance. Engineering drawings and BOMs serve as production tools, not background files. If they’re…
- Built-In Reliability: Supply Chain Strategy for HMLV · 14 minSupply chain decisions don’t just shape what gets built. They shape how long it lasts, how fast it ships, and whether it even works. In high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, you…
- Automation in HMLV: Knowing When to Build and When to Let Go · 14 minAutomation in HMLV manufacturing isn’t a question of if - it's how much, when, and why. In this episode, Jay Patel, CEO at Amtech, explores how automation can reduce waste…
- Quality in HMLV: Systems That Scale, Standards That Stick · 14 minQuality in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing is a moving target. With shifting product types, changing requirements, and limited repetition, traditional approaches to quality…
- Reducing Downtime in HMLV: Tools, Mindset, and Leadership That Make It Work · 14 minIn high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, changeover time is the silent killer. It sneaks in between builds, eats up capacity, and turns opportunity into waste. But what if reducing…
- Digital Tools in HMLV: Start with Process, Scale with Data · 13 minIn high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, there's no margin for waste and no time for guesswork. Doing it right means rethinking what digital transformation looks like as a…
- Why Lean Thinking is Non-Negotiable in HMLV · 15 minHigh-mix, low-volume manufacturing doesn’t forgive inefficiency. Every job is unique, and there’s no second chance to make it profitable. That’s why lean thinking isn’t…
- Becoming Agile in HMLV: The Actions of High Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturing · 13 minThe ability to be agile in manufacturing is necessary in high-mix, low-volume environments. In this episode, Jay Patel, CEO of Amtech, returns to explain what agility really…
- High Mix, Low Volume (HMLV) is the Future of Manufacturing · 14 minMass production has shaped the manufacturing industry for decades, but High Mix, Low Volume (HMLV) production offers a smarter approach as businesses increasingly need…
