A problem statement is a powerful tool that helps businesses ask the right questions. Used properly, it can lead to efficient solutions and make problem-solving feel like a breeze. Done poorly, it can ...

At the end of the process, the system produces two outputs: calcium-depleted water, suitable for blockage-free cooling cycles ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. How do we solve problems with multiple dimensions, and what is the easiest way to come up with the best possible solutions effectively ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Luis E. Romero is an entrepreneur, author and speaker. Reality is, by design, the aggregate result of everything that happens, ...

There is an old adage about what the command "to secure the building" means to each military service. It goes like this: The Navy would turn out the lights and lock the doors. The Army would surround ...

Strategic problem solving is a critical business skill, for both management and front-line workers. For management, a large portion of strategic problem solving involves predicting problems that ...

Consider someone who’s perfectly content with their office chair. It’s not ergonomic, it doesn’t have lumbar support, but it works. Then, during a meeting or a visit to a friend’s office, they sit in ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Every business will face problems. Whether the business is a mature business or a growing startup, there will be challenges that arise.

Things may have to get worse before they get better. People only find the motivation to change their views and behaviour radically when they realise they are on the brink of calamity. Even then, many ...

When the Clay Mathematics Institute put individual $1-million prize bounties on seven unsolved mathematical problems, they may have undervalued one entry—by a lot. If mathematicians were to resolve, ...

Mathematicians have long pondered the reach of a grazing goat tied to a fence, only finding approximate answers until now. Here’s a simple-sounding problem: Imagine a circular fence that encloses one ...

Example 2.C.1 (Note: The values of P and F_2 given in the lecture book should be switched for this problem. The solution here is in terms of variables, not numbers, and is correct.) ...